Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

James A. Howard

30Patents
7h-index
44Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 10, 1973 → Nov 19, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD556211S1 Hand-held mixed media player General 267 Expired
US9111380B2 Rendering maps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Active
US10073590B2 Reduced size user interface Physics 55 Active
US3978993A Vertically adjustable pipe racking apparatus Fixed Constructions 20 Expired
US6841007B1 Method for pipeline filtration Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US8930438B2 Push-based location update Electricity 10 Active
US4109800A Multi-stage well-drilling mast assembly Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US9111309B2 Caching multiple views corresponding to multiple aspect ratios Physics 7 Active
US9224218B2 System and method for loading and rendering curved features in a map Physics 7 Active
US9064341B2 Method, system and apparatus for rendering a map according to hybrid map data Physics 6 Active
US9418478B2 Methods and apparatus for building a three-dimensional model from multiple data sets Physics 4 Active
US10095394B2 Image display and interaction using a mobile device Electricity 2 Active
US9922354B2 In application purchasing Physics 2 Active
US9453734B2 Smart loading of map tiles Physics 2 Active
US9451035B2 Push-based location update Electricity 2 Active
US9415184B2 System and method to optimize sleep conditions Human Necessities 2 Active
US9070314B2 Method, system and apparatus for rendering a map according to texture masks Physics 1 Active
US8615432B2 Background process for providing targeted content within a third-party application Physics 1 Active
US9395193B2 Scalable and efficient cutting of map tiles Physics 1 Active
US10163260B2 Methods and apparatus for building a three-dimensional model from multiple data sets Physics 1 Active
US9742977B2 Camera remote control Electricity 1 Active
US9860436B2 Changing display images of a camera timer remote control Electricity 1 Active
US10752095B2 Window Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9041736B2 Method, system and apparatus for rendering a map according to a stylesheet Physics 0 Active
US9110749B2 Digital content bundle Electricity 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.