Inventor · Midland, MI, US

Kevin E. Howard

25Patents
11h-index
43Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: May 3, 1990 → Mar 26, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5232522A Rapid omnidirectional compaction process for producing metal nitride, carbide, or carbonitride coating on ceramic substrate Performing Operations; Transporting 90 Expired
US7115531B2 Organosilicate resins as hardmasks for organic polymer dielectrics in fabrication of microelectronic devices Electricity 31 Expired
US5589153A Synthesis of crystalline porous solids in ammonia Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5234712A Method of making moisture resistant aluminum nitride powder and powder produced thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US6936191B2 Electrically conductive thermoplastic polymer composition Electricity 18 Expired
US5508110A Method of making moisture resistant aluminum nitride powder and powder produced thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5599520A Synthesis of crystalline porous solids in ammonia Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5710382A Aluminum nitride, aluminum nitride containing solid solutions and aluminum nitride composites prepared by combustion synthesis and sintered bodies prepared therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5156725A Method for producing metal carbide or carbonitride coating on ceramic substrate Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US5601874A Method of making moisture resistant aluminum nitride powder and powder produced thereby Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US5114750A Tungsten and tungsten nitride coatings for metals and ceramics Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US5649278A Aluminum nitride, aluminum nitride containing solid solutions and aluminum nitride composites prepared by combustion synthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US5589714A Epoxy polymer filled with aluminum nitride-containing polymer and semiconductor devices encapsulated with a thermosetting resin containing aluminum nitride particles Electricity 9 Expired
US5627107A Semiconductor devices encapsulated with aluminum nitride-filled resins and process for preparing same Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US5383421A Method for forming beta-silicon carbide whiskers, singly or in a matrix, using an organotitanium coordination compound catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US8685883B2 Porous body precursors, shaped porous bodies, processes for making them, and end-use products based upon the same Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US5227345A Powder mixtures including ceramics and metal compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6790792B2 Low dielectric constant polymers having good adhesion and toughness and articles made with such polymers Electricity 5 Expired
US5923945A Method of preparing coated nitride powder and the coated powder produced thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US8513154B2 Porous body precursors, shaped porous bodies, processes for making them, and end-use products based upon the same Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US5234676A Method for aqueous processing of AlN and compositions therefrom Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US5352424A Aluminum nitride powder having a reduced ammonia odor and a method for preparing the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US9101906B2 Porous body precursors, shaped porous bodies, processes for making them, and end-use products based upon the same Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US9219182B2 Optoelectronic devices incorporating fluoropolymer compositions for protection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8865845B2 Silsequioxane-titania hybrid polymers Physics 0 Active

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