Inventor · Santa Rosa, CA, US

Robert J. Melder

22Patents
5h-index
26Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 29, 1997 → Feb 2, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7753962B2 Textured medical devices Human Necessities 41 Active
US7223724B1 Use of vascular endothelial growth factor to treat photoreceptor cells Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US7524501B2 Methods of treating an injury to, or disorder of, the eye involving photoreceptor proliferation by administering VEGF2 antibodies Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US8678046B2 Apparatus and methods for loading a drug eluting medical device Human Necessities 5 Active
US6593112B1 Polynucleotides encoding fibroblast growth factor 15 Human Necessities 5 Expired
US10736692B2 Neuromodulation and associated systems and methods for the treatment of cancer Human Necessities 3 Active
US8951296B2 Devices and methods for photodynamically modulating neural function in a human Human Necessities 2 Active
US11116561B2 Devices, agents, and associated methods for selective modulation of renal nerves Human Necessities 1 Active
US11350992B2 Neuromodulation and associated systems and methods for the treatment of cancer Human Necessities 1 Active
US11304749B2 Systems, devices, and associated methods for neuromodulation with enhanced nerve targeting Human Necessities 1 Active
US8636811B2 Drug eluting rolled stent and stent delivery system Human Necessities 1 Active
US6368858B1 Modulation of multicellular aggregates by pressure from growth in a matrix Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US12226142B2 Devices, agents, and associated methods for selective modulation of renal nerves Human Necessities 0 Active
US10695542B2 Drug coated balloon Human Necessities 0 Active
US9615948B2 Drug eluting folded stent and stent delivery system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8764777B2 Endoventricular stay and delivery system Human Necessities 0 Active
US6605441B1 Antibodies against fibroblast growth factor 11 Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US12268438B2 Systems, devices, and methods for modulating renal nerve tissue Human Necessities 0 Active
US6010712A Therapeutic use of bFGF to treat conditions involving adhesion of cytotoxic white cells to endothelium Human Necessities 0 Expired
US7045496B1 Use of vascular endothelial growth factor to treat photoreceptor cells General 0 Revoked
US11844568B2 Systems, devices, and associated methods for neuromodulation with enhanced nerve targeting Human Necessities 0 Active
US11717343B2 Systems, devices, and associated methods for neuromodulation in heterogeneous tissue environments Human Necessities 0 Active

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