Inventor · La Cañada Flintridge, CA, US

Gerald E. Loeb

78Patents
45h-index
68Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 14, 1984 → Sep 6, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5193539A Implantable microstimulator Electricity 1,087 Expired
US5193540A Structure and method of manufacture of an implantable microstimulator Human Necessities 1,002 Expired
US5324316A Implantable microstimulator Electricity 825 Expired
US6051017A Implantable microstimulator and systems employing the same Human Necessities 813 Expired
US6609032B1 Fitting process for a neural stimulation system Human Necessities 722 Expired
US5405367A Structure and method of manufacture of an implantable microstimulator Human Necessities 684 Expired
US6240316A Implantable microstimulation system for treatment of sleep apnea Human Necessities 626 Expired
US6735474B1 Implantable stimulator system and method for treatment of incontinence and pain Human Necessities 606 Expired
US5312439A Implantable device having an electrolytic storage electrode Human Necessities 542 Expired
US5571148A Implantable multichannel stimulator Human Necessities 411 Expired
US6345202B2 Method of treating obstructive sleep apnea using implantable electrodes Human Necessities 394 Expired
US6219580A Multichannel cochlear prosthesis with flexible control of stimulus waveforms Human Necessities 359 Expired
US4590946A Surgically implantable electrode for nerve bundles Human Necessities 359 Expired
US6214032A System for implanting a microstimulator Human Necessities 355 Expired
US6941171B2 Implantable stimulator methods for treatment of incontinence and pain Human Necessities 332 Expired
US5515848A Implantable microelectrode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 291 Expired
US5957958A Implantable electrode arrays Human Necessities 287 Expired
US6909917B2 Implantable generator having current steering means Human Necessities 282 Expired
US4819647A Intracochlear electrode array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 258 Expired
US6157861A Self-adjusting cochlear implant system and method for fitting same Human Necessities 232 Expired
US6175764A Implantable microstimulator system for producing repeatable patterns of electrical stimulation Human Necessities 232 Expired
US6185455A Method of reducing the incidence of medical complications using implantable microstimulators Human Necessities 226 Expired
US6061596A Method for conditioning pelvic musculature using an implanted microstimulator Human Necessities 218 Expired
US6658301B2 Method and apparatus for conditioning muscles during sleep Human Necessities 199 Expired
US6181965A Implantable microstimulator system for prevention of disorders Human Necessities 196 Expired

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