Patents by Inventor Victor T. Grubbs

Victor T. Grubbs 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).

  • Small-Animal Unit for Muscle Injury, Muscle Testing and Muscle Training in Vivo
    Publication number: 20120010531
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for measuring contractile torque of skeletal muscles, performing muscle training programs, and inducing contraction-induced injury. The system is versatile and precise to measure contractile torque, train muscles, and perform contraction-induced injury protocols on living rodents. The system also allows for repeated studies of the same animal over time, thus resembling longitudinal human studies, minimizing the effect of animal-to-animal variability, and reducing the total number of animals that need to be studied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Inventors: Robert J. Bloch, Joseph A. Roche, Richard M. Lovering, Patrick G. De Deyne, Wenlong Tang, Victor T. Grubbs, Jeffrey A. Michael, William T. Sinclair