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John E. Lillig — 24 Patents

BIBeckman Instruments: 6 patents #34 of 431Top 8%
BGBrooks Automation Gmbh: 6 patents #45 of 346Top 15%
DGDiscovery Partners International Gmbh: 5 patents #2 of 22Top 10%
NBNexus Biosystems: 5 patents #2 of 23Top 9%
IRIrori: 2 patents #9 of 17Top 55%
Ramona, CA: #26 of 542 inventorsTop 5%
California: #23,266 of 386,348 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #168,038 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time
John E. Lillig has been granted 24 US patents while listed as an inventor at Beckman Instruments. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in November 2021. John E. Lillig ranks #168,038 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.0%). Patent records list John E. Lillig in Ramona, CA, US.

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Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11175298 Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing samples Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck 2021-11-16 $97,775,000
10697987 Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing samples Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck 2020-06-30 $32,827,000
10168344 Drive assembly for robotic conveyor system Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck 2019-01-01
9702887 Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing samples Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck 2017-07-11 $13,448,000
8252232 Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing sample Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck 2012-08-28 $2,270,000
8083994 System and method for selectively extracting individual vials from an array of vials within a rack Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck 2011-12-27 $3,706,000
7793842 Device and method for reading bar codes on an object Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck 2010-09-14
7648321 System and method for partitioning a temperature controlled compartment Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck 2010-01-19
7635246 Device and method for retrieving or replacing a tray within a storage compartment Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck 2009-12-22
7596251 Automated sample analysis system and method Rhett L. Affleck, Mike Bodnar, Robert Levin, Robert K. Neeper 2009-09-29
7157285 Automated method for treatment of samples on solid supports Rob Neeper 2007-01-02
6824738 System and method for treatment of samples on solid supports Rob Neeper 2004-11-30 $1,290,000
D480815 Card carrying an array of compounds William Ewing, Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck, Gordon Hudson, John Bridwell 2003-10-14
D480404 Casting mold and handling frame for an assay matrix Gordon Hudson, Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck 2003-10-07
6503457 Container and method for high volume treatment of samples on solid supports Rob Neeper, John Bridwell, Allan Childers 2003-01-07 $1,446,000
6329139 Automated sorting system for matrices with memory Michael Nova, Kanchana Sanjaya Gunesekera Karunaratne, William Ewing, Yozo Satoda, Hanan Potash 2001-12-11 $3,920,000
6306975 Radiation-grafted solid supports for chemical synthesis Chanfeng Zhao, Robert K. Neeper, Gordon Hudson, Anthony W. Czarnik, Zahra Parandoosh +2 more 2001-10-23
6136274 Matrices with memories in automated drug discovery and units therefor Michael Nova, Kanchana Sanjaya Gunesekera Karunaratne, Donald O'Neil, William Ewing, Yozo Satoda 2000-10-24
4965049 Modular analyzer system Michael J. Whelan, Thomas V. Cheon, Patricia A. Sisson, Orlando Flores 1990-10-23
4835110 Method for enhancing analysis timing in kinetic nephelometry Daniel B. Seymour, Paul E. Theobald 1989-05-30 $19,623,000
4322216 Method and apparatus for positioning cars in a sample handling apparatus Robert K. Neeper, Paul Ashton 1982-03-30 $10,033,000
4298570 Tray section for automated sample handling apparatus Richard C. Meyer 1981-11-03 $2,363,000
4270178 Measuring system incorporating self-testing probe circuit and method for checking signal levels at test points within the system 1981-05-26 $5,260,000
4204837 Method of rate immunonephelometric analysis James C. Sternberg 1980-05-27 $952,000