Patents by Inventor Teresa Graff

Teresa Graff 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).

  • Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization tool
    Patent number: 10434032
    Abstract: A tool for use in assisting soft tissue mobilization and bodily tissue amelioration, such as stimulation of superficial tissue, deep tissue mobilization, breaking up scar tissue, and soft tissue massaging, are described. The tool comprises a device for application to bodily tissue that includes a body having a substantially teardrop shape in a vertical section. In a longitudinal aspect, the body includes a first and a second portion. The first portion of the device corresponds at least in part to a substantially bulbous handle part of the teardrop shape of the vertical section and is adapted for ease of grasping and manipulation at the first end. The second portion of the device corresponds at least in part to a substantially tapered converging double-beveled linear edge of the teardrop shape of the vertical section and is adapted for facilitated application of the device to bodily tissue at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Jaya Ghosh, Ellie Koehly, Yaw Sarpong, Roger de la Torre, Jonathon Buehler, Brett Hayes, Teresa Graff, Katherina Chen
  • INSTRUMENT-ASSISTED SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION TOOL
    Publication number: 20160166459
    Abstract: A tool for use in assisting soft tissue mobilization and bodily tissue amelioration, such as stimulation of superficial tissue, deep tissue mobilization, breaking up scar tissue, and soft tissue massaging, are described. The tool comprises a device for application to bodily tissue that includes a body having a substantially teardrop shape in a vertical section. In a longitudinal aspect, the body includes a first and a second portion. The first portion of the device corresponds at least in part to a substantially bulbous handle part of the teardrop shape of the vertical section and is adapted for ease of grasping and manipulation at the first end. The second portion of the device corresponds at least in part to a substantially tapered converging double-beveled linear edge of the teardrop shape of the vertical section and is adapted for facilitated application of the device to bodily tissue at the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Jaya Ghosh, Ellie Koehly, Yaw Sarpong, Roger de la Torre, Jonathon Buehler, Brett Hayes, Teresa Graff, Katherina Chen