Patents by Inventor Denise Lepley

Denise Lepley 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).

  • Publication number: 20080009439
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods of use for a fibroblast growth factor (“FGF”). More particularly, the present invention relates to a nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of FGF-20, and its fragments, derivatives, variants, homologs, and analogs, as well as their uses in wound healing, and prevention and/or treatment of certain diseases, including but are not limited to, stroke, radiation sickness, mucositis, inflammatory bowel disease, and inflammation (osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: John P. Alsobrook, Joseph Eichen, Denise Lepley, Charles E. Miller, Peter Mezes
  • Patent number: 7141549
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode novel polypeptides. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acid sequences, and antibodies, which immunospecifically-bind to the polypeptide, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the aforementioned polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders involving any one of these novel human nucleic acids and proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Mezes, Luca Rastelli, John Herrmann, John MacDougall, Haihong Zhong, Stacie Casman, Ferenc Boldog, Richard Shimkets, Linda Gorman, Andrew Eisen, Steven Spaderna, Corine Vernet, Constance Berghs, Kimberly Spytek, Vincent DiPippo, Bryan Zerhusen, John Peyman, Karen Ellerman, David Stone, William Grosse, John Alsobrook, II, Denise Lepley, Daniel Rieger, Catherine Burgess, Shlomit Edinger, Edward Voss, Charles Miller
  • Publication number: 20060141565
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to nucleic acids, proteins, and antibodies. The invention relates more particularly to nucleic acid molecules, proteins, and antibodies of Fibroblast Growth Factor-20 (FGF-22), or its fragments, derivatives, variants, homologs, analogs, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Meera Patturajan, Isabelle Millet, Sampath Kumar, Charles Miller, Peter Mezes, Denise Lepley, Catherine Burgess, Richard Shimkets
  • Publication number: 20060013813
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode novel polypeptides. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acid sequences, and antibodies, which immunospecifically-bind to the polypeptide, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the aforementioned polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders involving any one of these novel human nucleic acids and proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Mezes, Luca Rastelli, John Herrmann, John MacDougall, Haihong Zhong, Stacie Casman, Frenc Boldog, Richard Shimkets, Linda Gorman, Andrew Eisen, Steven Spaderna, Corine Vernet, Constance Berghs, Kimberly Spytek, Vincent DiPippo, Bryan Zerhusen, John Peyman, Karen Ellerman, David Stone, William Grosse, John Alsobrook, Denise Lepley, Daniel Rieger, Catherine Burgess, Sholmit Edinger, Edward Voss, Charles Miller
  • Publication number: 20060014153
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode novel polypeptides. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acid sequences, and antibodies, which immunospecifically-bind to the polypeptide, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the aforementioned polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders involving any one of these novel human nucleic acids and proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Valerie Gerlach, John MacDougall, Glennda Smithson, Isabelle Millet, David Stone, Erik Gunther, Karen Ellerman, William Grosse, John Alsobrook, Denise Lepley, Catherine Burgess, Muralidhara Padigaru, Ramesha Kekuda, Kimberly Spytek, Martin Leach, Richard Shimkets
  • Publication number: 20060009634
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode novel polypeptides. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acid sequences, and antibodies, which immunospecifically-bind to the polypeptide, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the aforementioned polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders involving any one of these novel human nucleic acids and proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Ramesh Kekuda, John Alsobrook, Velizar Tchernev, Xiaohong Liu, Kimberly Spytek, Meera Patturajan, William Grosse, Denise Lepley, Catherine Burgess, Corine Vernet, Li Li, Linda Gorman, Shlomit Edinger, Paul Sciore, Karen Ellerman, Uriel Malyankar, Mark Rothenberg, David Stone, Ferenc Boldog, Xiaojia Guo, Suresh Shenoy, David Anderson, Muralidhara Padigaru, Raymond Taupier, Charles Miller, Andrew Eisen
  • Publication number: 20050266431
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a novel polypeptide. Also disclosed is a polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid sequence, and antibodies, which immunospecifically-bind to the polypeptide, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the aforementioned polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders involving this novel human nucleic acid and protein. The invention also provides nucleic acids containing single-nucleotide polymorphisms identified for transcribed human sequences, as well as methods of using the nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: William Grosse, John Alsobrook, Denise Lepley, Catherine Burgess, Joel Bader, Aruna Bansal, Carol Pena, Richard Shimkets, Ramesh Kekuda, Bryan Zerhusen, Glennda Smithson, David Anderson, Mei Zhong, Charles Miller, Corine Vernet, Tord Hjalt
  • Publication number: 20050208514
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to nucleic acids, proteins, and antibodies. The invention relates more particularly to nucleic acid molecules, proteins, and antibodies of Fibroblast Growth Factor-20 (FGF-20), or its fragments, derivatives, variants, homologs, analogs, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: John Alsobrook, Ferenc Boldog, Michael Jeffers, William LaRochelle, Denise Lepley, Henri Lichenstein, Richard Shimkets, Meijia Yang, Marie Ruiz-Martinez, Galina Chernaya, Muralidhara Padigaru, Sudhirdas Prayaga, Mei Zhong
  • Publication number: 20050014687
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode novel polypeptides. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acid sequences, and antibodies that immunospecifically bind to the polypeptide, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the novel polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody specific to the polypeptide. Vectors, host cells, antibodies and recombinant methods for producing the polypeptides and polynucleotides, as well as methods for using same are also included. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders involving any one of these novel human nucleic acids and proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: David Anderson, Loic Giot, Xiaojia Guo, Denise Lepley, Mehdi Mesri, Chean Ooi, Luca Rastelli, Daniel Rieger, Glennda Smithson, Gary Starling, Kam-Fai Tse
  • Publication number: 20040162236
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode novel polypeptides. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acid sequences, and antibodies that immunospecifically bind to the polypeptide, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the novel polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody specific to the polypeptide. Vectors, host cells, antibodies and recombinant methods for producing the polypeptides and polynucleotides, as well as methods for using same are also included. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders involving any one of these novel human nucleic acids and proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: John Alsobrook, Patricia Bento, Ferenc Boldog, Catherine Burgess, Stacie Casman, Julie Crabtree Bokor, Shlomit R. Edinger, Karen Ellerman, Elma Fernandes, Valerie Gerlach, William Grosse, Erik Gunther, Vladimir Gusev, Melvyn Heyes, Denise Lepley, Li Li, John R. MacDougall, Uriel M. Malyankar, Isabelle Millet, Meera Patturajan, John A. Peyman, Luca Rastelli, Daniel Rieger, Suresh Shenoy, Richard Shimkets, Glennda Smithson, David Stone, Corine Vernet, Edward Voss
  • Publication number: 20040029150
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode novel polypeptides. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acid sequences, and antibodies that immunospecifically bind to the polypeptide, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the novel polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody specific to the polypeptide. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders involving any one of these novel human nucleic acids and proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: John Alsobrook, David Anderson, Ferenc Boldog, Catherine Burgess, Stacie Casman, Shlomit R. Edinger, Valerie Gerlach, William Grosse, Xiaojia Guo, Vladimir Gusev, Weizhen Ji, William LaRochelle, Denise Lepley, Li Li, Xiaohong Liu, John R. MacDougall, Uriel M. Malyankar, Isabelle Millet, Muralidhara Padigaru, Meera Patturajan, John A. Peyman, Luca Rastelli, Daniel Rieger, Mark E. Rothenberg, Richard Shimkets, David J. Stone, Raymond Taupier, Corine Vernet, Bryan Zerhusen