Patents by Inventor Kimberly Spytek

Kimberly Spytek 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).

  • Proteins and nucleic acids encoding same
    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
  • Proteins and nucleic acids encoding same
    Patent number: 7109000
    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: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: CuraGen Corporation
    Inventors: Shlomit R. Edinger, John R. MacDougall, Isabelle Millet, Karen Ellerman, David J. Stone, Valerie Gerlach, William M. Grosse, John P. Alsobrook, II, Denise M. Lepley, Daniel K. Rieger, Catherine E. Burgess, Stacie J. Casman, Kimberly A. Spytek, Ferenc L. Boldog, Li Li, Muralidhara Padigaru, Vishnu Mishra, Meera Patturajan, Suresh G. Shenoy, Luca Rastelli, Velizar T. Tchernev, Corine A. M. Vernet, Bryan D. Zerhusen, Uriel M. Malyankar, Xiaojia Guo, Charles E. Miller, Esha A. Gangolli
  • Proteins, polynucleotides encoding them and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 7108972
    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 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: CuraGen Corporation
    Inventors: Carol E. A. Pena, Richard A. Shimkets, Li Li, Suresh G. Shenoy, Ramesh Kekuda, Kimberly A. Spytek, Corine A. M. Vernet, Uriel M. Malyankar, Xiaojia (Sasha) Guo, Vladimir Y. Gusev, Stacie J. Casman, Ferenc L. Boldog, Katarzyna Furtak, Velizar T. Tchernev, Meera Patturajan, Esha A. Gangolli, Muralidhara Padigaru, Xiaohong Liu, Jason C. Baumgartner, Valerie Gerlach, Steven K. Spaderna, Bryan D. Zerhusen
  • Therapeutic polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding same, and methods of use
    Patent number: 7034132
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode G-coupled protein-receptor related 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: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Inventors: David W. Anderson, Jason C. Baumgartner, Ferenc L. Boldog, Stacie J. Casman, Shlomit R. Edinger, Esha A. Gangolli, Valerie Gerlach, Linda Gorman, Xiaojia Guo, Tord Hjalt, Ramesh Kekuda, Li Li, John R. MacDougall, Uriel M. Malyankar, Isabelle Millet, Muralidhara Padigaru, Meera Patturajan, Carol E. A. Pena, Luca Rastelli, Richard A. Shimkets, David J. Stone, Kimberly A. Spytek, Corine A. M. Vernet, Edward Z. Voss, Bryan D. Zerhusen
  • Proteins, polynucleotides encoding them and methods of using the same
    Publication number: 20060084086
    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 16, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Kimberly Spytek, Corine Vernet, Xiaojia Guo, Raymond Taupier
  • Novel proteins and nucleic acids encoding same
    Publication number: 20060084054
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel isolated polynucleotides and small molecule target polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides. Antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a novel small molecule target polypeptide or any derivative, variant, mutant or fragment of that polypeptide, polynucleotide or antibody are disclosed, as are methods in which the small molecule target polypeptide, polynucleotide and antibody are utilized in the detection and treatment of a broad range of pathological states. More specifically, the present invention discloses methods of using recombinantly expressed and/or endogenously expressed proteins in various screening procedures for the purpose of identifying therapeutic antibodies and therapeutic small molecules associated with diseases. 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 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: John Alsobrook, David Anderson, Jason Baumgartner, Constance Berghs, Ferenc Boldog, Catherine Burgess, Stacie Casman, Elina Catterton, Mohanraj Dhanabal, Shlomit Edinger, Karen Ellerman, Seth Ettenberg, Esha Gangolli, Valerie Gerlach, Linda Gorman, William Grosse, Erik Gunther, Xiaojia Guo, Vladimir Gusev, John Herrmann, Weizhen Ji, Ramesh Kekuda, Nikolai Khramtsov, William LaRochelle, Li Li, Hongping Liang, Kenneth Low, John MacDougall, Timothy Maclachlan, Uriel Malyankar, Kelly McQueeney, Amanda Mezick, Charles Miller, Isabelle Millet, Muralidhara Padigaru, Meera Patturajan, John Peyman, Xiaozhong Qian, Luca Rastelli, Daniel Rieger, Mark Rothenberg, Suresh Shenoy, Richard Shimkets, Glennda Smithson, Kimberly Spytek, David Stone, Sujatha Sukumaran, Edward Szekeres, Corine Vernet, Edward Voss, Adam Wolenc, Mei Zhong, Haihong Zhong
  • Therapeutic polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding same, and methods of use
    Publication number: 20060063200
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode G-coupled protein-receptor related 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 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: CuraGen Corporation
    Inventors: David Anderson, Jason Baumgartner, Ferenc Boldog, Stacie Casman, Shlomit Edinger, Esha Gangolli, Valerie Gerlach, Linda Gorman, Xiaojia Guo, Tord Hjalt, Ramesh Kekuda, Li Li, John MacDougall, Uriel Malyankar, Isabelle Millet, Muralidhara Padigaru, Meera Patturajan, Carol Pena, Luca Rastelli, Richard Shimkets, David Stone, Kimberly Spytek, Corine Vernet, Edward Voss, Bryan Zerhusen
  • Proteins and nucleic acids encoding same
    Patent number: 6989232
    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: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignees: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Curagen Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine E. Burgess, Pamela B. Conley, William M. Grosse, Matthew Hart, Ramesh Kekuda, Richard A. Shimkets, Kimberly A. Spytek, Edward Szekeres, Jr., James E. Tomlinson, James N. Topper, Ruey-Bin Yang
  • Proteins and nucleic acids encoding same
    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
  • Novel proteins and nucleic acids encoding same
