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GEN PROBE INC
US·713 granted patents·168 pending applications·26,113 citations·filing 1988–2025
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
881 records- 0199US7482143B2Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sampleGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 27, 2009·51 cites·18 claims
- 0299US6890742B2Automated process for isolating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequenceGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 10, 2005·147 cites·32 claims
- 0399US6849412B2Molecular torchesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 1, 2005·229 cites·38 claims
- 0499US6764649B2Transport mechanismGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 20, 2004·102 cites·18 claims
- 0599US6605213B1Method and apparatus for performing a magnetic separation purification procedure on a sample solutionGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 12, 2003·250 cites·39 claims
- 0699US6534274B2Molecular torchesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 18, 2003·295 cites·65 claims
- 0799US6517783B2Reaction receptacle apparatusGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 11, 2003·283 cites·32 claims
- 0899US6335166B1Automated process for isolating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequenceGEN PROBE INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 1, 2002·347 cites·48 claims
- 0999US5541308ANucleic acid probes for detection and/or quantitation of non-viral organismsGEN PROBE INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 30, 1996·441 cites·25 claims
- 1099US5399491ANucleic acid sequence amplification methodsGEN PROBE INC·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 21, 1995·1.7k cites·49 claims
- 1199US5283174AHomogenous protection assayGEN PROBE INC·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 1, 1994·562 cites·12 claims
- 1298US11846644B2Conveyor assemblyGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 19, 2023·11 cites·22 claims
- 1398US11781811B2Apparatus for maintaining a controlled environmentGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 10, 2023·8 cites·20 claims
- 1498USD995815SCover for a trayGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 15, 2023·26 cites·1 claims
- 1598USD958400SLidGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 19, 2022·4 cites·1 claims
- 1698USD952180SCartridgeGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 17, 2022·4 cites·1 claims
- 1798US11275914B2Method and system for reading machine-readable labels on sample receptaclesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 15, 2022·6 cites·24 claims
- 1898US11136617B2Interlocking cap and vialGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 5, 2021·4 cites·30 claims
- 1998US10889851B2Method for moving a processing vial between locations of an instrumentGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 12, 2021·11 cites·30 claims
- 2098USD857883SReceptacleGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 27, 2019·15 cites·1 claims
- 2198US9732374B2Method for analyzing a plurality of samplesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 15, 2017·52 cites·22 claims
- 2298US9724948B2Method and apparatus for printing on an object having a curved surfaceGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·24 cites·71 claims
- 2398US9630179B2Fluid cartridgeGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 25, 2017·14 cites·22 claims
- 2498US9162228B2Interlocking cap and receptacle for automated processesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 20, 2015·40 cites·30 claims
- 2598US8349564B2Method for continuous mode processing of the contents of multiple reaction receptacles in a real-time amplification assayGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·39 cites·4 claims
- 2698US8052929B2Gravity-assisted mixing methodsGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 8, 2011·55 cites·24 claims
- 2798US8008066B2System for performing multi-formatted assaysGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 30, 2011·120 cites·40 claims
- 2898US7691332B2Penetrable capGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 6, 2010·91 cites·29 claims
- 2998US7666681B2Method for agitating the fluid contents of a containerGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 23, 2010·45 cites·12 claims
- 3098US7560256B2Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sampleGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 14, 2009·46 cites·22 claims
- 3198US7524652B2Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sampleGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 28, 2009·48 cites·16 claims
- 3298US7374885B2Single-primer nucleic acid amplification methodsGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 20, 2008·185 cites·121 claims
- 3398US7267795B2Incubator for use in an automated diagnostic analyzerGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 11, 2007·91 cites·26 claims
- 3498US7033820B2Automated system for isolating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequenceGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 25, 2006·60 cites·34 claims
- 3598US6835542B2Molecular torchesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 28, 2004·201 cites·31 claims
- 3698US6517782B1Reaction receptacle apparatusGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 11, 2003·129 cites·48 claims
- 3798US6214587B1Isothermal strand displacement nucleic acid amplificationGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 10, 2001·590 cites·21 claims
- 3898US5658737ACompositions and methods for the simultaneous detection and quantification of multiple specific nucleic acid sequencesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 19, 1997·476 cites·24 claims
- 3998US5639604AHomogeneous protection assayGEN PROBE INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 17, 1997·289 cites·9 claims
- 4098US5585481ALinking reagents for nucleotide probesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 17, 1996·1.4k cites·50 claims
- 4198US5451503AMethod for use of branched nucleic acid probesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 19, 1995·229 cites·41 claims
- 4298US5424413ABranched nucleic acid probesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 13, 1995·554 cites·37 claims
- 4398US4895650AMagnetic separation rack for diagnostic assaysGEN PROBE INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 23, 1990·430 cites·4 claims
- 4497US12216135B2Receptacle delivery systemGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 4, 2025·4 cites·30 claims
- 4597US12210030B2Receptacle transport system for an analytical systemGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jan 28, 2025·4 cites·13 claims
- 4697US11487959B2Method for reading machine-readable marks on racks and receptaclesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 1, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 4797US11292003B2Method and apparatus for separating interlocked cap and receptacleGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 5, 2022·10 cites·13 claims
- 4897US10464360B2Method and apparatus for printing on an object having a curved surfaceGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·14 cites·47 claims
- 4997US10443935B2Apparatus for maintaining a controlled environmentGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·17 cites·18 claims
- 5097US10159981B2Plastic body configured for engagement with an automated receptacle transport mechanismGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 25, 2018·15 cites·19 claims
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