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Norman F. Sheppard, Jr.
Also filed as: SHEPPARD JR NORMAN F · SHEPPARD NORMAN F · SHEPPARD NORMAN F JR
41 granted patents·11 pending applications·3,918 citations·filing 1997–2019
99Inventor score
Files withMICROCHIPS INC24TECAN TRADING AG6MAGELLAN DIAGNOSTICS INC4COPPETA JONATHAN R3SANTINI JR JOHN T3
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52 records- 0199US6976982B2Flexible microchip devices for ophthalmic and other applicationsMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 20, 2005·241 cites·24 claims
- 0299US6551838B2Microfabricated devices for the storage and selective exposure of chemicals and devicesMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 22, 2003·398 cites·31 claims
- 0398US7410616B2Device for the controlled exposure of reservoir-based sensorsMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 12, 2008·48 cites·19 claims
- 0498US7226442B2Microchip reservoir devices using wireless transmission of power and dataMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 5, 2007·439 cites·22 claims
- 0598US6773429B2Microchip reservoir devices and facilitated corrosion of electrodesMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 10, 2004·256 cites·40 claims
- 0697US8649840B2Electrochemical biosensors and arraysSHEPPARD JR NORMAN F·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 11, 2014·75 cites·25 claims
- 0797US8604810B2Multi-channel potentiostat for biosensor arraysSHEPPARD JR NORMAN F·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 10, 2013·35 cites·27 claims
- 0897US6973718B2Methods for conformal coating and sealing microchip reservoir devicesMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 13, 2005·202 cites·12 claims
- 0997US6875208B2Microchip devices with improved reservoir openingMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 5, 2005·211 cites·27 claims
- 1097US6730072B2Methods and devices for sealing microchip reservoir devicesMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted May 4, 2004·163 cites·25 claims
- 1197US6706519B1Devices and methods for the performance of miniaturized in vitro amplification assaysTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 16, 2004·314 cites·30 claims
- 1296US8442611B2Medical device with reservoir-based sensorsSANTINI JR JOHN T·Filed 2010·Granted May 14, 2013·17 cites·13 claims
- 1396US7776024B2Method of actuating implanted medical deviceMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 17, 2010·33 cites·11 claims
- 1496US7648677B2Method for operating a reservoir-based sensor deviceMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 19, 2010·13 cites·7 claims
- 1596US7445766B2Medical device and method for diagnostic sensingMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 4, 2008·13 cites·22 claims
- 1696US7413846B2Fabrication methods and structures for micro-reservoir devicesMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 19, 2008·61 cites·32 claims
- 1796US6953550B2Affinity binding-based system for detecting particulates in a fluidTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 11, 2005·78 cites·4 claims
- 1896US6656430B2Affinity binding-based system for detecting particulates in a fluidTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·84 cites·39 claims
- 1996US6319468B1Affinity binding-based system for detecting particulates in a fluidTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 20, 2001·85 cites·29 claims
- 2096US6143247AAffinity binding-based system for detecting particulates in a fluidGAMERA BIOSCIENCE INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 7, 2000·428 cites·40 claims
- 2195US7614135B2Method for making reservoir-based sensor deviceMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 10, 2009·90 cites·15 claims
- 2293US6849463B2Microfabricated devices for the storage and selective exposure of chemicals and devicesMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 1, 2005·213 cites·38 claims
- 2392US8403907B2Method for wirelessly monitoring implanted medical deviceSHEPPARD JR NORMAN F·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 26, 2013·9 cites·9 claims
- 2492US7455667B2Controlled release device and method using electrothermal ablationMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 25, 2008·65 cites·51 claims
- 2590US8308707B2Method and system for drug delivery to the eyeSANTINI JR JOHN T·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 13, 2012·5 cites·14 claims
- 2690US7879019B2Method of opening reservoir of containment deviceMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 1, 2011·4 cites·18 claims
- 2788US8191756B2Hermetically sealing using a cold welded tongue and groove structureCOPPETA JONATHAN R·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 5, 2012·52 cites·42 claims
- 2888US7332326B1Centripetally-motivated microfluidics system for performing in vitro hybridization and amplification of nucleic acidsTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 19, 2008·44 cites·48 claims
- 2988US6818435B2Microfluidics devices and methods for performing cell based assaysTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 16, 2004·67 cites·26 claims
- 3087US7114312B2Low temperature methods for hermetically sealing reservoir devicesMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 3, 2006·46 cites·43 claims
- 3185US7604628B2Multi-cap reservoir devices for controlled release or exposure of reservoir contentsMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 20, 2009·33 cites·31 claims
- 3284US9796583B2Compression and cold weld sealing method for an electrical via connectionCOPPETA JONATHAN R·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 24, 2017·4 cites·12 claims
- 3382US7985386B2Implantable medical device for diagnostic sensingMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 26, 2011·2 cites·9 claims
- 3482US7582080B2Implantable, tissue conforming drug delivery deviceMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 1, 2009·16 cites·29 claims
- 3580US9759651B2Combination optical hemoglobin and electrochemical lead assayMAGELLAN DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 12, 2017·2 cites·7 claims
- 3678US8211092B2Containment device with multi-layer reservoir cap structureUHLAND SCOTT A·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 3, 2012·18 cites·28 claims
- 3774US8403915B2Multi-opening reservoir devices for controlled release or exposure of reservoir contentsSANTINI JR JOHN T·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 26, 2013·11 cites·20 claims
- 3873US7910151B2Method for making device for controlled reservoir opening by electrothermal ablationMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 22, 2011·8 cites·22 claims
- 3971US7510551B2Controlled release device and method using electrothermal ablationMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 31, 2009·35 cites·50 claims
- 4068US11035784B2Methods and systems for optical hemoglobin measurementMAGELLAN DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 15, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
- 4160US10473582B2Combination optical hemoglobin and electrochemical lead assayMAGELLAN DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 12, 2019·0 cites·7 claims
- 4259US2009024113A1Multi-reservoir medical device having protected interior wallsMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4356US2005055014A1Methods for accelerated release of material from a reservoir deviceFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4456US2005124979A1Device for release of chemical molecules using pressure-generated rupture of reservoirsFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4554US2006194264A1Affinity based system for detecting particulates in a fluidSHEPPARD NORMAN F JR·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4652US2008172043A1Microchip reservoir devices using wireless transmission of power and dataMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4750US2004259237A1Devices and methods for the performance of miniaturized in vitro amplification assaysFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4847US2008033260A1Cardiac Biosensor Devices and MethodsMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4940US2007036835A1Hermetically Sealed Devices for Controlled Release or Exposure of Reservoir ContentsMICROCHIPS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 5039US2013211219A1Implantable Biosensor Device and Methods of Use ThereofCOPPETA JONATHAN R·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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