    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
  • Proteins and nucleic acids encoding same
    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
  • Therapeutic polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding same, and methods of use
    Publication number: 20060003323
    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: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: John Alsobrook, Enrique Alvarez, David Anderson, Ferenc Boldog, Stacie Casman, Elina Catterton, Andrei Chapoval, Julie Crabtree-Bokor, Shlomit Edinger, Karen Ellerman, Seth Ettenberg, Esha Gangolli, Valerie Gerlach, Linda Gorman, Erik Gunther, Xiaojia (Sasha) Guo, Vladimir Gusev, John Herrmann, Weizhen Ji, Ramesh Kekuda, Li Li, Xiaohong Liu, John MacDougall, Timothy Machlachlan, Uriel Malyankar, Amanda Mezick, Isabelle Millet, Vishnu Mishra, Muralidhara Padigaru, Meera Patturajan, Carol Pena, John Peyman, Debasish Raha, Luca Rastelli, Daniel Rieger, Mark Rothenberg, Paul Sciore, Suresh Shenoy, Richard Shimkets, Glennda Smithson, Kimberly Spytek, David Stone, Corine Vernet, Edward Voss, Mei Zhong, Hiahong Zhong
  • Therapeutic polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding same, and methods of use
    Patent number: 6974684
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode G-coupled protein-receptor related 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: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: CuraGen Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Anderson, John P. Alsobrook II, Ferenc L. Boldog, Catherine E. Burgess, Stacie J. Casman, Shlomit R. Edinger, Esha A. Gangolli, Linda Gorman, Xiaojia Sasha Guo, Nikolai Khramtsov, Denise M. Lepley, John R. MacDougall, Carol E. A. Pena, John A. Peyman, Meera Patturajan, Daniel K. Rieger, Richard A. Shimkets, Glennda Smithson, Kimberly A. Spytek, Corine A. M. Vernet, Edward Z. Voss, Mei Zhong
  • Polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding same
    Publication number: 20050260713
    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: April 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Esha Gangolli, Meera Patturajan, Corine Vernet, Uriel Malyankar, Ramesh Kekuda, David Stone, David Anderson, Richard Shimkets, Catherine Burgess, Bryan Zerhusen, Xiaohong Liu, Kimberly Spytek, Stacie Casman, Ference Boldog, Glennda Smithson, Li Li, Weizhen Ji, John MacDougall
  • Novel proteins and nucleic acids encoding same
    Publication number: 20050153305
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel human nucleic acid sequences which encode 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: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Corine Vernet, Catherine Burgess, Elma Fernandes, Raymond Taupier, Kerry Quinn, Kimberly Spytek, Luca Rastelli, John Herrmann
  • Proteins and nucleic acids encoding same
    Patent number: 6875570
    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: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: CuraGen Corporation
    Inventors: Valerie L. Gerlach, John R. MacDougall, Glennda Smithson, Isabelle Millet, David Stone, Erik Gunther, Karen Ellerman, William M. Grosse, John P. Alsobrook, II, Denise M. Lepley, Catherine E. Burgess, Muralidhara Padigaru, Ramesh Kekuda, Kimberly A. Spytek, Martin D. Leach, Richard A. Shimkets
  • Therapeutic polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding same, and methods of use
    Publication number: 20050053930
    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: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: David Anderson, Ferenc Boldog, Catherine Burgess, Stacie Casman, Shlomit Edinger, Andrew Eisen, Karen Ellerman, Valerie Gerlach, Linda Gorman, Xiaojia Guo, Vladimir Gusev, Weizhen Ji, Li Li, John MacDougall, Uriel Malyankar, Isabelle Millet, Tatiana Ort, Muralidhara Padigaru, Sudhirdas Prayaga, Meera Patturajan, Carol Pena, John Peyman, Daniel Rieger, Mark Rothenberg, Paul Sciore, Suresh Shenoy, Glennda Smithson, Kimberly Spytek, David Stone, Raymond Taupier, Velizar Tchernev, Corine Vernet, Edward Voss, Bryan Zerhusen, Mei Zhong
  • Therapeutic polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding same, and methods of use
    Publication number: 20050049192
    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: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Mei Zhong, Weizhen Ji, Xiaojia Guo, Daniel Rieger, Muralidhara Padigaru, Rachel Malcolm, Kimberly Spytek, David Anderson, Linda Gorman, Elina Catterton, John MacDougall, David Stone, Shlomit Edinger
  • Therapeutic polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding same, and methods of use
    Publication number: 20040259774
    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: February 3, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Enrique Alvarez, Shlomit R. Edinger, Esha A. Gangolli, Valerie Gerlach, Linda Gorman, Xiaojia (Sasha) Guo, Weizhen Ji, Ramesh Kekuda, Li Li, Charles E. Miller, Muralidhara Padigaru, Meera Patturajan, Luca Rastelli, Daniel K. Rieger, Suresh G. Shenoy, Richard A. Shimkets, Kimberly A. Spytek, Mei Zhong
  • Polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding same
    Publication number: 20040115761
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel isolated MEMX polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded by the MEMX polynucleotides. Also provided are the antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a MEMX polypeptide or any derivative, variant, mutant or fragment of the MEMX polypeptide, polynucleotide or antibody. The invention additionally provides methods in which the MEMX polypeptide, polynucleotide and antibody are utilized in the detection and treatment of a broad range of pathological states, as well as to other uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Steven Kurt Spaderna, Kerry Quinn, Richard Shimkets, Muralidhara Padigaru, Kimberly Spytek