Patents by Inventor Germaine Fuh

Germaine Fuh 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: 20110014198
    Abstract: Anti-VEGF antibodies and variants thereof, including those having high affinity for binding to VEGF, are disclosed. Also provided are methods of using phage display technology with naïve libraries to generate and select the anti-VEGF antibodies with desired binding and other biological activities. Further contemplated are uses of the antibodies in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Hans-Peter Gerber, Wei-Ching Liang, Frederic A. Fellouse, Sachdev S. Sidhu, Christian Wiesmann
  • Publication number: 20100322946
    Abstract: The invention provides multispecific antibodies and methods of making and using such antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Jenny M. Bostrom, Germaine Fuh
  • Publication number: 20100280227
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel BR3 binding antibodies and polypeptides, including antagonist and agonist polypeptides. The present invention also relates to the use of the BR3 binding antibodies and polypeptides in, e.g., methods of treatment, screening methods, diagnostic methods, assays and protein purification methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: GENENTECH, INC.
    Inventors: CHRISTINE M. AMBROSE, MERCEDESZ BALAZS, LAURA DEFORGE, MARK S. DENNIS, GERMAINE FUH, STEPHEN D. HURST, CHINGWEI V. LEE, HENRY B. LOWMAN, FLAVIUS MARTIN, GERALD R. NAKAMURA, DHAYA SESHASAYEE, MELISSA A. STAROVASNIK, JEFFREY S. THOMPSON
  • Patent number: 7811785
    Abstract: Anti-VEGF antibodies and variants thereof, including those having high affinity for binding to VEGF, are disclosed. Also provided are methods of using phage display technology with naïve libraries to generate and select the anti-VEGF antibodies with desired binding and other biological activities. Further contemplated are uses of the antibodies in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Hans-Peter Gerber, Wei-Ching Liang, Frederic A. Fellouse, Sachdev S. Sidhu, Christian Wiesmann
  • Publication number: 20100255010
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-HER antibodies, including multispecific anti-HER antibodies, compositions comprising and methods of using these antibodies. Also provided herein are EGFR/HER3 multispecific antibodies that are less toxic than traditional EGFR antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Lauric Haber, Gabriele Schaefer, Mark X. Sliwkowski
  • Publication number: 20100189719
    Abstract: Anti-VEGF antibodies and variants thereof, including those having high affinity for binding to VEGF, are disclosed. Also provided are methods of using phage display technology with naïve libraries to generate and select the anti-VEGF antibodies with desired binding and other biological activities. Further contemplated are uses of the antibodies in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Hans-Peter Gerber, Wei-Ching Liang, Frederic A. Fellouse, Sachdev S. Sidhu, Christian Wiesmann
  • Patent number: 7758859
    Abstract: Anti-VEGF antibodies and variants thereof, including those having high affinity for binding to VEGF, are disclosed. Also provided are methods of using phage display technology with naïve libraries to generate and select the anti-VEGF antibodies with desired binding and other biological activities. Further contemplated are uses of the antibodies in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Hans-Peter Gerber, Wei-Ching Liang, Frederic A. Fellouse, Sachdev S. Sidhu, Christian Wiesmann
  • Publication number: 20100166741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel BR3 binding antibodies having altered Fc effector function and/or having a mature core carbohydrate structure in the Fc region which lacks fiicose. The present invention also relates to the use of those BR3 binding antibodies and polypeptides in, e.g., methods of treatment, screening methods, diagnostic methods, assays and protein purification methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicants: Genentech , Inc., Biogen Idec Ma Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Kelley, Amy Yijuan Shen, Dorothea Reilly, Mark S. Dennis, Germaine Fuh, Chingwei V. Lee, Christine M. Ambrose, Jeffrey S. Thompson
  • Patent number: 7691977
    Abstract: Anti-VEGF antibodies and variants thereof, including those having high affinity for binding to VEGF, are disclosed. Also provided are methods of using phage display technology with naïve libraries to generate and select the anti-VEGF antibodies with desired binding and other biological activities. Further contemplated are uses of the antibodies in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Hans-Peter Gerber, Wei-Ching Liang, Frederic A. Fellouse, Sachdev S. Sidhu, Christian Wiesmann
