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BIO MERIEUX VITEK INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    154
About

BIO MERIEUX VITEK INC has a total of 154 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1995. It filed its patents most often in Israel, United States and Japan. Its main competitors in its focus markets measurement, machines and chemical engineering are BIOPATH AUTOMATION LLC, CHEMPAQ AS and SPECTROMEDICAL INC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing BIO MERIEUX VITEK INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 O'Bear Raymond E 54
#2 Bishop James Clement 43
#3 Chastain David 41
#4 Fanning Mark Joseph 40
#5 Drager Craig 39
#6 Morris Roger James 37
#7 Gayral Jean-Pierre Bernard 35
#8 Seaton William Ernest 33
#9 Meyer Donald 33
#10 Gerst Joanne T 32

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
JP2007225620A Fluid automatic distribution system
AU5800901A Improved nucleic acid assays
AU5610499A Automatic sample testing
AU5610199A Automatic sample testing
AU5610299A Automatic sample testing
IL127081D0 Improved sample card
IL127086D0 Test sample card
AU7190998A Improved sample card
CA2230967A1 Improved nucleic acid assays
IL124275A Method for generating nucleic acid sequences
EP0958379A1 Air matrix material for chemical reactions
US6267929B1 Textured surface for test sample cards
US5804437A Locking structure for securing a fluid transfer tube
US5786182A Dual chamber disposable reaction vessel for amplification reactions, reaction processing station therefor, and methods of use
BR9701055A Sample testing machine automated microbiological identification testing systems for a sample testing machine and for processing by a testing machine automatic test transport positioning samples and optical analysis of samples providing a controlled volume of fluid into a receptacle for liquid removal from a receptacle and stacking discard for a plurality of plates or other objects processes for loading a test sample plate with a fluid sample to perform agent identification and susceptibility testing biological in a fluid sample to automatically supply straws to carry a sample plate and to perform fluorescence analysis of a plurality of samples apparatus for processing biological samples and for supplying straws and cutting and sealing station to seal sample plates from fluorescence test and optics for a test sample plate
IL132053A Automatic sample testing machine
US5853666A Optical reader and sample card transport stations for biological sample testing machine
AU1257297A Automatic sample testing machine
IL127081A Sample card
IL127086A Test sample card