Howard R Shanks

This inventor holds 10 USPTO granted patents. Top assignees: Iowa State University Research Foundation Inc., The United States of America as Represented by the United States. Active years: 1980-2004.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Howard R Shanks. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/howard-r-shanks

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

USPTO Granted Patents = 10

% Patents Active = 90.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 8

Forward Citations = 450(Granted Patents)

Company Filing History:

8 out of 1,427

Iowa State University Research Foundation Inc.

patents

2 out of 3,975

The United States of America as Represented by the United States

patents

Years Active: 1980-2004

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10 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 6676675 - Patterned substrates and methods for nerve regeneration (2004-01-13),

2. 6017794 - Method of making amorphous silicon on insulator VLSI circuit structures (2000-01-25),

3. 5932953 - Method and system for detecting material using piezoelectric resonators (1999-08-03),

4. 5856690 - Dielectric for amorphous silicon transistors (1999-01-05),

5. 5821688 - Flexible panel display having thin film transistors driving polymer (1998-10-13),

6. 5747928 - Flexible panel display having thin film transistors driving polymer (1998-05-05),

7. 5742075 - Amorphous silicon on insulator VLSI circuit structures (1998-04-21),

8. 5721462 - Nuclear battery (1998-02-24),

9. 4353788 - RF Sputtering for preparing substantially pure amorphous silicon (1982-10-12),

10. 4232097 - Fuel cell oxygen electrode (1980-11-04),

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.

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