Patents by Inventor Kelley Dwyer Grorud

Kelley Dwyer 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 ligament healing
    Patent number: 7776815
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a corresponding pharmaceutical composition for treating damaged ligaments. Neurogenic compounds in general and neuropeptides in particular have been found to be highly effective in stimulated repair of ligaments 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: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ray Vanderby, Kelley Dwyer Grorud