Robert J. Howard
56Patents
12h-index
71Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 25, 1989 → Sep 4, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8212414B2 | Resonant, contactless radio frequency power coupling | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 132 | Active |
| US6998038B2 | Stormwater treatment system | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 36 | Expired |
| US8117843B2 | Ocean thermal energy conversion system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| USD410713S | Inflatable football goal | General | 21 | Expired |
| US8540012B2 | Heat exchanger | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| US7735321B2 | OTEC cold water pipe system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Active |
| US8146362B2 | OTEC system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Active |
| US6989525B2 | Method for using very small particles as obscurants and taggants | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US7681352B2 | Underwater gun comprising a valve-type barrel-seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Active |
| USD410714S | Inflatable basketball backboard | General | 13 | Expired |
| USD326409S | Display package for food products or the like | General | 13 | Expired |
| US7900452B2 | Clathrate ice thermal transport for ocean thermal energy conversion | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US7324205B2 | Optical accelerometer, gravitometer, and gradiometer | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US9514748B2 | Digital personal assistant interaction with impersonations and rich multimedia in responses | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US6711905B2 | Acoustically isolated heat exchanger for thermoacoustic engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US7814696B2 | Projectile accelerator and related vehicle and method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Active |
| US7409563B2 | Method and apparatus for preventing un-authorized attachment of computer peripherals | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7230881B2 | Submarine remote surface platform | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US7251735B2 | Buffer overflow protection and prevention | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US7832134B2 | Underwater gun comprising a turbine-based barrel seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US6880336B2 | Solid state thermal engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US7136506B2 | Correlation based in frame video tracker | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US8065972B2 | Underwater vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US8046947B2 | Underwater gun comprising a passive fluidic barrel seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US9710546B2 | Explicit signals personalized search | Physics | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.