Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Koch

Stephen R. Koch 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).

  • Devices and methods for tension measurements and applications of same
    Patent number: 10761001
    Abstract: A device for measuring a tension of a bio-object construct as it is being stretched that includes a microscope, a holding member for accommodating the bio-object, and a probe. The microscope includes a condenser, an objective and a stage positioned therebetween. The stage is movable along a horizontal plane. The holding member is fixable on the stage. The probe has a first end attached to the condenser, and a second end placed in the holding member. The stage operably moves such that the bio-object construct moves toward the second end of the probe and contacts with the second end of the probe, thereby causing a displacement of the second end of the probe and a displacement of the bio-object construct, which are used to measure the tension of the bio-object construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: John P. Wikswo, Philip C. Samson, Jeffrey M. Davidson, Stephen R. Koch, Veniamin Yu Sidorov
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TENSION MEASUREMENTS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME
    Publication number: 20190003941
    Abstract: A device for measuring a tension of a bio-object construct as it is being stretched that includes a microscope, a holding member for accommodating the bio-object, and a probe. The microscope includes a condenser, an objective and a stage positioned therebetween. The stage is movable along a horizontal plane. The holding member is fixable on the stage. The probe has a first end attached to the condenser, and a second end placed in the holding member. The stage operably moves such that the bio-object construct moves toward the second end of the probe and contacts with the second end of the probe, thereby causing a displacement of the second end of the probe and a displacement of the bio-object construct, which are used to measure the tension of the bio-object construct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: John P. Wikswo, Philip C. Samson, Jeffrey M. Davidson, Stephen R. Koch, Veniamin Yu Sidorov