Patents by Inventor Ellen M. Beasley

Ellen M. Beasley 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).

  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6916644
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Karen A. Ketchum, Ellen M. Beasley, Valentina DiFrancesco
  • Isolated human Ras-like proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding these human Ras-like proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6913904
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of polypeptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the Ras-like protein polypeptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated polypeptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the Ras-like protein polypeptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the Ras-like protein polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Jane Ye, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human Ras-like proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding these human Ras-like proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6908747
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of polypeptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the Ras-like protein polypeptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated polypeptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the Ras-like protein polypeptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the Ras-like protein polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Gennady V. Merkulov, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human drug-metabolizing proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human drug-metabolizing proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6905855
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the proteins of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the proteins of the present invention, and methods of identifying modulators of the proteins of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor Woodage, Ming-Hui Wei, Chinnappa Kodira, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6900042
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Chunhua Yan, Karen A Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M Beasley
  • Isolated human G-protein coupled receptors that are members of the aminergic subfamily, nucleic acid molecules encoding human GPCR proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6890731
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the Human genome, the GPCR peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the GPCR peptides and methods of identifying modulators of the GPCR peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Chinnappa Kodira, Anibal Cravchik, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human enzyme proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human enzyme proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6884609
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the enzyme peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the enzyme peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the enzyme peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ellen M. Beasley, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6878808
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the transporter peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the transporter peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the transporter peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Jiayin Li, Fangcheng Gong, Andrei Gabrielian, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human drug-metabolizing proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human drug-metabolizing proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6875597
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Guegler, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6869928
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the transporter cofactor peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the transporter cofactor peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the transporter cofactor peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Jane Ye, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human phosphodiesterase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human phosphodiesterase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6867029
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the phosphodiesterase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the phosphodiesterase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the phosphodiesterase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Xin Wang, Gennady V. Merkulov, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human ras-like proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding these human ras-like proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6867019
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of polypeptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the Ras-like protein polypeptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated polypeptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the Ras-like protein polypeptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the Ras-like protein polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Shao, Gennady V. Merkulov, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human lipase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human lipase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6867030
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the lipase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the lipase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the lipase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Gennady V. Merkulov, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6858420
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Chunhua Yan, Jane Abu-Threideh, Wei Shao, Gennady Merkulov, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6852519
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Karl Guegler, Karen A. Ketchum, Gennady V. Merkulov, Trevor Woodage, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human UDP-glycosyltransferase, nucleic acid molecules encoding human UDP-glycosyltransferase, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6846661
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Marion Webster, Ming-Hui Wei, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040266679
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ishwar Chandramouliswaran, Karl Guegler, Marion Webster, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6835562
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040253698
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jiayin Li, Karl Guegler, Ellen M. Beasley, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina DiFrancesco
  • Isolated human protease proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human protease proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040253705
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the protease peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the protease peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the protease peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Karl Guegler, Marion Webster, Chunhua Yan, Wei Shao, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley