Patents Represented by Attorney Dierdre L. Conley

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  • Antibodies to leukemia inhibitory factor
    Patent number: 5980894
    Abstract: The invention relates to monoclonal antibodies to human leukemia inhibitory factor. The disclosed monoclonal antibodies are believed to recognize unique epitopes on hLIF and are useful in the treatment of conditions wherein the presence of hLIF causes or contributes to undesirable pathological effects, such as cachexia, dysregulated calcium metabolism, or excessive bone cell proliferation, and in the detection of hLIF, for example, in clinical samples or specimens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyung Jin Kim
  • Excipient stabilization of polypeptides treated with organic solvents
    Patent number: 5804557
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for excipient stabilization of dry or aqueous polypeptides treated with organic solvents are disclosed, wherein the polypeptide is admixed with a polyol having a molecular weight less than about 70,000 kD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Cleland, Andrew J. S. Jones