Inventor · disambiguated record
Billy W. Colston, Jr.
Also filed as: COLSTON BILLY · COLSTON JR BILLY W · COLSTON JR BILLY WAYNE
25 granted patents·8 pending applications·999 citations·filing 2009–2024
97Inventor score
Files withBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC12BIO RAD LABORATORIES10HINDSON BENJAMIN JOSEPH3COLSTON JR BILLY WAYNE2NESS KEVIN D2
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33 records- 0199US9417190B2Calibrations and controls for droplet-based assaysBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 16, 2016·138 cites·5 claims
- 0298US10512910B2Droplet-based analysis methodBIO RAD LABORATORIES·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 24, 2019·19 cites·20 claims
- 0398US9623384B2System for transporting emulsions from an array to a detectorHINDSON BENJAMIN JOSEPH·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 18, 2017·133 cites·16 claims
- 0498US9216392B2System for forming an array of emulsionsHINDSON BENJAMIN JOSEPH·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 22, 2015·148 cites·21 claims
- 0598US9194861B2Method of mixing fluids by coalescence of multiple emulsionsHINDSON BENJAMIN J·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 24, 2015·118 cites·19 claims
- 0698US9126160B2System for forming an array of emulsionsNESS KEVIN D·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 8, 2015·149 cites·21 claims
- 0797US9248417B2System for droplet-based assays using an array of emulsionsHINDSON BENJAMIN JOSEPH·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 2, 2016·34 cites·12 claims
- 0897US9156010B2Droplet-based assay systemCOLSTON JR BILLY WAYNE·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 13, 2015·145 cites·28 claims
- 0995US11130128B2Detection method for a target nucleic acidBIO RAD LABORATORIES·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 28, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 1095US10166522B2System for mixing fluids by coalescence of multiple emulsionsBIO RAD LABORATORIES·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 1, 2019·7 cites·15 claims
- 1195US10167509B2Analysis of nucleic acidsBIO RAD LABORATORIES·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 1, 2019·15 cites·18 claims
- 1295US9243288B2Cartridge with lysis chamber and droplet generatorNESS KEVIN DEAN·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 26, 2016·45 cites·33 claims
- 1395US8633015B2Flow-based thermocycling system with thermoelectric coolerNESS KEVIN D·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 21, 2014·36 cites·21 claims
- 1492US10258989B2Method of making a device for generating dropletsBIO RAD LABORATORIES·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 16, 2019·2 cites·11 claims
- 1590US12168231B2Method of analysisBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 17, 2024·1 cites·16 claims
- 1690US12162008B2Partition-based method of analysisBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 10, 2024·1 cites·14 claims
- 1785US11499181B2Analysis of nucleic acidsBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 15, 2022·1 cites·18 claims
- 1883US2025222455A1Method of analysisBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1980US11633739B2Droplet-based assay systemBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 25, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 2080US11612892B2Method of performing droplet-based assaysBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 28, 2023·0 cites·12 claims
- 2179US2023287486A1Analysis of nucleic acidsBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2276US11130134B2Method of performing droplet-based assaysBIO RAD LABORATORIES·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 28, 2021·0 cites·8 claims
- 2376US2025091048A1Methods and compositions for detecting genetic materialBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2475US12090480B2Partition-based method of analysisBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 2574US10677693B2System for mixing fluids by coalescence of multiple emulsionsBIO RAD LABORATORIES·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 9, 2020·0 cites·9 claims
- 2673US12097495B2Methods and compositions for detecting genetic materialBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 24, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 2771US10258988B2Device for generating dropletsBIO RAD LABORATORIES·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 16, 2019·0 cites·26 claims
- 2870US10279350B2Method of generating dropletsBIO RAD LABORATORIES·Filed 2016·Granted May 7, 2019·0 cites·15 claims
- 2965US2015031034A1Methods and compositions for detecting genetic materialBIO RAD LABORATORIES·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3058US2012021423A1Controls and calibrators for tests of nucleic acid amplification performed in dropletsCOLSTON JR BILLY WAYNE·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3158US2022355292A1Methods and compositions for detecting genetic materialBIO RAD LABORATORIES INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3255US2011159499A1Methods and compositions for detecting genetic materialQUANTALIFE INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3343US2012252015A1Methods and compositions for detecting genetic materialHINDSON BENJAMIN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
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