Patents by Inventor Ryan M. Stellar

Ryan M. Stellar 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING MUSCULAR PAIN AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20110071418
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for diagnosing a source of muscular pain, wherein the apparatus includes a housing, an electrical signal generator mounted within the housing, and a pair of electrodes, one of which is mounted on one end of the housing and the other of which is mounted on an opposite end of the housing. The generator may include either an analog waveform generator or a digital signal processor. Each of the electrodes stimulates a muscle with an electrical signal generated by the generator. One of the electrodes has a relatively small contact area for targeting smaller muscles or muscle groups, while the other electrode has a relatively large contact area for targeting larger muscles or muscle groups. The apparatus is a self-contained, wireless unit and is highly maneuverable, which allows a user to quickly and easily diagnose a source of muscle pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Ryan M. Stellar, Jeckin Shah, Daniel Silva, Norman J. Marcus
  • Apparatus for diagnosing muscular pain and method of using same
    Patent number: 7826900
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for diagnosing a source of muscular pain, wherein the apparatus includes a housing, an electrical signal generator mounted within the housing, and a pair of electrodes, one of which is mounted on one end of the housing and the other of which is mounted on an opposite end of the housing. The generator may include either an analog waveform generator or a digital signal processor. Each of the electrodes stimulates a muscle with an electrical signal generated by the generator. One of the electrodes has a relatively small contact area for targeting smaller muscles or muscle groups, while the other electrode has a relatively large contact area for targeting larger muscles or muscle groups. The apparatus is a self-contained, wireless unit and is highly maneuverable, which allows a user to quickly and easily diagnose a source of muscle pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ryan M. Stellar, Jeckin Shah, Daniel Silva, Norman J. Marcus