Inventor · disambiguated record
William Michael Lafferty
Also filed as: LAFFERTY WILLIAM · LAFFERTY WILLIAM M · LAFFERTY WILLIAM MICHAEL · LAFFERTY WILLIAM MICHARL
19 granted patents·17 pending applications·658 citations·filing 1989–2023
96Inventor score
Files withDIVERSA CORP12LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP5SLEMON CHARLES S3ADVANCED OPTICAL CONTROLS INC2LAFFERTY WILLIAM MICHAEL2
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36 records- 0197USD480814SGigamatrix holding trayDIVERSA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 14, 2003·124 cites·1 claims
- 0290US6794127B1Capillary array-based sample screeningDIVERSA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 21, 2004·40 cites·56 claims
- 0387US6866824B2Capillary array-based sample screeningDIVERSA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 15, 2005·29 cites·2 claims
- 0484US10605734B2Systems and methods for genetic sequencingLIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 31, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 0584US5049855ASecurity screen systemSLEMON CHARLES S·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 17, 1991·71 cites·18 claims
- 0680US5743532AMethod of making a side bet during blackjackFiled 1997·Granted Apr 28, 1998·113 cites·6 claims
- 0779US6918738B2Stackable sample holding plate with robot removable lidDIVERSA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 19, 2005·21 cites·12 claims
- 0875US6972183B1Capillary array-based enzyme screeningDIVERSA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 6, 2005·36 cites·29 claims
- 0974US6764818B2Device for effecting heat transfer with a solution held in a through-hole well of a holding trayDIVERSA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 20, 2004·21 cites·20 claims
- 1074US5400641ATransformer oil gas extractorADVANCED OPTICAL CONTROLS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 28, 1995·43 cites·14 claims
- 1172US7019827B2GigaMatrix holding tray having through-hole wellsDIVERSA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 28, 2006·14 cites·22 claims
- 1271US5910765ASensor moduleADVANCED OPTICAL CONTROLS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 8, 1999·66 cites·13 claims
- 1369US2023143960A1Devices and methods for mesofluidic and/or microfluidic processesLIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1468US5051578ASelf calibrating fiber optic sensor system with optimized throughputSLEMON CHARLES S·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 24, 1991·33 cites·9 claims
- 1565US7980148B2Device for sampling plant materialSYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 19, 2011·1 cites·20 claims
- 1665US2025377368A1Laboratory automation devices and related systems and methodsLIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1764US8758683B2System for sampling and tracking plant materialLAFFERTY WILLIAM MICHAEL·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 24, 2014·1 cites·7 claims
- 1863US6798520B2Method for intensifying the optical detection of samples that are held in solution in the through-hole wells of a holding trayDIVERSA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·3 cites·20 claims
- 1962US2020278298A1Systems and methods for genetic sequencingLIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2061US8437874B2Transfer station for plant material sampling and tracking systemLAFFERTY WILLIAM MICHAEL·Filed 2010·Granted May 7, 2013·1 cites·15 claims
- 2161US2003083575A1Capillary array-based sample screeningDIVERSA CORP·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2260US5680104AFiber optic security systemVOLUTION·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 21, 1997·33 cites·21 claims
- 2354US2005046833A1Gigamatrix holding tray having through-hole wellsFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2452US2004246484A1Method for intensifying the optical detection of samples that are held in solution in the through-hole wells of a holding trayFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2550US2019022637A1Devices and Methods for Mesofluidic and/or Microfluidic ProcessesLIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2649US2014004571A1Compositions and methods for biomass liquefactionBP CORP NORTH AMERICA INC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2747US2003003500A1Capillary array-based sample screeningDIVERSA CORP·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 2845US2002015997A1Capillary array-based sample screeningFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2945US2005118707A1Positioning system for moving a selected station of a holding plate to a predetermined location for interaction with a probeDIVERSA CORP·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3045US2003049841A1High throughput or capillary-based screening for a bioactivity or biomoleculeFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3144US2003054543A1Device for moving a selected station of a holding plate to a predetermined location for interaction with a probeFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3244US2003013115A1Capillary array-based sample screeningDIVERSA CORP·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3343US2002102598A1Positioning system for moving a selected station of a holding plate to a predetermined location for interaction with a probeFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3443US2002048809A1Capillary array-based sample screeningFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3539US2011236983A1Single molecule detection and sequencing using fluorescence lifetime imagingBEECHEM JOSEPH·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3638US5191208AFiber optic sensor system with a redundancy means and optimized throughoutSLEMON CHARLES S·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 2, 1993·6 cites·3 claims
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