Benjamin T. Gravely
42Patents
22h-index
15Co-inventors
82Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 24, 1981 → Jan 12, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.