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Fluid-circuit elements for computing or control
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within F15C · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest F15C patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Michael Linley Fripp13 patents · 192 citations
- 294Avijit Ghosh11 patents · 95 citations
- 388Paul Wayne Schmidt11 patents · 95 citations
- 481James Gregory3 patents · 2 citations
- 575Mehmet Tomac3 patents · 2 citations
- 669Carolyn Liqing Ren1 patents · 2 citations
- 763Clark R. Dickerson1 patents · 2 citations
- 856Jacqueline Mary Kormylo1 patents · 2 citations
- 950Peter S. Lee1 patents · 2 citations
- 1044Run Ze Gao1 patents · 2 citations
- 1138Vivian Ngoc Tram Mai1 patents · 2 citations
- 1231Chunling Zhao2 patents · 0 citations
- 1325Neil Andrew Hawkes2 patents · 0 citations
- 1419Ibrahim El Mallawany1 patents · 0 citations
- 1513Stephen Michael Greci1 patents · 0 citations
- 166Daniel Alecu1 patents · 0 citations
- 171Laslo T. Diosady1 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained F15C output across the last 5 years
- 199David M. Cox10 patents · 216 citations
- 296Richard T. Reel10 patents · 216 citations
- 392Willy Wiyatno10 patents · 216 citations
- 488Linda G. Lee9 patents · 214 citations
- 583Sam Woo9 patents · 214 citations
- 679Mark F. Oldham7 patents · 184 citations
- 775Michael Linley Fripp13 patents · 192 citations
- 871Avijit Ghosh11 patents · 95 citations
- 967Paul Wayne Schmidt11 patents · 95 citations
- 1063Benjamin G. Schroeder5 patents · 59 citations
- 1158Congcong Ma4 patents · 57 citations
- 1254Jon Sorenson4 patents · 57 citations
- 1350Jack Lindsay9 patents · 28 citations
- 1446Nicholas Roy Corson8 patents · 28 citations
- 1542Sean Jason Keller9 patents · 28 citations
- 1638Tristan Thomas Trutna8 patents · 28 citations
- 1733David R. Perek7 patents · 24 citations
- 1829Raymond King7 patents · 24 citations
- 1925Andrew Arthur Stanley7 patents · 19 citations
- 2021Casey Glick7 patents · 19 citations
- 2117Erik Samuel Roby6 patents · 15 citations
- 2213Joseph Minh Tien5 patents · 10 citations
- 238Riccardo Desalvo5 patents · 10 citations
- 244Garett Andrew Ochs4 patents · 11 citations
- 251Matthew Robert Schwab3 patents · 4 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in F15C
- 199Stephen R. Quake30 patents · 5,132 citations
- 296Marc A. Unger31 patents · 4,955 citations
- 392Hou-Pu Chou30 patents · 3,271 citations
- 488Todd A. Thorsen24 patents · 3,173 citations
- 583Axel Scherer23 patents · 2,985 citations
- 679Mark A. Burns8 patents · 1,763 citations
- 775Thomas Ohnstein11 patents · 2,450 citations
- 871Ari Glezer8 patents · 1,298 citations
- 967Carl L. Hansen9 patents · 964 citations
- 1063Mark L. Adams9 patents · 964 citations
- 1158Vijayakumar R. Dhuler9 patents · 1,007 citations
- 1254Michael Ryan Mcneely5 patents · 1,508 citations
- 1350Cleopatra Cabuz7 patents · 1,185 citations
- 1446Ronald D. Stouffer25 patents · 1,891 citations
- 1542Robert L. Wood6 patents · 656 citations
- 1638Ramaswamy Mahadevan5 patents · 623 citations
- 1733Mark Zdeblick6 patents · 1,127 citations
- 1829John R. Gilbert17 patents · 760 citations
- 1925Manish Deshpande16 patents · 730 citations
- 2021Markus Enzelberger8 patents · 691 citations
- 2117Dale M. Lawrence7 patents · 613 citations
- 2213Elric W. Saaski7 patents · 613 citations
- 238Brian N. Johnson7 patents · 986 citations
- 244Sebastian Bohm9 patents · 421 citations
- 251Carlos H. Mastrangelo5 patents · 1,411 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring F15C patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12005593B2✦ AIMicrofluidic valves and channels and minifluidic valves and channels enabled soft robotic 2 cites · 202476% earned
- 286US12497981B2✦ AIMaterial flow amplifier0 cites · 20240% earned
- 371US12404884B2✦ AICyclonic flow-inducing pump0 cites · 20240% earned
- 457US12486739B2Fluid flow control system employing a fluidic diode for control pressure0 cites · 20250% earned
- 543US12427533B2Fluidic oscillator for a nozzle assembly for enhanced cold performance0 cites · 20240% earned
- 629US12453977B2Variable characteristics fluidic oscillator and fluidic oscillator with three dimensional 0 cites · 20240% earned
