Inventor
Matthew A. Howard, III
Inventor
Iowa City, IA, US
Overview
Patents· 35 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis29%
A61NElectrotherapy28%
A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels17%
A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body17%
F04CRotary-piston, or oscillating-piston, positive-displacement machines for liquids5%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification3%
PatentTitleYear
10,893,896Cranioplasty plate assembly with pivotal struts202110,576,272High frequency stimulation of the spinal cord from inside the dura202010,071,240Floating electrodes that engage and accommodate movement of the spinal cord20189,950,165Method for causing stochastic depolarization in the spinal cord to inhibit transmission of synchronous action potentials20189,572,976'System that secures an electrode array to the spinal cord for treating back pain'20179,486,621'Implanting an electrode array against the spinal cord inside the dura for stimulating the spinal cord and treating pain'20169,403,008'Managing back pain by applying a high frequency electrical stimulus directly to the spinal cord'20169,364,660'Electrode array device configured for placement inside the dura for direct spinal cord stimulation'20169,254,379'System that secures an electrode array to the spinal cord for treating back pain'20167,077,822'Stereotactic hypothalamic obesity probe'20066,624,510'Electrode array having a thin, flexible substrate'20036,456,886'Human cerabal cortex neural prosthetic for tinnitus'20026,263,225'Stereotactic electrode assembly'20016,216,030'Magnetic stereotactic system for treatment delivery'20016,197,003'Catheter advancing single-handed soft passer'20016,157,853'Method and apparatus using shaped field of repositionable magnet to guide implant'20006,129,685'Stereotactic hypothalamic obesity probe'20006,128,527'Apparatus and method of analyzing electrical brain activity'20006,096,048'Noninvasive, reattachable skull fiducial marker system'20006,007,549'Posterior burr hole localizer'19995,928,227'Remote controlled coagulator system and methods'19995,925,050'Self-clearing bone biting instrument'19995,843,093'Stereotactic electrode assembly'19985,820,588'Method for passing information between a patient\'s auditory cortex and a speech processor'19985,800,535'Wireless prosthetic electrode for the brain'19985,779,694'Magnetic stereotactic system for treatment delivery'19985,735,885'Methods for implanting neural prosthetic for tinnitus'19985,713,847'Human drug delivery device for tinnitus'19985,707,335'Magnetic stereotactic system and treatment delivery'19985,697,975'Human cerebral cortex neural prosthetic for tinnitus'19975,676,655'Methods for treating tinnitus by drug microinfusion from a neural prosthesis inserted in the brain'19975,569,267'Device and methods for parieto-occipital placement of ventricular catheters'19965,496,369'Human cerebral cortex neural prosthetic'19965,125,888'Magnetic stereotactic system for treatment delivery'19924,869,247'Video tumor fighting system'1989Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1989–2001Patents assigned to UNIV VIRGINIA (5)· patent assignee history
1989Based in Charlottesville, VA, US· patent location history
1992–2001Based in Seattle, WA, US· patent location history
1996–2021Patents assigned to UNIV IOWA RES FOUND (26)· patent assignee history
1996–2021Based in Iowa City, IA, US· patent location history
2016–2018Patents assigned to UNIV VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION (2)· patent assignee history
2016Patents assigned to BRENNAN TIMOTHY (1)· patent assignee history
2016Patents assigned to DALM BRIAN (1)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| UNIV IOWA RES FOUND | 26 | 1996–2021 |
| UNIV VIRGINIA | 5 | 1989–2001 |
| UNIV VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION | 2 | 2016–2018 |
| BRENNAN TIMOTHY | 1 | 2016 |
| DALM BRIAN | 1 | 2016 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa City, IA, US | 30 | 1996–2021 |
| Seattle, Washington, US | 4 | 1992–2001 |
| Charlottesville, Virginia, US | 1 | 1989 |