Patents by Inventor F. Kovac

F. Kovac 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: 20030186249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all facets of novel polynucleotides, the polypeptides they encode, antibodies and specific binding partners thereto, and their applications to research, diagnosis, drug discovery, therapy, clinical medicine, forensic science and medicine, etc. The polynucleotides are highly in brain, pituitary, muscle, and thymus, and are therefore useful in variety of ways, including, but not limited to, as molecular markers, as drug targets, and for detecting, diagnosing, staging, monitoring, prognosticating, preventing or treating, determining predisposition to, etc., diseases and conditions, relating to such tissues. The genes and polypeptides can also be used as markers for immature T-cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Zairen Sun, Wufang Fan, Karl F. Kovacs, Xuan Li, Gilbert Jay
  • Publication number: 20030180728
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all facets of a novel polynucleotide, BCU399, the polypeptides it encodes, antibodies, and specific binding partners thereto, and their applications to research, diagnosis, drug discovery, therapy, clinical medicine, forensic science and medicine, etc. The polynucleotides are upregulated in breast cancer and expressed in adrenal, thyroid, brain, kidney, lung, ovary, prostate, testis and breast tissues, and are therefore useful in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, as molecular markers, as drug targets, and for detecting, diagnosing, staging, monitoring, prognosticating, preventing or treating, determining predisposition to cancer, especially relating to breast tissue, as well as diseases and conditions such as febrile seizures, Wagner's syndrome, Usher syndrome, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Karl F. Kovacs, Xuan Li, Gilbert Jay, Zairen Sun, Wufang Fan
  • Publication number: 20030162177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all facets of novel polynucleotides, the polypeptides they encode, antibodies and specific binding partners thereto, and their applications to research, diagnosis, drug discovery, therapy, clinical medicine, forensic science and medicine, etc. The polynucleotides are expressed in heart and are therefore useful in variety of ways, including, but not limited to, as molecular markers, as drug targets, and for detecting, diagnosing, staging, monitoring, prognosticating, preventing or treating, determining predisposition to, etc., diseases and conditions of the heart and eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Youmin Shu, Wufang Fan, Karl F. Kovacs, Xuan Li, Gilbert Jay
  • Publication number: 20030148407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all facets of novel polynucleotides, the polypeptides they encode, antibodies and specific binding partners thereto, and their applications to research, diagnosis, drug discovery, therapy, clinical medicine, forensic science and medicine, etc. The polynucleotides are modulated during angiogeneis and are therefore useful in variety of ways, including, but not limited to, as molecular markers, as drug targets, and for detecting, diagnosing, staging, monitoring, prognosticating, preventing or treating, determining predisposition to, etc., diseases and conditions, determining predisposition to, etc., diseases and conditions, such as abnormal, insufficient, excessive, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Zairen Sun, Wufang Fan, Karl F. Kovacs, Xuan Li, Gilbert Jay
  • Publication number: 20030143546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all facets of novel polynucleotides, the polypeptides they encode, antibodies and specific binding partners thereto, and their applications to research, diagnosis, drug discovery, therapy, clinical medicine, forensic science and medicine, etc. The polynucleotides, Urb-ctf, are expressed in breast cancer and are therefore useful in variety of ways, including, but not limited to, as molecular markers, as drug targets, and for detecting, diagnosing, staging, monitoring, prognosticating, preventing or treating, determining predisposition to, etc., diseases and conditions especially related to breast cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Zairen Sun, Wufang Fan, Karl F. Kovacs, Xuan Li, Gilbert Jay
  • Publication number: 20030113839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the histamine H2 receptor (H2R), a member of the G-protein-coupled heptahelical receptor family. This novel H2 receptor codes for a novel carboxy-terminal tail which imparts important regulatory functions to the receptor, e.g., in down-regulation, signal transduction, and in coupling the activity of the H2R to downstream effector molecules, such as G-protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRK). The present invention relates to all facets of this new form of the H2R receptor, including nucleic acids that encode it, H2R polypeptides, binding-partners thereto, as well as its use in research, diagnosis, drug discovery, validation, and targeting, therapy, and clinical medicine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Karl F. Kovacs, Gilbert Jay
  • Publication number: 20030096271
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all facets of novel polynucleotides, the polypeptides they encode, antibodies and specific binding partners thereto, and their applications to research, diagnosis, drug discovery, therapy, clinical medicine, forensic science, pathology, and medicine, etc. The polynucleotides are expressed in brain and pancreas and are therefore useful in variety of ways, including, but not limited to, as molecular markers, as drug targets, and for detecting, diagnosing, staging, monitoring, prognosticating, preventing or treating, determining predisposition to, etc., diseases and conditions, especially relating to brain and pancreas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Youmin Shu, Wufang Fan, Karl F. Kovacs, Michael Zidanic, Gilbert Jay
