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Robert A. Howard
Also filed as: HOWARD ROBERT · HOWARD ROBERT A · HOWARD ROBERT ANDREW
52 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,945 citations·filing 1986–2017
99Inventor score
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54 records- 0199US7798148B2Respiratory devicesVENTUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 21, 2010·134 cites·22 claims
- 0298US7992564B2Respiratory devicesVENTUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 9, 2011·91 cites·27 claims
- 0396US7355860B2Memory card with two standard sets of contacts and a contact covering mechanismSANDISK CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 8, 2008·38 cites·11 claims
- 0495US7910067B2Sample tube holderGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 22, 2011·71 cites·21 claims
- 0595US7787243B2Retractable card adapterSANDISK CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 31, 2010·32 cites·7 claims
- 0695US7735492B2Nasal respiratory devicesVENTUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 15, 2010·67 cites·31 claims
- 0795US7340540B2Memory card with contacts, device connector, and a connector covering mechanismSANDISK CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 4, 2008·34 cites·10 claims
- 0895US7310692B2Memory card with integral covered second device connector for use with computing devices without a memory card slotSANDISK CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 18, 2007·34 cites·16 claims
- 0995US7092256B1Retractable card adapterSANDISK CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 15, 2006·100 cites·24 claims
- 1094US8215308B2Sealing nasal devices for use while sleepingDOSHI RAJIV·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 10, 2012·32 cites·6 claims
- 1194US7735491B2Methods of treating respiratory disordersVENTUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 15, 2010·54 cites·41 claims
- 1294USD470499SMemory card adapterSAN DISK CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 18, 2003·53 cites·1 claims
- 1393US10058957B2Boric acid free fluxLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 28, 2018·4 cites·12 claims
- 1493US8365736B2Nasal devices with respiratory gas sourceVENTUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 5, 2013·29 cites·20 claims
- 1593US7806120B2Nasal respiratory devices for positive end-expiratory pressureVENTUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 5, 2010·74 cites·37 claims
- 1693US7036667B2Container providing a controlled hydrated environmentCALIPER LIFE SCIENCES INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 2, 2006·129 cites·12 claims
- 1793US6206237B1Bottle dispenserPEPSICO INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 27, 2001·116 cites·57 claims
- 1892US8302606B2Methods of treating a sleeping subjectDOSHI RAJIV·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 6, 2012·25 cites·11 claims
- 1992US8235046B2Nasal devices for use while sleepingDOSHI RAJIV·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 7, 2012·25 cites·25 claims
- 2091US5038157AApparatus and method for loading solid ink pellets into a printerAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 6, 1991·56 cites·10 claims
- 2190US7055695B2Container providing a controlled hydrated environmentCALIPER LIFE SCIENCEE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 6, 2006·108 cites·30 claims
- 2289US9700964B2Boric acid free fluxLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 11, 2017·5 cites·8 claims
- 2389US8291909B2Methods of treating a disorder by inhibiting expirationDOSHI RAJIV·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 23, 2012·17 cites·13 claims
- 2488US5640613ACorrective lens assemblyAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 17, 1997·50 cites·20 claims
- 2587US10086477B2Flux-cored brazing preformLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 2, 2018·6 cites·15 claims
- 2687US9174310B2Boric acid free fluxLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 3, 2015·5 cites·6 claims
- 2786US7822883B2Memory card with two standard sets of contacts and a hinged contact covering mechanismSANDISK CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 26, 2010·9 cites·18 claims
- 2886US7554813B2Memory card with two standard sets of contacts and a contact covering mechanismSANDISK CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 30, 2009·17 cites·16 claims
- 2984US7492601B2Retractable card adapterSANDISK CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 17, 2009·9 cites·7 claims
- 3084US7487265B2Memory card with two standard sets of contacts and a hinged contact covering mechanismSANDISK CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 3, 2009·21 cites·13 claims
- 3183USD524817SPortable memory storage deviceSANDISK CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 11, 2006·33 cites·1 claims
- 3283US5387135ASpecial purpose modular receptacle jackAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 7, 1995·57 cites·21 claims
- 3381US9833354B2Nasal respiratory devicesTHERAVENT INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 5, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 3479US6024019ALithographic printing system with reusable support surfaces and lithographic constructions for use therewithPRESSTEK INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 15, 2000·25 cites·12 claims
- 3578US5013533AProcess for recovering valuable metals from spent catalystsHOWARD ROBERT A·Filed 1990·Granted May 7, 1991·32 cites·21 claims
- 3677US8000502B2Portable memory storage device with biometric identification securitySANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 16, 2011·15 cites·16 claims
- 3776US8764632B2Endoscopic device and systemKEZIRIAN ERIC JAMES·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·9 cites·11 claims
- 3875US9238113B2Nasal respiratory devices for positive end-expiratory pressureLOOMAS BRYAN·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 19, 2016·7 cites·14 claims
- 3974US5382182ASpecial purpose modular connector plugAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 17, 1995·37 cites·24 claims
- 4074USD316709SMonitor standAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1988·Granted May 7, 1991·15 cites·1 claims
- 4168US10682731B2Process for making a boric acid free fluxLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 16, 2020·0 cites·13 claims
- 4268US10668576B2Boric acid free fluxLINCOLN GLOBAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 2, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 4366US5732365AMethod of treating mixed waste in a molten bathDAKOTA CATALYST PRODUCTS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 24, 1998·30 cites·35 claims
- 4464US5268674AMechanically latching mouse buttonAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 7, 1993·41 cites·4 claims
- 4561US4833322AMethod and apparatus for analysis of materialSHELL OIL CO·Filed 1986·Granted May 23, 1989·24 cites·16 claims
- 4660US6464645B1Ultrasonic transducer assembly controllerACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 15, 2002·103 cites·20 claims
- 4756US2018085246A1Nasal respiratory devicesLOOMAS BRYAN·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4851US4852830AComputer moniter standAPPLE COMPUTER·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 1, 1989·27 cites·10 claims
- 4950US10064683B2Endoscopic device and systemKEZIRIAN ERIC JAMES·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 4, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 5050US2014350335A1Endoscopic device and systemKEZIRIAN ERIC JAMES·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
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