Patents by Inventor Kelley W. Grorud

Kelley W. Grorud has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Use of neuropeptides for traumatic cartilage injury
    Patent number: 7928059
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a corresponding pharmaceutical composition for treating damaged cartilage and subchondral bone. Neurogenic compounds in general and neuropeptides in particular have been found to be highly effective in stimulated repair of cartilage and bone damaged due to traumatic injury, ligament disease, and disuse. Preferred active ingredients for use in the method and corresponding pharmaceutical composition include calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), cholecystokinin (CCK), dynorphin, enkephalin, galanin, neuropeptide Y (NPY), neurotensin, somatostatin, substance P (SP), thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ray Vanderby, Kelley W. Grorud