  • Publication number: 20030092036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all facets of novel polynucleotides, the polypeptides they encode, antibodies and specific binding partners thereto, and their applications to research, diagnosis, drug discovery, therapy, clinical medicine, forensic science, pathology, and medicine, etc. The polynucleotides are expressed in brain and pancreas and are therefore useful in variety of ways, including, but not limited to, as molecular markers, as drug targets, and for detecting, diagnosing, staging, monitoring, prognosticating, preventing or treating, determining predisposition to, etc., diseases and conditions, especially relating to brain and pancreas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Youmin Shu, Wufang Fan, Karl F. Kovacs, Michael Zidanic, Gilbert Jay
  • Publication number: 20030078199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all facets of novel polynucleotides, the polypeptides they encode, antibodies and specific binding partners thereto, and their applications to research, diagnosis, drug discovery, therapy, clinical medicine, forensic science and medicine, etc. The polynucleotides and polypeptides are related to EphA6, and are expressed in brain, pancreas, and testes tissues and are therefore useful in variety of ways, including, but not limited to, as molecular markers, as drug targets, and for detecting, diagnosing, staging, monitoring, prognosticating, preventing or treating, determining predisposition to, etc., diseases and conditions, especially relating to brain, pancreas, and testes tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Youmin Shu, Wufang Fan, Karl F. Kovacs, Michael Zidanic, Xuan Li, Gilbert Jay
  • Patent number: 6455292
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all facets of novel polynucleotides, the polypeptides they encode, antibodies and specific binding partners thereto, and their applications to research, diagnosis, drug discovery, therapy, clinical medicine, forensic science, pathology, and medicine. The polynucleotides are expressed in brain and pancreas and are therefore useful in variety of ways, including, but not limited to, as molecular markers, as drug targets, and for detecting, diagnosing, staging, monitoring, prognosticating, preventing or treating, determining predisposition to diseases and conditions, especially relating to brain and pancreas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: OriGene Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Youmin Shu, Wufang Fan, Karl F. Kovacs, Michael Zidanic, Gilbert Jay
  • Patent number: 6185995
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method for testing for improper assembly of moving parts features the use of a plurality of vibration sensors placed on predetermined locations of an external surface of a device housing the moving parts. A computing element analyses the sensor outputs to determine whether an assembly error exists, the nature of the error and its location within the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: ABB Flexible Automation Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Kovacs, II, Robert J. Rucha
  • Patent number: 5335405
    Abstract: Phototools are located for processing both sides of printed circuit board panels by an apparatus and process that utilizes a work station with two alignment fixtures each including panel center registration PCR alignment mechanism to locate phototools and panels. Processing steps utilize the alignment fixtures to locate phototools on both sides of a panel. Each of the two phototools is initially positioned on its alignment fixture by the PCR alignment mechanism and secured to its alignment fixture by means of a vacuum supplied by a vacuum chuck which is operative as the top surface of the alignment fixture. The panel is then placed on top of the first phototool and aligned to the first phototool in the first alignment fixture using the PCR alignment mechanism. This first phototool is then affixed to the first side of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Hans H. Ammann, Richard F. Kovacs, Henry B. Micks, Jr., Jamey N. Potechin, Everett F. Simons, John G. Tetz
  • Patent number: 5206820
    Abstract: A metrology system to analyze panel misregistration in a panel manufacturing process includes a software controlled system which checks defined panel parameters on the four corners of a panel and related artwork for processing with a master pattern etched on a glass reference with a machine vision measuring system. The panel or artwork being checked is positioned by panel center registration means to align the center of the panel with the center of the master pattern. Displacement and rotational differences are entered under software control into a data base and analyzed by a stored program intelligent analyses system into a plurality of parameters based on a parameter model which permits an analysis of the cause of the misregistration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Hans H. Ammann, Kwokming J. Cheng, Richard F. Kovacs, Henry B. Micks, Jr., Jamey Potechin, Everett Simons, Richard C. Steines, John G. Tetz
  • Patent number: 4793052
    Abstract: A panel locating method engages holes in a panel which are located in the panel symmetrically about a fixed point and axis and applies synchronized opposing displacements of engaging elements to locate and secure the panel on a work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Laboratories
    Inventors: Hans H. Ammann, Richard F. Kovacs