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Rhett L. Affleck
Also filed as: AFFLECK RHETT · AFFLECK RHETT L
29 granted patents·6 pending applications·380 citations·filing 1996–2025
97Inventor score
Files withBROOKS AUTOMATION INC8NEEPER ROBERT K5NEXUS BIOSYSTEMS INC5PHARMACOPEIA INC4UNIV CALIFORNIA3
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35 records- 0198US11175298B2Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing samplesBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 16, 2021·10 cites·20 claims
- 0298US7635246B2Device and method for retrieving or replacing a tray within a storage compartmentNEXUS BIOSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 22, 2009·94 cites·11 claims
- 0397US8252232B2Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing sampleNEEPER ROBERT K·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 28, 2012·49 cites·43 claims
- 0496US7648321B2System and method for partitioning a temperature controlled compartmentNEXUS BIOSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 19, 2010·23 cites·14 claims
- 0594US12061139B2Automated vault moduleAZENTA US INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 13, 2024·4 cites·20 claims
- 0694US10493457B2Sample storage and retrieval systemBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 3, 2019·12 cites·7 claims
- 0794US8083994B2System and method for selectively extracting individual vials from an array of vials within a rackNEEPER ROBERT K·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 27, 2011·17 cites·17 claims
- 0894US7793842B2Device and method for reading bar codes on an objectNEXUS BIOSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 14, 2010·17 cites·15 claims
- 0991US9702887B2Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing samplesNEEPER ROBERT K·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 11, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 1085US10168344B2Drive assembly for robotic conveyor systemNEEPER ROBERT K·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 1, 2019·5 cites·14 claims
- 1182US2025353013A1Sample storage and retrieval systemAZENTA INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1281US2025060293A1Automated Vault ModuleAZENTA US INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1376US7975746B2Device and method for removing a peelable sealNEXUS BIOSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 12, 2011·6 cites·14 claims
- 1475US10697987B2Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing samplesBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 30, 2020·3 cites·3 claims
- 1575US7596251B2Automated sample analysis system and methodNEXUS BIOSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 29, 2009·16 cites·43 claims
- 1674US6497155B1Article comprising a particle retrieval devicePHARMACOPEIA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 24, 2002·34 cites·21 claims
- 1765USD480815SCard carrying an array of compoundsDISCOVERY PARTNERS INTERNAT·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 14, 2003·14 cites·1 claims
- 1862US6347650B1Device and method for dispensing particulate materialDISCOVERY PARTNERS INTERNATION·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 19, 2002·9 cites·33 claims
- 1961US8764934B2Device and method for removing a peelable sealNEEPER ROBERT K·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·0 cites·5 claims
- 2061US6410342B1Method and apparatus for controlled photoelutionPHARMACOPEIA INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 25, 2002·20 cites·10 claims
- 2160US12370551B2Sample storage and retrieval systemBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·32 claims
- 2260US11209344B2Automated vault moduleBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 28, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 2358US8047253B2Device and method for removing a peelable sealBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 1, 2011·1 cites·27 claims
- 2457US6890491B1Method and apparatus for universal fluid exchangePHARMACOPEIA DRUG DISCOVERY·Filed 1997·Granted May 10, 2005·20 cites·42 claims
- 2555US9895695B2Device and method for removing a peelable sealBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 20, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 2647US5799682AReduction of diffusional defocusing in hydrodynamically focused flowsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 1, 1998·13 cites·9 claims
- 2746US2004091941A1Spotting pattern for placement of compounds in an arrayFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2843US2004032058A1Systems and methods for casting and handling assay matricesFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2941US2005008212A1Spot finding algorithm using image recognition softwareFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3038US2015204598A1Portable cryogenic workstationBROOKS AUTOMATION INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3131USD480404SCasting mold and handling frame for an assay matrixDISCOVERY PARTNERS INTERNAT·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 7, 2003·1 cites·1 claims
- 3231US5952240ADiscrete matrix plate positionerPHARMACOPEIA INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 14, 1999·3 cites·29 claims
- 3331US5827663AMethod and apparatus for reducing solvent luminescence background emissionsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 27, 1998·3 cites·14 claims
- 3428US6468787B1Method and apparatus for controlled photoelutionPHARMACOPEIA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 22, 2002·0 cites·20 claims
- 3526US5834204AApparatus for reducing solvent luminescence background emissionsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 10, 1998·0 cites·5 claims
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