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William Richards
Also filed as: RICHARDS WILLIAM · RICHARDS WILLIAM L · RICHARDS WILLIAM LANCE
52 granted patents·9 pending applications·5,189 citations·filing 1988–2023
99Inventor score
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61 records- 0198US7468161B2Automated high volume slide processing systemVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 23, 2008·132 cites·56 claims
- 0298US6943029B2Automated biological reaction apparatusVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 13, 2005·309 cites·24 claims
- 0398US6827901B2Automated biological reaction apparatusVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·297 cites·45 claims
- 0498US6582962B1Automated molecular pathology apparatus having independent slide heatersVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 24, 2003·211 cites·7 claims
- 0598US6296809B1Automated molecular pathology apparatus having independent slide heatersVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 2, 2001·472 cites·27 claims
- 0698US5654199AMethod for rinsing a tissue sample mounted on a slideVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 5, 1997·241 cites·9 claims
- 0798US5654200AAutomated slide processing apparatus with fluid injectorVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 5, 1997·438 cites·9 claims
- 0898US5650327AMethod for mixing reagent and sample mounted on a slideVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 22, 1997·419 cites·2 claims
- 0998US5595707AAutomated biological reaction apparatusVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 21, 1997·462 cites·29 claims
- 1097US9528918B2Automated high volume slide processing systemVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 27, 2016·23 cites·36 claims
- 1197US7404927B2Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platformsVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 29, 2008·50 cites·7 claims
- 1297US6352861B1Automated biological reaction apparatusVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 5, 2002·488 cites·25 claims
- 1396US7520176B1Method for real-time structure shape-sensingNASA·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 21, 2009·58 cites·17 claims
- 1496US7396508B1Automated molecular pathology apparatus having independent slide heatersVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 8, 2008·96 cites·11 claims
- 1596US7378055B2Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platformsVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 27, 2008·80 cites·51 claims
- 1696US7270785B1Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platformsVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 18, 2007·80 cites·41 claims
- 1796US6093574AMethod and apparatus for rinsing a microscope slideVENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 25, 2000·231 cites·11 claims
- 1895US10612911B1Fiber optic system for monitoring displacement of a structure using quaternion kinematic shape sensingNASA·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 7, 2020·15 cites·17 claims
- 1995US10302665B2Automated high volume slide processing systemVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 28, 2019·14 cites·18 claims
- 2095US6537818B2System and method of aspirating and dispensing reagentVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·71 cites·33 claims
- 2194US8909040B1Method and apparatus of multiplexing and acquiring data from multiple optical fibers using a single data channel of an optical frequency-domain reflectometry (OFDR) systemUS AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 9, 2014·44 cites·6 claims
- 2294US8048373B2Automated high volume slide staining systemVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 1, 2011·37 cites·47 claims
- 2394US6472217B1Slide aqueous volume controlling apparatusVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 29, 2002·148 cites·13 claims
- 2494US6416713B1Fluid dispenserVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 9, 2002·67 cites·4 claims
- 2593US8663991B2Automated high volume slide processing systemREINHARDT KURT·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 4, 2014·29 cites·58 claims
- 2693US7715994B1Process for using surface strain measurements to obtain operational loads for complex structuresNASA·Filed 2008·Granted May 11, 2010·29 cites·10 claims
- 2793US7303725B2Automated high volume slide staining systemVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 4, 2007·122 cites·33 claims
- 2893US6403931B1Slide heater calibrator and temperature converter apparatus and methodVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 11, 2002·134 cites·11 claims
- 2992US8883509B2Apparatus and method for biological sample processingLEMME CHARLES D·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 11, 2014·28 cites·15 claims
- 3091US11092611B2Automated high volume slide processing systemVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 17, 2021·3 cites·19 claims
- 3191US10253355B2Instrument and system for rapid microorganism identification and antimicrobial agent susceptibility testingACCELERATE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 9, 2019·7 cites·22 claims
- 3291US6759011B1Stackable non-stick coverslipVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 6, 2004·64 cites·12 claims
- 3390US10900982B2Automated high volume slide processing systemVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 26, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
- 3490US8147773B2Method and apparatus for modifying pressure within a fluid dispenserLEMME CHARLES D·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 3, 2012·10 cites·16 claims
- 3590US7118918B2Automated biological reaction methodVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 10, 2006·33 cites·12 claims
- 3690US6405609B1System and method of aspirating and dispensing reagentVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 18, 2002·63 cites·25 claims
- 3789US10669566B2Instrument and system for rapid microorganism identification and antimicrobial agent susceptibility testingACCELERATE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 2, 2020·3 cites·17 claims
- 3889US7470541B2Automated biological reaction apparatusVENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEM INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 30, 2008·38 cites·47 claims
- 3989US6945128B2Fluid dispenserVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 20, 2005·32 cites·13 claims
- 4088US10023895B2Instrument and system for rapid microogranism identification and antimicrobial agent susceptibility testingACCELERATE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 17, 2018·3 cites·29 claims
- 4188US9664506B2High speed and high spatial density parameter measurement using fiber optic sensing technologyNASA·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·8 cites·15 claims
- 4288US2024027482A1Automated high volume slide processing systemVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4387US7220589B2Slide acqueous volume controlling apparatusVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 22, 2007·30 cites·2 claims
- 4484US11249095B2Automated high volume slide processing systemVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 15, 2022·2 cites·24 claims
- 4582US7146894B2Automated microtome blade changerVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 12, 2006·14 cites·2 claims
- 4680US7935534B2Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platformsVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2010·Granted May 3, 2011·5 cites·3 claims
- 4779US11815518B2Automated high volume slide processing systemVENTANA MED SYST INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 14, 2023·0 cites·12 claims
- 4879US9274181B1Magneto-optic field coupling in optical fiber Bragg gratingsCARMAN GREGORY P·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 1, 2016·7 cites·9 claims
- 4979US8137619B2Memory management method and apparatus for automated biological reaction systemFORD ANTHONY·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 20, 2012·13 cites·10 claims
- 5074US11353524B1Optical fiber-based distributed sensing of magnetic field gradientsNASA·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 7, 2022·1 cites·32 claims
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