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Dr. Richard Melker holds 69 issued US Patents, with others pending, as well as hundreds of foreign patents. A University of Florida Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology, Melker has invented everything from disappearing sunscreen to a new type of oxygen saturation sensor. His first invention was an emergency airway, which is used primarily by the military and by EMT’s.
By The Cade MuseumDr. Richard Melker holds 69 issued US Patents, with others pending, as well as hundreds of foreign patents. A University of Florida Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology, Melker has invented everything from disappearing sunscreen to a new type of oxygen saturation sensor. His first invention was an emergency airway, which is used primarily by the military and by EMT’s.