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Colin Mellars
Also filed as: MELLARS COLIN
17 granted patents·1 pending application·102 citations·filing 2013–2024
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18 records- 0195US9315334B2Intelligent bidirectional multifunctional carrier and integrated automation system for material distribution and transportationMELLARS COLIN·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·24 cites·20 claims
- 0294US9671418B2Multiple payload type carrierSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 6, 2017·17 cites·15 claims
- 0393US9511947B2Linear random access queuePOLLACK BENJAMIN SAMUEL·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·17 cites·13 claims
- 0493US9469309B2Power source for an automation system mechanismSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 18, 2016·17 cites·20 claims
- 0586US9625481B2Non-contact optical encoding scheme for intelligent automation puckMELLARS COLIN·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 18, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 0684US11378583B2Automated clinical analyzer system and methodSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 5, 2022·2 cites·22 claims
- 0783US9835637B2Virtual sample queuesPOLLACK BENJAMIN SAMUEL·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 5, 2017·5 cites·18 claims
- 0882US11185865B2Mechanism for storage of refrigerated calibration and quality control materialSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 30, 2021·2 cites·21 claims
- 0981US2024264187A1Automated clinical analyzer system and methodSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1078US9927451B2Module transport system that can be combined into an automation systemPOLLACK BENJAMIN SAMUEL·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 27, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 1178US9726686B2Encoding scheme embedded into an automation track surfaceMELLARS COLIN·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 8, 2017·3 cites·22 claims
- 1277US11927598B2Automated clinical analyzer system and methodSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 12, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 1374US10139422B2Throughput optimizing reagent distributionSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 27, 2018·2 cites·19 claims
- 1471US9778275B2Confirmed placement of sample tubes in a servo driven automation system using trajectory deviationSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 3, 2017·5 cites·22 claims
- 1549US11145392B2Single point chain of custody within a distributed automation platformSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 12, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 1648US10101351B2Method for processing priority samples that preserves a FIFO processing queuePOLLACK BENJAMIN SAMUEL·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 16, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 1748US10001499B2Modular workcells for lab automationMELLARS COLIN·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 19, 2018·0 cites·5 claims
- 1840US10126318B2Mother daughter tube carrier for aliquotersSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 13, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
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