  • Publication number: 20090142343
    Abstract: The invention herein provides isolated antibodies that bind to VEGF. The invention further provides methods of making anti-VEGF antibodies, and polynucleotides encoding anti-VEGF antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Chingwei V. Lee
  • Publication number: 20080181888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel BR3 binding antibodies and polypeptides, including antagonist and agonist polypeptides. The present invention also relates to the use of the BR3 binding antibodies and polypeptides in, e.g., methods of treatment, screening methods, diagnostic methods, assays and protein purification methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Christine M. Ambrose, Mercedesz Balazs, Laura DeForge, Mark S. Dennis, Germaine Fuh, Stephen D. Hurst, Chingwei V. Lee, Henry B. Lowman, Flavius Martin, Gerald R. Nakamura, Dhaya Seshasayee, Melissa Starovasnik, Jeffrey S. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20080069820
    Abstract: The invention provides multispecific antibodies and methods of making and using such antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Jenny Bostrom
  • Publication number: 20070141065
    Abstract: Anti-VEGF antibodies and variants thereof, including those having high affinity for binding to VEGF, are disclosed. Also provided are methods of using phage display technology with naive libraries to generate and select the anti-VEGF antibodies with desired binding and other biological activities. Further contemplated are uses of the antibodies in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Hans-Peter Gerber, Wei-Ching Liang, Frederic Fellouse, Sachdev Sidhu, Christian Wiesmann
  • Publication number: 20070020267
    Abstract: Anti-VEGF antibodies and variants thereof, including those having high affinity for binding to VEGF, are disclosed. Also provided are methods of using phage display technology with naïve libraries to generate and select the anti-VEGF antibodies with desired binding and other biological activities. Further contemplated are uses of the antibodies in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Hans-Peter Gerber, Wei-Ching Liang, Frederic Fellouse, Sachdev Sidhu, Christian Wiesmann
  • Publication number: 20060280747
    Abstract: Anti-VEGF antibodies and variants thereof, including those having high affinity for binding to VEGF, are disclosed. Also provided are methods of using phage display technology with naïve libraries to generate and select the anti-VEGF antibodies with desired binding and other biological activities. Further contemplated are uses of the antibodies in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Hans-Peter Gerber, Wei-Ching Liang, Frederic Fellouse, Sachdev Sidhu, Christian Wiesmann
  • Publication number: 20050119455
    Abstract: The invention provides comprising variant amino acids in CDRs of antibody variable domains. These polypeptides provide a source of great sequence diversity that can be used as a source for identifying novel antigen binding polypeptides. The invention also provides these polypeptides as fusion polypeptides to heterologous polypeptides such as at least a portion of phage or viral coat proteins, tags, and linkers. Libraries comprising a plurality of these polypeptides are also provided. In addition, methods of and compositions for generating and using these polypeptides and libraries are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, Sachdev Sidhu
  • Patent number: 6429186
    Abstract: We have discovered that growth hormones form ternary complexes with their receptors in which site 1 on the hormone first binds to one molecule of receptor and then hormone site 2 then binds to another molecule of receptor, thereby producing a 1:2 complex. We believe this phenomenon is shared by other ligands having similar conformational structure. Assays based on this phenomenon are useful for identifying ligand agonists and antagonists. Sites 1 and 2 are structurally identified to facilitate generation of amino acid sequence variants of ternary complex-forming ligands. Novel variants of growth hormone, prolactin placental lactogen and other related ligands are provided. As a result of our studies with the ternary complex we have determined that selected antibodies to the receptor for these ligands are capable of acting as ligand agonists or antagonists. Novel growth hormones and novel uses for anti-growth hormone receptor antibodies are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Germaine Fuh, James A. Wells