Dr. G. Patrick Flanagan was born in 1944 in Oklahoma. As a child, Patrick was noted for his exceptional gifts and unusual abilities to become exceedingly proficient in the sciences and the arts. Patrick excelled in chemistry, physics and electronics. His early inventions include a missile detector that he invented from the spare parts of a amateur radio. At the age of 12, Patrick's missile detector attracted the attention of the military due to its precision and accuracy in detecting "classified" missile tests. When Patrick was 14, he invented the Neurophone^®, a device that allowed sound to be translated through skin.

The original model of the Neurophone^®in 1958 was from a Hi-Fi stereo with a transducer, metal pads and a plastic bag. After a few iterations and perfecting the circuit, Patrick had created a state of the art electronics masterpiece. In 1962, the Acadamy of Achievement in San Diego, California awarded Patrick with the gold medal for the invention of the Neurophone^®.

That same year, LIFE magazine featured Patrick in the aricle, "The Take-Over Generation" and was listed as one of the top young men and women in the country.

In 1968, the United States Patent Office issued patent #3,393,279 to Dr. Flanagan for his nervous system excitation device. Advances in printed circuit board and microprocessor technology had allowed the growth and development of the Neurophone^® into previous advanced models throughout the 1980's and 1990's.

Dr. Flanagan has since been spotlighted in countless television, radio and print media venues. He has hundreds of inventions and has been part of history's most profound and novel research endeavors, including the Gemini space flight team through NASA and the Navy Dolphin Communication Project.

The new Neurophone^® model GPF-1101DSP has taken the core essence of previous models and has been re-engineered to rigorous heights in integrity, quality and standards.