Inventor · disambiguated record
Billy Colston
Also filed as: COLSTON BILLY W · COLSTON BILLY W JR · COLSTON JR BILLY W
14 granted patents·8 pending applications·2,209 citations·filing 1997–2015
95Inventor score
Files withUNIV CALIFORNIA14BEER NEIL REGINALD1BIO RAD LABORATORIES1COLSTON JR BILLY W1HINDSON BENJAMIN J1
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
22 records- 0196US7041481B2Chemical amplification based on fluid partitioningUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2003·Granted May 9, 2006·651 cites·10 claims
- 0295US6905885B2Portable pathogen detection systemUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 14, 2005·139 cites·22 claims
- 0394US6522407B2Optical detection dental disease using polarized lightUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 18, 2003·92 cites·43 claims
- 0493US6175669B1Optical coherence domain reflectometry guidewireUNIVERSTIY OF CALIFORNIA·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 16, 2001·577 cites·23 claims
- 0592US6466713B2Optical fiber head for providing lateral viewingUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 15, 2002·71 cites·30 claims
- 0689US6015969AMultiple-wavelength spectroscopic quantitation of light-absorbing species in scattering mediaUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 18, 2000·122 cites·16 claims
- 0786US5912945AX-ray compass for determining device orientationUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·72 cites·19 claims
- 0884US6384915B1Catheter guided by optical coherence domain reflectometryUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1998·Granted May 7, 2002·325 cites·32 claims
- 0970US9052255B2System for autonomous monitoring of bioagentsLANGLOIS RICHARD G·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 9, 2015·2 cites·2 claims
- 1067US7188731B2Variable flexure-based fluid filterUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 13, 2007·7 cites·10 claims
- 1166US2015307919A1Multiplexed digital assayBIO RAD LABORATORIES·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 1263US9422586B2Method for genetic identification of unknown organismsCOLSTON JR BILLY W·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 23, 2016·2 cites·5 claims
- 1363US6179611B1Dental optical coherence domain reflectometry explorerUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·118 cites·26 claims
- 1461US7993266B2Early detection of contagious diseasesL LIVERMORE NAT SECURITY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 9, 2011·31 cites·19 claims
- 1553US9409177B2Chip-based device for parallel sorting, amplification, detection, and identification of nucleic acid subsequencesBEER NEIL REGINALD·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 9, 2016·0 cites·10 claims
- 1653US2006057599A1System for autonomous monitoring of bioagentsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 1752US2005239192A1Hybrid automated continuous nucleic acid and protein analyzer using real-time PCR and liquid bead arraysUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 1848US2004038385A1System for autonomous monitoring of bioagentsFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 1947US2003027244A1Portable pathogen detection systemUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2044US2003032172A1Automated nucleic acid assay systemUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2142US2013084572A1Calibrations and controls for droplet-based assaysHINDSON BENJAMIN J·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2241US2005221279A1Method for creating chemical sensors using contact-based microdispensing technologyUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
Get an alert when Billy Colston files or is granted a new patent.
We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.
Identity basis: PatentsView inventor disambiguation (2025Q4-odp release). How scoring works →