William Richards
54Patents
26h-index
74Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 28, 1988 → Jul 6, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5595707A | Automated biological reaction apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 274 | Expired |
| US6296809A | Automated molecular pathology apparatus having independent slide heaters | Physics | 260 | Expired |
| US6352861B1 | Automated biological reaction apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 243 | Expired |
| US5654200A | Automated slide processing apparatus with fluid injector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 239 | Expired |
| US5650327A | Method for mixing reagent and sample mounted on a slide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 224 | Expired |
| US6943029B2 | Automated biological reaction apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 179 | Expired |
| US5654199A | Method for rinsing a tissue sample mounted on a slide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 168 | Expired |
| US6827901B2 | Automated biological reaction apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 161 | Expired |
| US6093574A | Method and apparatus for rinsing a microscope slide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 156 | Expired |
| US6582962B1 | Automated molecular pathology apparatus having independent slide heaters | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 130 | Expired |
| US6472217B1 | Slide aqueous volume controlling apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 118 | Expired |
| US6403931B1 | Slide heater calibrator and temperature converter apparatus and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 96 | Expired |
| US6045759A | Fluid dispenser | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 96 | Expired |
| US7468161B2 | Automated high volume slide processing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 91 | Active |
| US7303725B2 | Automated high volume slide staining system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 90 | Expired |
| US6192945A | Fluid dispenser | Physics | 81 | Expired |
| US7396508B1 | Automated molecular pathology apparatus having independent slide heaters | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 73 | Expired |
| US7270785B1 | Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platforms | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 67 | Expired |
| US7378055B2 | Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platforms | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 65 | Expired |
| US6416713B1 | Fluid dispenser | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
| US6537818B2 | System and method of aspirating and dispensing reagent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
| US6405609B1 | System and method of aspirating and dispensing reagent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US6759011B1 | Stackable non-stick coverslip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Expired |
| US7404927B2 | Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platforms | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US7470541B2 | Automated biological reaction apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.