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William Butler
Also filed as: BUTLER WILLIAM · BUTLER WILLIAM F · BUTLER WILLIAM FRANK
35 granted patents·11 pending applications·3,799 citations·filing 1990–2020
98Inventor score
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46 records- 0199US6051380AMethods and procedures for molecular biological analysis and diagnosticsNANOGEN INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 18, 2000·712 cites·12 claims
- 0299US5632957AMolecular biological diagnostic systems including electrodesNANOGEN INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 27, 1997·1.2k cites·60 claims
- 0397US6833542B2Method for sorting particlesGENOPTIX INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 21, 2004·150 cites·6 claims
- 0496US6815664B2Method for separation of particlesGENOPTIX INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 9, 2004·149 cites·33 claims
- 0595US9486206B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 8, 2016·30 cites·8 claims
- 0695US6309601B1Scanning optical detection systemNANOGEN INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 30, 2001·197 cites·34 claims
- 0794US6744038B2Methods of separating particles using an optical gradientGENOPTIX INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·137 cites·20 claims
- 0893US8491455B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueANNEST LON S·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 23, 2013·61 cites·8 claims
- 0993US6099803AAdvanced active electronic devices for molecular biological analysis and diagnosticsNANOGEN INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 8, 2000·172 cites·38 claims
- 1091US9173711B2Cardiac implant migration inhibiting systemsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 3, 2015·40 cites·30 claims
- 1191US9173712B2Over-the-wire cardiac implant delivery system for treatment of CHF and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 3, 2015·44 cites·27 claims
- 1291US8968175B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·36 cites·19 claims
- 1391US8691164B2Cell sorting system and methodsBUTLER WILLIAM FRANK·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 8, 2014·36 cites·17 claims
- 1490US8426209B2Methods and apparatus for sorting cells using an optical switch in a microfluidic channel networkBUTLER WILLIAM FRANK·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 23, 2013·24 cites·21 claims
- 1590US6518022B1Method for enhancing the hybridization efficiency of target nucleic acids using a self-addressable, self-assembling microelectronic deviceNANOGEN INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 11, 2003·83 cites·9 claims
- 1689US11399942B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 2, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 1789US10219904B2Cardiac implant migration inhibiting systemsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 5, 2019·7 cites·22 claims
- 1889US8425402B2Cardiac anchor structures, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsANNEST LON S·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 23, 2013·75 cites·3 claims
- 1988US6758854B1Splittable occlusion balloon sheath and process of useST JUDE MEDICAL·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 6, 2004·254 cites·35 claims
- 2087US10624744B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 21, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 2186US6784420B2Method of separating particles using an optical gradientGENOPTIX INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 31, 2004·58 cites·20 claims
- 2285US9889008B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 13, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 2385US7745221B2Methods and apparatus for sorting cells using an optical switch in a microfluidic channel networkCELULA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 29, 2010·74 cites·32 claims
- 2482US6726880B1Electronic device for performing active biological operations and method of using sameNANOGEN INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 27, 2004·21 cites·15 claims
- 2581US5091621AMethod and apparatus for destroying a syringe needleBUTLER WILLIAM F·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 25, 1992·39 cites·6 claims
- 2678US11051941B2Over-the-wire cardiac implant delivery system for treatment of CHF and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 6, 2021·2 cites·14 claims
- 2776US6315953B1Devices for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics including waveguidesNANOGEN INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 13, 2001·43 cites·38 claims
- 2868US6821729B2Devices for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics including waveguidesNANOGEN INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 23, 2004·13 cites·23 claims
- 2966US6545242B1Apparatus and method for removing a needle from a syringeCARE INTERNAT LLC Q·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 8, 2003·38 cites·29 claims
- 3063US5736706AMethod and apparatus for electrically destroying a syringe needleQ CARE INT LLC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 7, 1998·18 cites·20 claims
- 3161US2010108577A1Methods and apparatus for use of optical forces for identification, characterization and/or sorting of particlesWANG MARK M·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3260US8114589B2Self-addressable self-assembling microelectronic integrated systems, component devices, mechanisms, methods, and procedures for molecular biological analysis and diagnosticsSOSNOWSKI RONALD G·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 14, 2012·2 cites·6 claims
- 3352US2015024476A1Cell sorting system and methodsCELULA INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3451US11129633B2Medical device interfaceGYRUS ACMI INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 28, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 3550US5264675AMethod and apparatus for destroying a syringe needleBUTLER WILLIAM F·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 23, 1993·12 cites·22 claims
- 3648US2006060767A1Methods and apparatus for use of optical forces for identification, characterization and/or sorting of particlesWANG MARK M·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3746US2003007894A1Methods and apparatus for use of optical forces for identification, characterization and/or sorting of particlesGENOPTIX·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3844US9138547B2Method and apparatus for electrically destroying a syringe needle of a pen-type hypodermic syringeCARE INTERNAT LLC Q·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 22, 2015·0 cites·22 claims
- 3942US2002123112A1Methods for increasing detection sensitivity in optical dielectric sorting systemsGENOPTIX·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4042US2002113204A1Apparatus for collection of sorted particlesGENOPTIX·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4142US2002108859A1Methods for modifying interaction between dielectric particles and surfacesGENOPTIX·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4241US2004067167A1Methods and apparatus for optophoretic diagnosis of cells and particlesGENOPTIX INC·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4341US2003190632A1Method for enhancing the hybridization efficiency of target nucleic acids using a self-addressable, self-assembling microelectronic deviceNANOGEN INC·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4438US2001052976A1Scanning optical detection systemNANOGEN INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4535US2002115163A1Methods for sorting particles by size and elasticityGENOPTIX·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4632US5268549AMethod and apparatus for destroying a syringe needleBUTLER WILLIAM F·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 7, 1993·17 cites·16 claims
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