Inventor

James W. Bacus

Inventor

Oak Brook, IL, US

Overview

1976–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 57 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G01Nprimary

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties23%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding21%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general15%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus9%

G16HHealthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data8%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests6%

A63DBowling games, e.g. skittles, bocce or bowls2%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television2%

H05BElectric heating2%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications2%

PatentTitleYear

11,045,713Billiard table lighting2021 10,226,685Billiard table lighting and game play monitor2019 D0835652Display screen with transitional graphical user interface of a billiard game2018 9,827,483Billiard table lighting and game play monitor2017 D0776328'Light frame'2017 9,485,399'Billiard table lighting and game play monitor'2016 8,625,920'Method and apparatus for creating a virtual microscope slide'2014 8,306,298'Method and apparatus for internet, intranet, and local viewing of virtual microscope slides'2012 8,306,300'Focusable virtual microscopy apparatus and method'2012 7,925,067'Focusable virtual microscopy apparatus and method'2011 7,856,131'Method and apparatus for internet, intranet, and local viewing of virtual microscope slides'2010 7,792,338'Method and apparatus of mechanical stage positioning in virtual microscopy image capture'2010 7,596,249'Focusable virtual microscopy apparatus and method'2009 7,542,596'Method and apparatus for internet, intranet, and local viewing of virtual microscope slides'2009 7,149,332'Method and apparatus for internet, intranet, and local viewing of virtual microscope slides'2006 7,146,372'Method and apparatus for creating a virtual microscope slide'2006 7,110,586'Apparatus for remote control of a microscope'2006 7,031,507'Method and apparatus for processing an image of a tissue sample microarray'2006 6,775,402'Method and apparatus for creating a virtual microscope slide'2004 6,674,884'Apparatus for remote control of a microscope'2004 6,674,881'Method and apparatus for internet, intranet, and local viewing of virtual microscope slides'2004 6,522,774'Method and apparatus for creating a virtual microscope slide'2003 6,466,690'Method and apparatus for processing an image of a tissue sample microarray'2002 6,404,906'Method and apparatus for acquiring and reconstructing magnified specimen images from a computer-controlled microscope'2002 6,396,941'Method and apparatus for internet, intranet, and local viewing of virtual microscope slides'2002 6,272,235'Method and apparatus for creating a virtual microscope slide'2001 6,226,392'Method and apparatus for acquiring and reconstructing magnified specimen images from a computer-controlled microscope'2001 6,101,265'Method and apparatus for acquiring and reconstructing magnified specimen images from a computer-controlled microscope'2000 6,031,930'Method and apparatus for testing a progression of neoplasia including cancer chemoprevention testing'2000 5,546,323'Methods and apparatus for measuring tissue section thickness'1996 5,541,064'Methods and apparatus for immunoploidy analysis'1996 5,526,258'Method and apparatus for automated analysis of biological specimens'1996 5,485,527'Apparatus and method for analyses of biological specimens'1996 5,473,706'Method and apparatus for automated assay of biological specimens'1995 5,428,690'Method and apparatus for automated assay of biological specimens'1995 5,281,517'Methods for immunoploidy analysis'1994 5,252,487'Method and apparatus for determining the amount of oncogene protein product in a cell sample'1993 5,235,522'Method and apparatus for automated analysis of biological specimens'1993 5,202,931'Methods and apparatus for the quantitation of nuclear protein'1993 5,134,662'Dual color camera microscope and methodology for cell staining and analysis'1992 5,109,429'Apparatus and method for analyses of biological specimens'1992 5,086,476'Method and apparatus for determining a proliferation index of a cell sample'1992 5,078,969'Magnetic stirrer'1992 D0322857'Dual color camera with microscope and digital analyzer work station'1991 5,018,209'Analysis method and apparatus for biological specimens'1991 5,016,283'Methods and apparatus for immunoploidy analysis'1991 5,008,185'Methods and apparatus for the quantitation of nuclear proteins'1991 4,998,284'Dual color camera microscope and methodology for cell staining and analysis'1991 4,887,892'Method and method and apparatus for control of light intensity for image analysis'1989 4,741,043'Method of and an apparatus for image analyses of biological specimens'1988 4,453,266'Method and apparatus for measuring mean cell volume of red blood cells'1984 4,266,505'Apparatus for the preparation of blood samples for automated analysis'1981 4,209,548'Method for the preparation of blood samples for automated analysis'1980 4,199,748'Automated method and apparatus for classification of cells with application to the diagnosis of anemia'1980 4,175,860'Dual resolution method and apparatus for use in automated classification of pap smear and other samples'1979 4,097,845'Method of and an apparatus for automatic classification of red blood cells'1978 3,982,895'Blood smeared slide centrifuge'1976

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1976–1996Based in Hinsdale, IL, US· patent location history

1988–1996Patents assigned to CELL ANALYSIS SYSTEMS INC (17)· patent assignee history

2000–2003Patents assigned to BACUS RES LAB INC (8)· patent assignee history

2000–2019Based in Oak Brook, IL, US· patent location history

2004–2006Patents assigned to BACUS LAB INC (6)· patent assignee history

2006–2014Patents assigned to OLYMPUS AMERICA INC (9)· patent assignee history

2016–2021Patents assigned to Smart Billiard Lighting LLC (6)· patent assignee history

2021Based in Harbor Springs, MI, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
CELL ANALYSIS SYSTEMS INC	17	1988–1996
OLYMPUS AMERICA INC	9	2006–2014
BACUS RES LAB INC	8	2000–2003
BACUS LAB INC	6	2004–2006
Smart Billiard Lighting LLC	6	2016–2021

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Oak Brook, Illinois, US	28	2000–2019
Hinsdale, Illinois, US	28	1976–1996
Harbor Springs, MI, US	1	2021