Inventor · McKeesport, PA, US

William Jackson Devlin, Sr.

22Patents
11h-index
22Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 2, 1986 → Oct 27, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6723288B2 Method of providing assay processing in a multi-analyzer system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US7842504B2 Method for increasing throughput in an automatic clinical analyzer by duplicating reagent resources Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US7338803B2 Method for increasing capacity in an automatic clinical analyzer by using modular reagent delivery means Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US8257650B2 Automated analyzer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US7381370B2 Automated multi-detector analyzer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7402281B2 Magazine for inventorying reaction cuvettes in an automatic analyzer Physics 19 Expired
US4895453A Vortex mixer drive Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US7670554B2 Automated analyzer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8038941B2 Method for increasing throughput in an automatic clinical analyzer by duplicating reagent resources Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US7015042B2 Increasing throughput in an automatic clinical analyzer by partitioning assays according to type Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7205158B2 Method for aspiration of a liquid sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6463969B1 Liquid sample dispensing methods for precisely delivering liquids without crossover Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5242857A Method of manufacturing semiconductor structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7300523B2 Method for selectively washing used reaction cuvettes in an automatic analyzer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7101715B2 Increasing throughput of an automatic clinical analyzer system by partitioning assays according to frequency of requested performance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6943030B2 Multi-compartment reagent container having means to inhibit re-use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US5291328A Semiconductor laser amplifiers Electricity 5 Expired
US7229592B2 Method for replacing used reaction cuvettes in an automatic analyzer depending upon next scheduled assay Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4794607A Opto-electronic devices Electricity 3 Expired
US7661551B2 Multi-compartment reagent container having means to inhibit re-use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7540294B2 Method for selectively washing used reaction cuvettes in an automatic analyzer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
USRE39600E1 Liquid sample dispensing methods for precisely delivering liquids without crossover General 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.