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John E. Kling — 22 Patents

GIGen-Probe Incorporated: 15 patents #45 of 338Top 15%
BLBaxter Travenol Laboratories: 4 patents #64 of 589Top 15%
IVIvac: 3 patents #20 of 96Top 25%
San Diego, CA: #1,927 of 23,606 inventorsTop 9%
California: #25,951 of 386,348 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #189,202 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22 Patents All Time
John E. Kling has been granted 22 US patents while listed as an inventor at Gen-Probe Incorporated. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in March 2017. John E. Kling ranks #189,202 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.6%). Patent records list John E. Kling in San Diego, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–22 of 22 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9598723 Automated analyzer for performing a nucleic acid-based assay Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2017-03-21
9150908 Method for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2015-10-06
8883455 Method for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2014-11-11
8569020 Method for simultaneously performing multiple amplification reactions Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2013-10-29
8569019 Method for performing an assay with a nucleic acid present in a specimen Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2013-10-29
8546110 Method for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2013-10-01
7560255 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2009-07-14 $9,135,000
7560256 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2009-07-14 $9,135,000
7524652 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2009-04-28 $22,710,000
7482143 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2009-01-27 $22,737,000
7118892 Automated process for preparing and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2006-10-10 $16,846,000
7033820 Automated system for isolating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2006-04-25 $21,644,000
6890742 Automated process for isolating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2005-05-10 $21,326,000
6605213 Method and apparatus for performing a magnetic separation purification procedure on a sample solution Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2003-08-12 $19,917,000
6335166 Automated process for isolating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2002-01-01
5201725 Needle free I.V. adapter 1993-04-13
D293129 Drug delivery valve for IV fluid infusion system Donald L. Millerd, Robert S. Alpert 1987-12-08
4581014 Fluid infusion system Donald L. Millerd, Robert S. Alpert 1986-04-08
4423005 Determining quantitative degree of ethylene oxide exposure in sterilization processes J. Barry Murtaugh, Dean Laurin, Archie Woodworth 1983-12-27 $18,470,000
4412832 Peelable catheter introduction device Larry R. Camin, Douglas Scott 1983-11-01 $4,533,000
4348209 Determining quantitative degree of ethylene oxide exposure in sterilization processes J. Barry Murtaugh, Dean Laurin, Archie Woodworth 1982-09-07 $7,145,000
4323065 Attachable connector for catheter 1982-04-06 $6,112,000