Inventor · Valencia, CA, US

Manfred Franke

45Patents
14h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 25, 1977 → Oct 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9440065B2 Nasal stimulation devices and methods Human Necessities 60 Active
US9687652B2 Stimulation patterns for treating dry eye Human Necessities 46 Active
US9764150B2 Contact lens for increasing tear production Human Necessities 34 Active
US9387322B2 Therapy delivery devices and methods for non-damaging neural tissue conduction block Human Necessities 34 Active
US9737712B2 Stimulation devices and methods for treating dry eye Human Necessities 34 Active
US10252048B2 Nasal stimulation for rhinitis, nasal congestion, and ocular allergies Human Necessities 33 Active
US9694181B2 Methods of treatment of a neurological disorder using electrical nerve conduction block Human Necessities 32 Active
US10195434B2 Treatment of pain using electrical nerve conduction block Human Necessities 26 Active
US9119966B2 Systems and methods that provide an electrical waveform for neural stimulation or nerve block Human Necessities 23 Active
US9205265B2 Systems and methods for removing contaminating noise from an electric waveform for neural stimulation and nerve block Human Necessities 20 Active
US10071241B2 Therapy delivery devices and methods for non-damaging neural tissue conduction block Human Necessities 20 Active
US9333356B2 Systems and methods that provide an electrical waveform for neural stimulation or nerve block Human Necessities 20 Active
US9889291B2 Therapy delivery devices and methods for non-damaging neural tissue conduction block Human Necessities 20 Active
US10207108B2 Implantable nasal stimulator systems and methods Human Necessities 16 Active
US9370659B2 Intuited delivery of autonomic modulation therapy Human Necessities 13 Active
US10441782B2 Therapy delivery devices and methods for non-damaging neural tissue conduction block Human Necessities 12 Active
US10112048B2 Stimulation devices and methods for treating dry eye Human Necessities 8 Active
US10864373B2 Systems for treatment of a neurological disorder using electrical nerve conduction block Human Necessities 6 Active
US4070626A Radio telephone with channel switch Electricity 4 Expired
US10426958B2 Intranasal stimulation for enhanced release of ocular mucins and other tear proteins Human Necessities 3 Active
US10201709B2 Depletion block to block nerve communication Human Necessities 2 Active
US10918864B2 Intranasal stimulation for treatment of meibomian gland disease and blepharitis Human Necessities 2 Active
US10780273B2 Stimulation devices and methods for treating dry eye Human Necessities 1 Active
US10413731B2 Selective nerve stimulation using presynaptic terminal depletion block Human Necessities 1 Active
US10940310B2 Nasal stimulation for rhinitis, nasal congestion, and ocular allergies Human Necessities 1 Active

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