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Larry L. Howell
Also filed as: HOWELL LARRY · HOWELL LARRY L
68 granted patents·20 pending applications·859 citations·filing 1985–2024
99Inventor score
Files withUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG48INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS11BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV BYU7ATEN QUENTIN T6BOWDEN ANTON E2
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88 records- 0196US6148979ACompliant overrunning clutch with centrifugal throw-outUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 21, 2000·196 cites·22 claims
- 0292US7075209B2Compliant bistable micromechanismUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 11, 2006·54 cites·67 claims
- 0391US11432836B2Joint assemblies with cross-axis flexural pivotsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 6, 2022·5 cites·8 claims
- 0491US11298505B2Deployable bellows for delivery of a flexible, elongate device and methods of useINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 12, 2022·27 cites·20 claims
- 0591US9839270B2Device dispensing apparatusUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 12, 2017·20 cites·21 claims
- 0691US9512618B2Rigidly foldable array of three-dimensional bodiesUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 6, 2016·17 cites·27 claims
- 0791US5649454ACompliant constant-force mechanism and devices formed therewithPURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 22, 1997·58 cites·32 claims
- 0890US7884525B2Carbon nanotube based compliant mechanismMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 8, 2011·18 cites·28 claims
- 0989US6983924B2Compliant, ortho-planar, linear motion springUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 10, 2006·64 cites·56 claims
- 1088US9157497B1Lamina emergent torsional joint and related methodsMAGLEBY SPENCER P·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 13, 2015·15 cites·16 claims
- 1188US6215081B1Bistable compliant mechanismUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 10, 2001·57 cites·104 claims
- 1286US8308801B2Spinal implantHALVERSON PETER·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 13, 2012·50 cites·23 claims
- 1385US11123145B2Compliant mechanisms having inverted tool membersINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 21, 2021·7 cites·21 claims
- 1485US6757975B1Multi-layered compliant mechanisms and method of manufactureUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 6, 2004·34 cites·15 claims
- 1581US11533018B2Maintaining positions of panels with biasing members and cablesBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV BYU·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 20, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 1681US7338398B2Continuously variable transmission or clutch with ortho-planar compliant mechanismUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 4, 2008·25 cites·21 claims
- 1780US9067720B2Contact lens dispensing apparatusHOWELL LARRY L·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 30, 2015·9 cites·20 claims
- 1879US11549563B2Membrane integrated lamina emergent torsion jointBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV BYU·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 10, 2023·2 cites·15 claims
- 1979US10398842B2Rectangular syringeUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 3, 2019·6 cites·16 claims
- 2078US8573572B2User-selectable force conversion apparatus and methodBOWEN LANDEN A·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 5, 2013·10 cites·18 claims
- 2178US6734597B1Thermomechanical in-plane microactuatorUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2001·Granted May 11, 2004·23 cites·46 claims
- 2277US9742348B2Foldable array of three-dimensional panels including functional electrical componentsUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 22, 2017·6 cites·11 claims
- 2377US2025169909A1Compliant mechanisms having inverted tool membersINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2476US12042164B2Joint assemblies with cross-axis flexural pivotsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 23, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 2575US10506708B2Flexible and conformal electronics using rigid substratesBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV BYU·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 10, 2019·2 cites·18 claims
- 2674US11852210B2Membrane integrated lamina emergent torsion jointBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV BYU·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 2773US11454475B2Deployable origami-inspired barriersUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 27, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 2872US10227804B2Deployable jointUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 12, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 2971US9642651B2Inverted serpentine spinal stability device and associated methodsUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2015·Granted May 9, 2017·2 cites·14 claims
- 3069US11215428B2Deployable origami-inspired barriersUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 4, 2022·2 cites·38 claims
- 3168US12186047B2Compliant mechanisms having inverted tool membersINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 3268US11224124B2Flexible and conformal electronics using rigid substratesBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV BYU·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 11, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3368US7060012B2Substantially constant-force exercise machineUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 13, 2006·16 cites·42 claims
- 3468US6982515B2Dual position linear displacement micromechanismUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 3, 2006·27 cites·33 claims
- 3566US12048450B2Developable and collapsable internal cutting mechanismUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 30, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 3666US6432009B1Continuously variable transmissionUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 13, 2002·21 cites·26 claims
- 3765US11992929B2Developable and collapsible shaft deployment mechanismUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2019·Granted May 28, 2024·1 cites·15 claims
- 3864US9867631B2Surgical forcepsUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 16, 2018·3 cites·18 claims
- 3963US10390898B2Crossed-cylinder wrist mechanism with two degrees of freedomINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 27, 2019·1 cites·19 claims
- 4063US7763818B2Spherical bistable mechanismUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 27, 2010·3 cites·22 claims
- 4162US12458407B2Elastic bar for pectus excavatum repairCHILDRENS HOSPITAL MED CT·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 4, 2025·0 cites·24 claims
- 4262US8172883B2Method of treating a degenerate spinal segmentBOWDEN ANTON E·Filed 2010·Granted May 8, 2012·4 cites·4 claims
- 4362US7616013B2Micromechanical positional state sensing apparatus method and systemUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 10, 2009·3 cites·8 claims
- 4461US11650028B2Deployable origami-inspired barriersUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2021·Granted May 16, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4561US2023190246A1Sample retrieval tool with compliant retention memberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4660US10119151B2Methods and devices for charged molecule manipulationUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 6, 2018·0 cites·7 claims
- 4757US9314346B2Spinal implantHALVERSON PETER·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 19, 2016·1 cites·31 claims
- 4857US7554342B2Bistable micromechanical devicesUNIV BRIGHAM YOUNG·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 30, 2009·2 cites·6 claims
- 4957US2010323419A1Methods and Devices for Charged Molecule ManipulationATEN QUENTIN T·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 5056US11007028B2Crossed-cylinder wrist mechanism with two degrees of freedomINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted May 18, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
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