Inventor · Morrisville, NC, US

Benjamin T. Gravely

42Patents
22h-index
15Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 24, 1981 → Jan 12, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7758190B2 Tear film measurement Human Necessities 112 Active
US5261394A Percussive aid for the treatment of chronic lung disease Human Necessities 77 Expired
US8617229B2 System for outer eyelid heat and pressure treatment for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 61 Active
US8025689B2 Method and apparatus for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 53 Active
US8591033B2 Tear film measurement Human Necessities 47 Active
US7988294B2 Tear film measurement Human Necessities 46 Active
US8083787B2 Method and apparatus for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 45 Active
US7981146B2 Inner eyelid treatment for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 43 Active
US7981147B2 Outer eyelid heat and pressure treatment for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 43 Active
US8249695B2 Meibomian gland imaging Human Necessities 40 Active
US8915592B2 Apparatuses and methods of ocular surface interferometry (OSI) employing polarization and subtraction for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear film Physics 39 Active
US8192026B2 Tear film measurement Human Necessities 39 Active
US8092023B2 Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) methods for imaging and measuring ocular tear film layer thickness(es) Physics 38 Active
US8255039B2 Meibomian gland illuminating and imaging Human Necessities 37 Active
US8585204B2 Tear film measurement Human Necessities 37 Active
US8187311B2 Method and apparatus for treating gland dysfunction Human Necessities 35 Active
US8746883B2 Ocular surface interferometery (OSI) devices and systems for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear film Physics 35 Active
US8215774B2 Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices and systems for imaging and measuring ocular tear film layer thickness(es) Physics 33 Active
US9719977B2 Methods and systems for treating meibomian gland dysfunction using radio-frequency energy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US5430807A Variable magnification color scanning light microscope Physics 27 Expired
US8545017B2 Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) methods for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear film Physics 27 Active
US8128674B2 System for outer eyelid heat and pressure treatment for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 22 Active
US8685073B2 Apparatus for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 18 Active
US5148861A Quick disconnect thermal coupler Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US8187310B2 Method and apparatus for treating gland dysfunction Human Necessities 16 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.