- 714US11921525B1System and method for controlling fluid flow with a pressure relief valve0 cites · 20240% earned
- 81US12071936B2Vortex station0 cites · 20240% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring F15C patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11221028B1✦ AICyclonic flow-inducing pump7 cites · 202175% earned
- 296US12006957B2✦ AIMaterial flow amplifier4 cites · 202259% earned
- 392US11125255B1✦ AIComplementary fluidic valves, logic gates, and latches5 cites · 202184% earned
- 488US11054056B1Complementary fluidic valves and systems4 cites · 202175% earned
- 583US11627418B1Multilayer membranes for haptic devices4 cites · 202382% earned
- 679US11098737B1Analog fluidic devices and systems4 cites · 202182% earned
- 775US11837302B1Systems and methods for writing and reading data stored in a polymer using nano-channels2 cites · 202376% earned
- 871US11347204B2Adjustable fluidic oscillators3 cites · 202180% earned
- 967US12005593B2Microfluidic valves and channels and minifluidic valves and channels enabled soft robotic 2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1063US10989330B1Fluidic switching devices3 cites · 202172% earned
- 1158US11143218B1Complementary fluidic valves and logic gates3 cites · 202180% earned
- 1254US11131331B2Complementary fluidic logic and memory devices3 cites · 202180% earned
- 1350US12435367B2Apparatus, system, and method using immiscible-fluid-discrete-volumes0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1446US11519511B1Fluidic devices and related methods and wearable devices0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1542US12486739B2Fluid flow control system employing a fluidic diode for control pressure0 cites · 20250% earned
- 1638US12427533B2Fluidic oscillator for a nozzle assembly for enhanced cold performance0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1733US12453977B2Variable characteristics fluidic oscillator and fluidic oscillator with three dimensional 0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1829US11629480B2Working equipment with electrically powered hydraulically operated arm arrangement0 cites · 20210% earned
- 1925US11231055B1Apparatus and methods for fluidic amplification0 cites · 20220% earned
- 2021US11976677B2Integrally formed flow distributor for fluid manifold0 cites · 20230% earned
- 2117US11921525B1System and method for controlling fluid flow with a pressure relief valve0 cites · 20240% earned
- 2213US11333178B2Vortex ring generation device0 cites · 20210% earned
- 238US11668682B2Fluidic component, ultrasonic measurement device having a fluidic component of this type, 0 cites · 20210% earned
- 244US11859646B2Vortex ring generation device0 cites · 20210% earned
- 251US11780755B2Vortex flow inducer and ozone dissolution chamber having the same0 cites · 20230% earned
All-time canon
The defining F15C patents of the whole record
- 199US5863502A✦ AIParallel reaction cassette and associated devices1,053 cites · 199995% earned
- 296US6408878B2✦ AIMicrofabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems910 cites · 200184% earned
- 392US6818395B1✦ AIMethods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences867 cites · 200488% earned
- 488US6911345B2Methods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences820 cites · 200288% earned
- 583US6130098AMoving microdroplets777 cites · 200095% earned
- 679US5029805AValve arrangement of microstructured components666 cites · 199195% earned
- 775US6319469B1Devices and methods for using centripetal acceleration to drive fluid movement in a microf589 cites · 200192% earned
- 871US6296020B1Fluid circuit components based upon passive fluid dynamics567 cites · 200195% earned
- 967US5726404AValveless liquid microswitch506 cites · 199895% earned
- 1063US5705018AMicromachined peristaltic pump497 cites · 199892% earned
- 1158US5876187AMicropumps with fixed valves466 cites · 199995% earned
- 1254US6637463B1Multi-channel microfluidic system design with balanced fluid flow distribution456 cites · 200395% earned
- 1350US6057149AMicroscale devices and reactions in microscale devices455 cites · 200090% earned
- 1446US4750520AElectrically-actuable valve404 cites · 198895% earned
- 1542US5452878AMiniature actuating device403 cites · 199595% earned
- 1638US4581624AMicrominiature semiconductor valve385 cites · 198695% earned
