After securing a U.S. patent (#2,656,508) for the Coulter Principle in 1953, Wallace and his brother Joseph R. Coulter (d. 1998) began the production of the new cell and particle analyzer, the Coulter Counter. Orders and sales continued to increase and, in 1958, the brothers incorporated their company as Coulter Electronics, Inc. and relocated operations to Hialeah, Florida in 1961.
Following the acquisition of a U.S. patent (#2,656,508) for the Coulter Principle in 1953, Wallace and his brother Joseph R. Coulter (d. 1998) initiated production of the new cell and particle analyzer, the Coulter Counter. Orders and sales continued to rise, leading to incorporation as Coulter Electronics, Inc. in 1958, with operations relocated to Hialeah, Florida in 1961.