Inventor · Encinitas, CA, US

William Michael Lafferty

19Patents
11h-index
15Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 24, 1989 → Apr 2, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD480814S1 Gigamatrix holding tray General 117 Expired
US5743532A Method of making a side bet during blackjack Human Necessities 71 Expired
US5049855A Security screen system Physics 40 Expired
US5910765A Sensor module Physics 36 Expired
US6794127B1 Capillary array-based sample screening Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US6972183B1 Capillary array-based enzyme screening Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Expired
US5400641A Transformer oil gas extractor Physics 22 Expired
US6866824B2 Capillary array-based sample screening Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US5680104A Fiber optic security system Physics 18 Expired
US5051578A Self calibrating fiber optic sensor system with optimized throughput Physics 17 Expired
US7019827B2 GigaMatrix holding tray having through-hole wells Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6764818B2 Device for effecting heat transfer with a solution held in a through-hole well of a holding tray Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6918738B2 Stackable sample holding plate with robot removable lid Physics 7 Expired
US5191208A Fiber optic sensor system with a redundancy means and optimized throughout Physics 4 Expired
US10605734B2 Systems and methods for genetic sequencing Electricity 2 Active
US8758683B2 System for sampling and tracking plant material Physics 1 Active
US8437874B2 Transfer station for plant material sampling and tracking system Physics 1 Active
US6798520B2 Method for intensifying the optical detection of samples that are held in solution in the through-hole wells of a holding tray Physics 1 Expired
US7980148B2 Device for sampling plant material Physics 0 Active

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