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William D. Dunfee
Also filed as: DUNFEE WILLIAM D · DUNFEE WILLIAM DAVID
25 granted patents·4 pending applications·408 citations·filing 1996–2021
95Inventor score
Files withSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC11DADE BEHRING INC8SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS3DADE MICROSCAN INC2DUNFEE WILLIAM D2
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29 records- 0196US6370942B1Method for verifying the integrity of a fluid transferDADE BEHRING INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 16, 2002·119 cites·4 claims
- 0295US6571934B1Bi-directional magnetic sample rack conveying systemDADE BEHRING INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 3, 2003·114 cites·11 claims
- 0394US7240477B1Flexible router for liquid tubes and electrical ribbon cablesDADE BEHRING INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 10, 2007·33 cites·5 claims
- 0489US7867769B2Clog detection in a clinical sampling pipetteSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 11, 2011·20 cites·10 claims
- 0588US7186378B2Liquid sampling probe and cleaning fluidics systemDADE BEHRING INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 6, 2007·36 cites·5 claims
- 0685USRE41760EBi-directional magnetic sample rack conveying systemSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 28, 2010·17 cites·11 claims
- 0782US7258480B2Apparatus for mixing liquid samples using a two dimensional stirring patternDADE BEHRING INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2007·18 cites·5 claims
- 0877US11519771B2Short aspiration detection in a clinical analyzerSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 6, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 0976US6645737B2Method for maintaining test accuracy within a microbiological test arrayDADE MICROSCAN INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 11, 2003·4 cites·11 claims
- 1074US12152707B2Fitting, fitting assembly, and torque adaptorSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 26, 2024·1 cites·19 claims
- 1173US11372014B2Clinical analyzer probe crash detection mechanism and processSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 28, 2022·1 cites·23 claims
- 1272US7228048B1Liquid tube and electrical cable clamp with locking featuresDADE BEHRING INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 5, 2007·15 cites·5 claims
- 1363US10392500B2Compositions and methods for liquid mixing assessmentSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 27, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 1462US9909945B2Methods and apparatus for measuring aspiration pressure at low aspiration volumesDUNFEE WILLIAM D·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 6, 2018·1 cites·31 claims
- 1562US6582929B2Method for minimizing optical interference during antibiotic susceptibility readings in a microbiological analyzerDADE MICROSCAN INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 24, 2003·4 cites·8 claims
- 1660US9423803B2Methods, systems, and apparatus providing temperature-controlled process fluidDUNFEE WILLIAM D·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 23, 2016·1 cites·22 claims
- 1757US11815523B2Multi-point filtering liquid level detection methods and apparatusSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 14, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 1856US2015140679A1Compositions and methods for liquid mixing assessmentSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1954US9488555B2Method for optimizing vertical probe alignment using diagnostic mixing routinesCARTER JR RICHARD HENRY·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 8, 2016·1 cites·16 claims
- 2054US6077713AMethod and apparatus for extracting liquid samples from a closed containerDADE BEHRING INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 20, 2000·17 cites·19 claims
- 2151US11351512B2Quick-connect mixer impeller couplingSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 7, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2248US11913817B2Fluid metering device with reduced cross contaminationSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 27, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 2347US11529656B2Probe wash station for analytical instrumentationSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 20, 2022·0 cites·12 claims
- 2447US11204362B2Single-piece transfer arm structure for analytical instrumentationSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 21, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 2546US2008099057A1Method and Device for Cleaning a Liquid Aspiration and Dispense ProbeDADE BEHRING INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2645US11231309B2Quick connection for liquid level sense-enabled metering probeSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 25, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2745US2023020665A1Apparatus, systems, and methods of transferring liquids containing aggregatesSIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2831US5718509AMaterials dispersion apparatus with relatively slidable blocksINSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGY ASS·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 17, 1998·4 cites·14 claims
- 2930US2012127821A1Method For Mixing Liquid Samples In A Container Using A Lemniscate Stirring PatternDUNFEE WILLIAM DAVID·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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