GEN PROBE INC Patent Applications Pending
205 applications still open at the USPTO, newest filing first, as the USPTO Open Data Portal records them; the company is the first-named applicant. The application number opens the full record at Patent Center.
- 2026-06-03: Application 19696454; Invention COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS NUCLEIC ACID; Applicant Gen-Probe Incorporated; Status Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination.
- 2026-06-03: Application 19696452; Invention COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS NUCLEIC ACID; Applicant Gen-Probe Incorporated; Status Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination.
- 2026-04-20: Application 19652447; Invention METHOD OF DELIVERING A RECEPTACLE TO AN INSTRUMENT; Applicant Gen-Probe Incorporated; Status Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination.
- 2026-03-11: Application 19563320; Invention Actuator for operating circularly arranged valves of a fluidic device; Applicant GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED; Status Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination.
| Filed | Application | Invention | Applicant | Status | Published as | Inventor name | Inventor country | Examiner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | 19696454 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS NUCLEIC ACID | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260275428A1 | Barbara L. EATON Benjamin GROBARCZYK Yves OZOG Renuad CLOSE Laurent FRANZIL | United States Belgium Belgium Belgium Belgium | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-06-03 | 19696452 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS NUCLEIC ACID | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260286452A1 | Barbara L. EATON Benjamin GROBARCZYK Yves OZOG Renaud CLOSE Laurent FRANZIL | United States Belgium Belgium Belgium Belgium | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-04-20 | 19652447 | METHOD OF DELIVERING A RECEPTACLE TO AN INSTRUMENT | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260251673A1 | Rolf SILBERT HongRan PENG David Aaron BUSE David H. COMBS | United States United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-03-11 | 19563320 | Actuator for operating circularly arranged valves of a fluidic device | GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260201976A1 | Matthias Barth David Buse David Howard Combs Norbert D. Hagen Byron J. Knight David Opalsky Waldemar Lukhaub George T. Walker | Germany United States United States United States United States United States Germany United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-03-02 | 19554130 | ACTUATOR FOR VALVES OF A FLUIDIC DEVICE | GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260194158A1 | David Buse David Howard Combs Norbert D. Hagen Byron J. Knight David Opalsky Rouven Blank | United States United States United States United States United States Germany | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-02-26 | 19550578 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR LAB AUTOMATION DATA SHARING | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260186010A1 | John LANPHEER | United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-02-23 | 19546878 | Manufacturing a Fluid Cartridge having a Lysis Chamber | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260185026A1 | David OPALSKY Norbert D. HAGEN Xiao WANG Rolf SILBERT Matthew James BRUNGARDT Daniel J. SOLIS | United States United States United States United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-02-20 | 19545206 | FLUID CARTRIDGE HAVING A LYSIS CHAMBER | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260176573A1 | David OPALSKY Norbert D. HAGEN Xiao WANG Rolf SILBERT Matthew James BRUNGARDT Daniel J. SOLIS | United States United States United States United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-02-18 | 19542969 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY-INDUCED LYSIS IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260176572A1 | David OPALSKY Norbert D. HAGEN Byron J. KNIGHT Xiao WANG Rolf SILBERT Matthew James BRUNGARDT Kobe CAO Daniel J. SOLIS | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-02-16 | 19541100 | METHOD FOR LYSING CELLS IN A FLUIDIC CARTRIDGE | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260175223A1 | Anthony BRUCHET Ivan FERRANTE Byron J. KNIGHT Norbert D. HAGEN Kevin MARQ Yann MARCY Regis MELIZZI David OPALSKY Pekka SAVANDER Daniel J. SOLIS | France France United States United States France France France United States Finland United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-02-12 | 19538444 | AUTOMATED SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260160777A1 | George T. WALKER Matthias MERTEN Gary D. LAIR | United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-02-12 | 19538404 | SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260177577A1 | George T. WALKER Matthias MERTEN Gary D. LAIR | United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-02-12 | 19538360 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF TRANSPORTING RECEPTACLES | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260160776A1 | George T. WALKER Matthias MERTEN Gary D. LAIR | United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-02-12 | 19537881 | Device and method for dispensing lytic agents into a sample well of a fluidic cartridge | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260158491A1 | Anthony BRUCHET Ivan FERRANTE Byron J. KNIGHT Norbert D. HAGEN Kevin MARQ Yann MARCY Regis MELIZZI David OPALSKY Pekka SAVANDER Daniel J. SOLIS | France France United States United States France France France United States Finland United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-02-06 | 19532273 | Fluidic Cartridge with Chamber Expander | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260168006A1 | Byron J. KNIGHT Norbert D. HAGEN David OPALSKY Daniel J. SOLIS | United States United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-02-05 | 19530931 | Fluidic Cartridge With Reaction Chamber Closed by Thermally-Conductive Laminate Seal | GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260166545A1 | Rolf SILBERT Norbert D. HAGEN Xiao WANG HongRan PENG | United States United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-01-23 | 19457655 | INSTRUMENT FOR APPLYING THERMAL ENERGY TO A REACTION CHAMBER | GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260153419A1 | David OPALSKY David Howard COMBS Norbert D. HAGEN David BUSE | United States United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-01-22 | 19456258 | Systems and methods for capacitive fluid level detection, and handling containers | GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | David OPALSKY David BUSE James T. TUGGLE Alexander NAVARRO Patrick SHEEHAN Olaf HÖRGER Gabriel GERLACH | United States United States United States United States United States Germany Germany | SANDERSON, LEE E | |
| 2026-01-19 | PCTUS2026011722 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR AMPLIFYING AND/ | GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED | RO PROCESSING COMPLETED-PLACED IN STORAGE | CLEMENT CASSART SAMIRA BARHDADI ANKUR SHAH | Belgium Belgium United States | ||
| 2026-01-16 | 19451466 | Instrument with a detector that contacts a cartridge within the instrument | GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260140132A1 | Alexander SCHICKER David OPALSKY David Howard COMBS Norbert D. HAGEN David BUSE | Germany United States United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |
| 2026-01-02 | 19438743 | THERMAL MODULE WITH OPTICAL FIBERS EXTENDING THERETHROUGH | GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED | Docketed New Case - Ready for Examination | US20260131332A1 | David OPALSKY David Howard COMBS Norbert D. HAGEN David BUSE | United States United States United States United States | CENTRAL, DOCKET |