Inventor · Fridley, MN, US

Gary W. King

86Patents
50h-index
53Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 4, 1996 → Aug 5, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6058331A Apparatus and method for treating peripheral vascular disease and organ ischemia by electrical stimulation with closed loop feedback control Human Necessities 754 Expired
US6319241A Techniques for positioning therapy delivery elements within a spinal cord or a brain Human Necessities 656 Expired
US5716377A Method of treating movement disorders by brain stimulation Human Necessities 558 Expired
US5702429A Neural stimulation techniques with feedback Human Necessities 506 Expired
US6161047A Apparatus and method for expanding a stimulation lead body in situ Human Necessities 488 Expired
US5713922A Techniques for adjusting the locus of excitation of neural tissue in the spinal cord or brain Human Necessities 448 Expired
US6038480A Living tissue stimulation and recording techniques with local control of active sites Human Necessities 438 Expired
US5833709A Method of treating movement disorders by brain stimulation Human Necessities 437 Expired
US5913882A Neural stimulation techniques with feedback Human Necessities 427 Expired
US6795737B2 Techniques for positioning therapy delivery elements within a spinal cord or a brain Human Necessities 427 Expired
US6928320B2 Apparatus for blocking activation of tissue or conduction of action potentials while other tissue is being therapeutically activated Human Necessities 392 Expired
US6094598A Method of treating movement disorders by brain stimulation and drug infusion Human Necessities 361 Expired
US5814092A Neural stimulation techniques with feedback Human Necessities 361 Expired
US6714822B2 Apparatus and method for expanding a stimulation lead body in situ Human Necessities 354 Expired
US7191018B2 Techniques for positioning therapy delivery elements within a spinal cord or brain Human Necessities 345 Expired
US5800465A System and method for multisite steering of cardiac stimuli Human Necessities 342 Expired
US7155278B2 Neurostimulation to treat effects of sleep apnea Human Necessities 311 Expired
US6473653B1 Selective activation of electrodes within an inplantable lead Human Necessities 306 Expired
US5925070A Techniques for adjusting the locus of excitation of electrically excitable tissue Human Necessities 291 Expired
US7221979B2 Methods and apparatus for the regulation of hormone release Human Necessities 289 Expired
US7813803B2 Regional therapies for treatment of pain Human Necessities 270 Active
US7010345B2 Method and apparatus to minimize effects of a cardiac insult Human Necessities 255 Expired
US6505078B1 Technique for adjusting the locus of excitation of electrically excitable tissue Human Necessities 234 Expired
US7218964B2 Closed-loop neuromodulation for prevention and treatment of cardiac conditions Human Necessities 230 Expired
US6745079B2 Electrical tissue stimulation apparatus and method Human Necessities 207 Expired

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