Patents by Inventor R. Glenn Hammonds, Jr.

R. Glenn Hammonds, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 5688763
    Abstract: Growth hormone receptor and growth hormone binding protein are purified enabling amino acid sequence and DNA isolates coding for growth hormone receptor and growth hormone binding protein and methods of obtaining such DNA are provided, together with expression systems for recombinant production of growth hormone receptor and growth hormone binding protein. Therapeutically useful forms of the growth hormone receptor and growth hormone binding protein and anti-receptor antibodies are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Inventors: R. Glenn Hammonds, Jr., David W. Leung, Steven A. Spencer, William I. Wood, Peter Cameron Colosi
  • Patent number: 5168050
    Abstract: A DNA construct is provided comprising DNA encoding a mature BMP-2 upstream of which is DNA encoding a precursor portion of a mammalian protein other than the BMP-2. Also provided are mammalian expression vectors and hosts containing such a DNA construct and methods for improved expression using such construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Glenn Hammonds, Jr., Anthony J. Mason
  • Patent number: 4624944
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel gonadal peptides with inhibin-like activity. The novel peptides include two gonadal peptides, one consisting of 52 amino acids, the other consisting of 92 amino acids. Both of these peptides were initially isolated from human seminal plasma. Both have now been chemically synthesized. The novel peptides are designated as alpha-inhibin-52 and alpha-inhibin-92. Sequence analyses show that the NH.sub.2 -terminal 31 amino acids of alpha-inhibin-52 are identical to the structure of the 31 amino acid inhibin-like peptide previously reported by Ramasharma, et al. (1984). Sequence analyses also show that the COOH-terminal 52 amino acids of alpha-inhibin-92 are identical to the structure of alpha-inhibin-52. The amino acid sequence of alpha-inhibin-92 is: ##STR1## .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignee: The Regents of The University of California
    Inventors: Choh H. Li, David Chung, R. Glenn Hammonds, Jr., Kristipati Ramasharma