Larry L. Howell
66Patents
14h-index
107Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 9, 1985 → Jun 1, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6148979A | Compliant overrunning clutch with centrifugal throw-out | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 153 | Expired |
| US7075209B2 | Compliant bistable micromechanism | Electricity | 44 | Expired |
| US8308801B2 | Spinal implant | Human Necessities | 43 | Active |
| US5649454A | Compliant constant-force mechanism and devices formed therewith | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US6983924B2 | Compliant, ortho-planar, linear motion spring | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US6215081A | Bistable compliant mechanism | Electricity | 29 | Expired |
| US11298505B2 | Deployable bellows for delivery of a flexible, elongate device and methods of use | Human Necessities | 19 | Active |
| US7338398B2 | Continuously variable transmission or clutch with ortho-planar compliant mechanism | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US6757975B1 | Multi-layered compliant mechanisms and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US6982515B2 | Dual position linear displacement micromechanism | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US7884525B2 | Carbon nanotube based compliant mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US9839270B2 | Device dispensing apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Active |
| US6734597B1 | Thermomechanical in-plane microactuator | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US7060012B2 | Substantially constant-force exercise machine | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US9512618B2 | Rigidly foldable array of three-dimensional bodies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US9157497B1 | Lamina emergent torsional joint and related methods | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Active |
| US8573572B2 | User-selectable force conversion apparatus and method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Active |
| US4696302A | Proctologic device | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US6432009B1 | Continuously variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US9067720B2 | Contact lens dispensing apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US6354971B1 | Compliant derailleur | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US6454055B1 | Braking device with shoe-orienting compliant member | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US10398842B2 | Rectangular syringe | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US11123145B2 | Compliant mechanisms having inverted tool members | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US6945800B2 | Constant force apparatus and method | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.