Alan N. Howard
27Patents
14h-index
12Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 5, 1973 → May 15, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6218436A | Pharmaceutically active carotenoids | Human Necessities | 58 | Expired |
| US4237118A | Dietary supplement and dietary methods employing said supplement for the treatment of obesity | Human Necessities | 47 | Expired |
| US6642277B1 | Food supplements containing polyphenols | Human Necessities | 47 | Expired |
| US4900566A | Confectionary product and a process for producing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US6086910A | Food supplements | Human Necessities | 38 | Expired |
| US4298601A | Method and formulations for the treatment of obesity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US5968544A | Compositions containing creatine | Human Necessities | 33 | Expired |
| US6099854A | Dry composition containing flavonol useful as a food supplement | Human Necessities | 32 | Expired |
| US4009265A | Methods and formulations for the treatment of obesity | Human Necessities | 29 | Expired |
| US6329432A | Mesozeaxanthin formulations for treatment of retinal disorders | Human Necessities | 25 | Expired |
| US4938982A | Cereal snackfoods and compositions and methods for making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US4526800A | Cereal snackfoods and compositions and methods for making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US6168802A | Compositions containing creatine and aloe vera extract | Human Necessities | 20 | Expired |
| US4915962A | Culinary seasoning composition | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US6274161A | Compositions containing creatine in suspension | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US7150880B2 | Compositions containing creatine and creatinine and a methyl xanthine | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US6238673A | Method of producing high flavonol content polyphenol compositions | Human Necessities | 12 | Expired |
| US4041153A | Methods and pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
| US6524611B2 | Compositions containing creatine and creatinine | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
| US4064234A | Methods and pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia | Human Necessities | 9 | Expired |
| US8128955B2 | Food compositions containing creatine | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US6569446B1 | Solubilization of flavonols | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US8962043B2 | Visual performance and/or macular pigmentation | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US9463167B2 | Visual performance and/or macular pigmentation | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US10835509B2 | Prevention and/or treatment of neurodegenerative disease | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.