Patents by Inventor Mary Haak-Frendscho
Mary Haak-Frendscho 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).
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Publication number: 20080187531Abstract: Antibodies directed to the antigen TNF? and uses of such antibodies. In particular, fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen TNF?. Nucleotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDR's), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventors: John S. Babcook, Jaspal S. Kang, Orit Foord, Larry Green, Xiao Feng, Scott Klakamp, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Palaniswami Rathanaswami, Craig Pigott, Meina Liang, Yen-Wah "Rozanne" Lee, Kathy Manchulenko, Raffaella Faggioni, Giorgio Senaldi, Qiaojuan Jane Su
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Publication number: 20080124339Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies including human antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to MAdCAM, preferably human MAdCAM and that function to inhibit MAdCAM. The invention also relates to human anti-MAdCAM antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof. The invention also relates to antibodies that are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulins derived from human anti-MAdCAM antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such immunoglobulins. The present invention also relates to methods of making human anti-MAdCAM antibodies, compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-MAdCAM antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Nicholas Pullen, Elizabeth Molloy, Sirid-Aimee Kellermann, Larry L. Green, Mary Haak-Frendscho
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Publication number: 20080044414Abstract: An IL-1? binding antibody or IL-1? binding fragment thereof comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and related nucleic acids, vectors, cells, and compositions, as well as method of using same to treat or prevent a disease, and a method of preparing an affinity matured IL-1? binding polypeptide. IL-1? binding antibodies or IL-1? binding fragments thereof are provided which have desirable affinity and potency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2006Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Linda Masat, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Gang Chen, Arnold Horwitz, Marina Roell
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Patent number: 7326414Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to a M-CSF, preferably human M-CSF, and that function to inhibit a M-CSF. The invention also relates to human anti-M-CSF antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof. The invention also relates to antibodies that are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulins derived from human anti-M-CSF antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such immunoglobulins. The present invention also relates to methods of making human anti-M-CSF antibodies, compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-M-CSF antibodies.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2006Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignees: Warner-Lambert Company LLC, Abgenix, Inc.Inventors: Vahe Bedian, Madhav Narasimha Devalaraja, Ian Foltz, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Sirid-Aimée Kellermann, Joseph Edwin Low, James Leslie Mobley
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Patent number: 7285269Abstract: Antibodies directed to the antigen TNF? and uses of such antibodies. In particular, fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen TNF?. Nucleotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDR's), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2003Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Amgen Fremont, Inc.Inventors: John S. Babcook, Jaspal S. Kang, Orit Foord, Larry Green, Xiao Feng, Scott Klakamp, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Palaniswami Rathanaswami, Craig Pigott, Meina Liang, Yen-Wah Lee, Kathy Manchulenko, Raffaella Faggioni, Giorgio Senaldi, Qiaojuan Jane Su
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Publication number: 20070166308Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies including human antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to MAdCAM, preferably human MAdCAM and that function to inhibit MAdCAM. The invention also relates to human anti-MAdCAM antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof. The invention also relates to antibodies that are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulins derived from human anti-MAdCAM antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such immunoglobulins. The present invention also relates to methods of making human anti-MAdCAM antibodies, compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-MAdCAM antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Nicholas Pullen, Elizabeth Molloy, Sirid-Aimee Kellermann, Larry Green, Mary Haak-Frendscho
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Publication number: 20070128112Abstract: Embodiments of the invention described herein relate to antibodies directed to the antigen monocyte chemo-attractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and uses of such antibodies. In particular, in accordance with some embodiments, there are provided fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen MCP-1. Nucelotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDRs), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3, are provided. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: June 7, 2007Inventors: Jean Gudas, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Orit Foord, Meina Liang, Kiran Ahluwalia, Sunil Bhakta
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Publication number: 20070116708Abstract: Embodiments of the invention described herein relate to antibodies directed to the antigen monocyte chemo-attractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and uses of such antibodies. In particular, in accordance with some embodiments, there are provided fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen MCP-1. Nucleotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDRs), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3, are provided. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventors: Jean Gudas, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Orit Foord, Meina Liang, Kiran Ahluwalia, Sunil Bhakta
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Patent number: 7202343Abstract: Embodiments of the invention described herein relate to antibodies directed to the antigen monocyte chemo-attractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and uses of such antibodies. In particular, in accordance with some embodiments, there are provided fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen MCP-1. Nucelotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDRs), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3, are provided. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2003Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Abgenix, Inc.Inventors: Jean M. Gudas, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Orit Foord, Meina L. Liang, Kiran Ahluwalia, Sunil Bhakta
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Publication number: 20060153850Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to a M-CSF, preferably human M-CSF, and that function to inhibit a M-CSF. The invention also relates to human anti-M-CSF antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof. The invention also relates to antibodies that are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulins derived from human anti-M-CSF antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such immunoglobulins. The present invention also relates to methods of making human anti-M-CSF antibodies, compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-M-CSF antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2006Publication date: July 13, 2006Applicants: Abgenix, Inc., Warner-Lambert Company LLCInventors: Vahe Bedian, Madhav Devalaraja, Ian Foltz, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Sirid-Aimee Kellermann, Joseph Low, James Mobley
