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Thurman C. Thorpe
Also filed as: MATSUMURA PAUL M · THORPE THURMAN · THORPE THURMAN C
34 granted patents·1 pending application·1,666 citations·filing 1988–2015
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35 records- 0198US8841118B2Combined detection instrument for culture specimen containers and instrument for identification and/or characterization of a microbial agent in a sampleROBINSON RONNIE J·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 23, 2014·47 cites·28 claims
- 0296US8652800B2Method for separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms using spectroscopyWALSH JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 18, 2014·48 cites·32 claims
- 0396US4945060ADevice for detecting microorganismsAKZO NV·Filed 1988·Granted Jul 31, 1990·161 cites·7 claims
- 0495US5094955ADevice and method for detecting microorganismsAKZO NV·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 10, 1992·202 cites·21 claims
- 0594US6251624B1Apparatus and method for detecting, quantifying and characterizing microorganismsAKZO NOBEL NV·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 26, 2001·80 cites·51 claims
- 0694US5217876AMethod for detecting microorganismsAKZO NV·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 8, 1993·102 cites·9 claims
- 0794US5164796AApparatus and method for detection of microorganismsAKZO NV·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 17, 1992·176 cites·28 claims
- 0892US5162229ADevice and method for enhanced recovery and detection of microbial growth in the presence of antimicrobial substancesAKZO NV·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 10, 1992·79 cites·14 claims
- 0991US9128058B2Method for separation and characterization of microorganisms using identifier agentsWALSH JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 8, 2015·15 cites·15 claims
- 1091US8748122B2Methods for the characterization of microorganisms on solid or semi-solid mediaHYMAN JONES·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 10, 2014·15 cites·34 claims
- 1191US6596532B1Device for isolation and surface culture of microorganisms from bulk fluidsBIO MERIEUX INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 22, 2003·50 cites·26 claims
- 1290US9790534B2Methods for separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms using spectroscopyWALSH JOHN·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 17, 2017·6 cites·16 claims
- 1390US6153400ADevice and method for microbial antibiotic susceptibility testingAKZO NOBEL NV·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 28, 2000·104 cites·49 claims
- 1489US8709748B2Method for detection and characterization of a microorganism in a sample using time-dependent intrinsic fluorescence measurementsBIO MERIEUX INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 29, 2014·6 cites·18 claims
- 1589US7183073B2Method for detecting microorganismsBIO MERIEUX INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 27, 2007·25 cites·17 claims
- 1688US6777226B2Sensor device for detecting microorganisms, and method thereforBIO MERIEUX INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 17, 2004·35 cites·22 claims
- 1788US5856175ADevice for detecting microorganismsAKZO NOBEL NV·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 5, 1999·93 cites·12 claims
- 1886US6416969B2Susceptibility plates for microbial antibiotic susceptibility testingAKZO NOBEL NV·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 9, 2002·33 cites·63 claims
- 1985US10612069B2Methods for separation and characterization of microorganisms using identifier agentsBIO MERIEUX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 7, 2020·2 cites·17 claims
- 2085US8795983B2Methods for the characterization of microorganisms on solid or semi-solid mediaHYMAN JONES·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 5, 2014·3 cites·13 claims
- 2184US9822389B2Method for the characterization of microorganisms on solid or semi-solid mediaHYMAN JONES M·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 21, 2017·2 cites·13 claims
- 2282US5795773ADevice for detecting microorganismsAKZO NOBEL NV·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 18, 1998·105 cites·29 claims
- 2380US10059975B2Methods for the isolation and identification of microorganismsWALSH JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 28, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 2477US5976827ASensor device for detecting microorganisms and method thereforAKZO NOBEL NV·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 2, 1999·56 cites·88 claims
- 2577US5518895ADevice for detecting microorganisms using piezoelectric meansAKZO NV·Filed 1995·Granted May 21, 1996·48 cites·4 claims
- 2671US10435733B2Method and system for detection and/or characterization of a biological particle in a sampleWALSH JOHN·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 8, 2019·0 cites·10 claims
- 2769US9856503B2Combined detection instrument for culture specimen containers and instrument for identification and/or characterization of a microbial agent in a sampleBIO MERIEUX INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 2, 2018·0 cites·10 claims
- 2869US5858769ADevice for detecting microorganismsAKZO NOBEL NV·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 12, 1999·59 cites·1 claims
- 2968US8512975B2Method for detection and characterization of a microorganism in a sample using time dependent spectroscopic measurementsWALSH JOHN D·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 20, 2013·2 cites·16 claims
- 3066US10415075B2Method for separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms using mass spectrometryHYMAN JONES·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 17, 2019·1 cites·4 claims
- 3162US10167494B2Method for detection, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms in a sealed containerWALSH JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 1, 2019·0 cites·16 claims
- 3262US5314855AAdsorbent compositions and methods of manufactureAKZO NV·Filed 1992·Granted May 24, 1994·37 cites·5 claims
- 3361US5912115AEvacuated sensor device for detecting microorganisms in blood samples, and method thereofAKZO NOBEL NV·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 15, 1999·39 cites·78 claims
- 3458US6197577B1Sensor device for detecting microorganisms, and method thereforAKZO NOBEL NV·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 6, 2001·29 cites·78 claims
- 3552US2010136609A1Method for separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms using raman spectroscopyBIO MERIEUX INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
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