- 1733US5325880AShape memory alloy film actuated microvalve383 cites · 199494% earned
- 1829US6793753B2Method of making a microfabricated elastomeric valve382 cites · 200182% earned
- 1925US4585209AMiniature valve and method of making same381 cites · 198694% earned
- 2021US5417235AIntegrated microvalve structures with monolithic microflow controller366 cites · 199594% earned
- 2117US4151955AOscillating spray device349 cites · 197994% earned
- 2213US6007309AMicromachined peristaltic pumps343 cites · 199991% earned
- 238US5593130AValve, especially for fluid handling bodies with microflowchannels342 cites · 199794% earned
- 244US5775371AValve control332 cites · 199889% earned
- 251US4966646AMethod of making an integrated, microminiature electric-to-fluidic valve331 cites · 199094% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest F15C patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Vortex Pipe Systems LLC11 patents · 95 citations
- 283HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC6 patents · 27 citations
- 367DLHBOWLES INC4 patents · 4 citations
- 450OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION3 patents · 2 citations
- 533Gao Run Ze1 patents · 2 citations
- 617AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LTD2 patents · 0 citations
- 71PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA1 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained F15C output across the last 5 years
- 199UNIV CALIFORNIA8 patents · 478 citations
- 296Vortex Pipe Systems LLC11 patents · 95 citations
- 391APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS LLC7 patents · 63 citations
- 487FACEBOOK TECH LLC15 patents · 54 citations
- 583ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS CO9 patents · 35 citations
- 678HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC6 patents · 27 citations
- 774BOEING CO4 patents · 5 citations
- 870DLHBOWLES INC4 patents · 4 citations
- 965META PLATFORMS TECH LLC3 patents · 4 citations
- 1061OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION3 patents · 2 citations
- 1157FDX FLUID DYNAMIX GMBH2 patents · 4 citations
- 1252Gao Run Ze1 patents · 2 citations
- 1348IRIDIA INC1 patents · 2 citations
- 1443AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LTD2 patents · 0 citations
- 1539DAIKIN IND LTD2 patents · 0 citations
- 1635HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP2 patents · 0 citations
- 1730DISCO CORP1 patents · 0 citations
- 1826HIAB AB1 patents · 0 citations
- 1922KEPCO ENG & CONSTR CO INC1 patents · 0 citations
- 2017MERCURY INSTR CHENGDU CORPORATION1 patents · 0 citations
- 2113PERLEMAX LTD1 patents · 0 citations
- 229PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA1 patents · 0 citations
- 234PREISS ADRIAN A1 patents · 0 citations
- 241VOITH PATENT GMBH1 patents · 0 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in F15C
- 199CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN32 patents · 5,586 citations
- 296UNIV MICHIGAN9 patents · 2,160 citations
- 392GEORGIA TECH RES INST8 patents · 1,288 citations
- 488HONEYWELL INC10 patents · 1,615 citations
- 583BIOMICRO SYSTEMS INC5 patents · 1,508 citations
- 679BOWLES FLUIDICS CORP43 patents · 2,738 citations
- 775HONEYWELL INT INC14 patents · 1,018 citations
- 871RES INT INC7 patents · 613 citations
- 967HEWLETT PACKARD CO10 patents · 1,156 citations
- 1063UNIV WASHINGTON5 patents · 1,257 citations
- 1158FORD MOTOR CO10 patents · 846 citations
- 1254STANFORD RES INST INT5 patents · 517 citations
- 1350CYTONOME ST LLC8 patents · 319 citations
- 1446BOSCH GMBH ROBERT17 patents · 1,143 citations
- 1542FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG8 patents · 617 citations
- 1638US AIR FORCE5 patents · 552 citations
- 1733XEROX CORP8 patents · 600 citations
- 1829KELSEY HAYES CO14 patents · 710 citations
- 1925UNIV CALIFORNIA8 patents · 478 citations
- 2021CYTONOME INC6 patents · 323 citations
- 2117MCNC4 patents · 644 citations
- 2213REDWOOD MICROSYSTEMS INC5 patents · 368 citations
- 238ABBOTT LAB5 patents · 556 citations
- 244US ARMY37 patents · 643 citations
- 251AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC7 patents · 362 citations
90–99 field-defining50–89 strong<50 emergingearned by citationsfrom family breadth