Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

Richard E. Howard

35Patents
18h-index
47Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 7, 1980 → Dec 16, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5224179A Image skeletonization method Physics 145 Expired
US5067164A Hierarchical constrained automatic learning neural network for character recognition Physics 134 Expired
US4859375A Chemical refill system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US5308447A Endpoint and uniformity determinations in material layer processing through monitoring multiple surface regions across the layer Electricity 53 Expired
US4979643A Chemical refill system Chemistry; Metallurgy 42 Expired
US5058179A Hierarchical constrained automatic learning network for character recognition Physics 37 Expired
US5265143A X-ray optical element including a multilayer coating Physics 35 Expired
US4515436A Single-mode single-polarization optical fiber Physics 31 Expired
US4760437A Neural networks Electricity 30 Expired
US4344816A Selectively etched bodies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US4645523A Fresnel lens fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5093803A Analog decision network Physics 25 Expired
US4284689A Light-absorbing materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US4370359A Fabrication technique for junction devices Electricity 22 Expired
US4875183A Neural networks Physics 21 Expired
US4550249A Optical disc read/write apparatus Physics 20 Expired
US4755963A Highly parallel computation network with means for reducing the algebraic degree of the objective function Physics 20 Expired
US4326911A Reactive ion etching of III-V compounds including InP, GaAs-InP and GaAlAs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4352870A High resolution two-layer resists Physics 17 Expired
US4428761A Lithographic method of making optical fibers Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US4575187A Optical fiber with embedded metal layer Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US4422159A Optical information storage and retrieval Physics 16 Expired
US4745449A Integrated electronics suitable for optical communications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4966207A Disposable chemical container Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US4851821A Disposable chemical container Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired

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