Patents by Inventor Wright John D.

Wright John D. 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).

  • Cell stretching method
    Patent number: 5348879
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for imparting to a living culture of cells biaxial mechanical forces which approximate the mechanical forces to which cells are subject in vivo. The method utilizes a displacement applicator which may be actuated to contact and stretch a membrane having a living cell culture mounted thereon. Stretching of the membrane imparts biaxial mechanical forces to the cells. These forces may be uniformly applied to the cells, or they may be selectively nonuniformly applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Alan R. Shapiro, Martha L. Gray, Luis A. Melendez, Jonathan L. Schaffer, Wright John D., Jose G. Venegas