Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Robert A. Howard

52Patents
23h-index
78Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: May 2, 1986 → Jul 10, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7036667B2 Container providing a controlled hydrated environment Performing Operations; Transporting 125 Expired
US7798148B2 Respiratory devices Human Necessities 122 Active
US7055695B2 Container providing a controlled hydrated environment Performing Operations; Transporting 105 Expired
US7992564B2 Respiratory devices Human Necessities 81 Active
US7806120B2 Nasal respiratory devices for positive end-expiratory pressure Human Necessities 67 Active
US7735492B2 Nasal respiratory devices Human Necessities 63 Active
US6206237A Bottle dispenser Performing Operations; Transporting 63 Expired
US6464645B1 Ultrasonic transducer assembly controller Human Necessities 63 Expired
US7910067B2 Sample tube holder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Active
US7092256B1 Retractable card adapter Physics 50 Expired
USD470499S1 Memory card adapter General 47 Expired
US7735491B2 Methods of treating respiratory disorders Human Necessities 46 Active
US5640613A Corrective lens assembly Physics 43 Expired
US5038157A Apparatus and method for loading solid ink pellets into a printer Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US5387135A Special purpose modular receptacle jack Electricity 35 Expired
USD524817S1 Portable memory storage device General 32 Expired
US8215308B2 Sealing nasal devices for use while sleeping Human Necessities 29 Active
US5268674A Mechanically latching mouse button Physics 29 Expired
US5382182A Special purpose modular connector plug Electricity 28 Expired
US7355860B2 Memory card with two standard sets of contacts and a contact covering mechanism Electricity 27 Active
US8365736B2 Nasal devices with respiratory gas source Human Necessities 25 Active
US8302606B2 Methods of treating a sleeping subject Human Necessities 23 Active
US8235046B2 Nasal devices for use while sleeping Human Necessities 23 Active
US4852830A Computer moniter stand Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US7310692B2 Memory card with integral covered second device connector for use with computing devices without a memory card slot Electricity 21 Expired

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