Patents by Inventor Rav Grill

Rav Grill 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).

  • Method for inducing partial recovery of lost voluntary motor function after spinal cord injury in a mammal
    Patent number: 6167888
    Abstract: The invention provides means for inducing partial recovery of motor function lost in a mammal as a consequence of an injury to its spinal cord which includes a lesion of the cerebrospinal projections (CST) of the cord. Axonal growth is initiated in the CST, and functional recovery obtained, by delivering neurotrophin-3 to the site of CST injury by expression from a recombinant expression vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Mark H. Tuszynski, Rav Grill, Fred H. Gage