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Patent number: 6998260Abstract: Disclosed is a method of expressing enzymatically-active, recombinant proteolytic tryptase in a eukaryotic host cell, expression constructs which drive the production of enzymatically-active tryptase in transformed hosts, and genetically-engineered eukaryotic host cells containing the expression constructs and which express enzymatically-active proteolytic tryptases. Uses for the proteolytic tryptases so produced are also disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of making active site mutants of proteolytic tryptases in a eukaryotic host cell, expression constructs which drive the production of the mutants in transformed eukaryotic host cells, and genetically-engineered eukaryotic host cells containing the expression constructs and which express the active-site mutated form of proteolytic tryptases.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2000Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Promega CorporationInventors: Mark Maffitt, Andrew L. Niles, Mary Haak-Frendscho
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Publication number: 20050232917Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies including human antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to MAdCAM, preferably human MAdCAM and that function to inhibit MAdCAM. The invention also relates to human anti-MAdCAM antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof. The invention also relates to antibodies that are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulins derived from human anti-MAdCAM antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such immunoglobulins. The present invention also relates to methods of making human anti-MAdCAM antibodies, compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-MAdCAM antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Nicholas Pullen, Elizabeth Molloy, Sirid-Aimee Kellermann, Larry Green, Mary Haak-Frendscho
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Publication number: 20050059113Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to a M-CSF, preferably human M-CSF, and that function to inhibit a M-CSF. The invention also relates to human anti-M-CSF antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof. The invention also relates to antibodies that are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulins derived from human anti-M-CSF antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such immunoglobulins. The present invention also relates to methods of making human anti-M-CSF antibodies, compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-M-CSF antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: Vahe Bedian, Madhav Devalaraja, Ian Foltz, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Sirid-Aimee Kellermann, Joseph Low, James Mobley
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Publication number: 20050058649Abstract: The invention described herein relates to antibodies directed to the antigen phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and uses of such antibodies. In particular, in accordance with some embodiments of the invention, there are provided fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen PLA2. Nucleotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDRs), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3, are provided. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2003Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: Gregory Landes, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Ling Chen, Yen-Wah Lee, Meina Liang, Xiao Feng, Xiao-Chi Jia, Mark Nocerini
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Publication number: 20050058639Abstract: Embodiments of the invention described herein relate to antibodies directed to the antigen monocyte chemo-attractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and uses of such antibodies. In particular, in accordance with some embodiments, there are provided fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen MCP-1. Nucelotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDRs), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3, are provided. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2003Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: Jean Gudas, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Orit Foord, Meina Liang, Kiran Ahluwalia, Sunil Bhakta
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Publication number: 20050049402Abstract: Antibodies directed to the antigen TNF? and uses of such antibodies. In particular, fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen TNF?. Nucleotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDR's), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2003Publication date: March 3, 2005Inventors: John Babcook, Jaspal Kang, Orit Foord, Larry Green, Xiao Feng, Scott Klakamp, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Palaniswami Rathanaswami, Craig Pigott, Meina Liang, Yen-Wah Lee, Kathy Manchulencko, Raffaella Faggioni, Giorgio Senaldi, Qiaojuan Su
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Publication number: 20050013809Abstract: The present invention is related to antibodies directed to various drugs of abuse and uses of such antibodies. In preferred embodiments, the drugs of abuse are amphetamine, methamphetamine, or phencyclidine (PCP). In particular, in accordance with the present invention, there are provided fully man monoclonal antibodies directed to drugs of abuse. Nucelotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDR's), specifically from FR1 through FR3 or CDR1 through CDR3, are provided. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2003Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventors: Samuel Owens, Frank Carroll, Philip Abraham, Melinda Gunnell, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Xiao Feng
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Patent number: 6797461Abstract: The invention is directed to synthetic polypeptide substrates for tryptase enzymes and assays for tryptase activity that utilize the synthetic polypeptide substrates. The preferred synthetic polypeptide substrates are tetramers of the formula P4-P3-P2-P1, wherein the substrate is selected from the group consisting of P-R-N-K (SEQ. ID. NO: 2), P-K-N-K (SEQ. ID. NO: 3), P-R-N-R (SEQ. ID. NO: 4), P-K-N-R (SEQ. ID. NO: 5), P-A-N-K (SEQ. ID. NO: 6), and P-R-T-K (SEQ. ID. NO: 7).Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2001Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Promega CorporationInventors: Andrew L. Niles, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Jennifer L. Harris, Charles S. Craik
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Patent number: 6764689Abstract: A process for producing and purifying peptides and for producing peptide/protein antigens for antibody production is described. The process utilizes fusion proteins and specifically fusion proteins in which the fusion protein carrier segment includes an amino acid sequence at least about 65 amino acids long and in which the amino acid sequence does not contain negative or positive charged side chains of amino acids.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1999Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Assignee: Promega CorporationInventors: Mark W. Knuth, Mary Haak-Frendscho, John W. Shultz, Scott A. Lesley, Catherine E. Villars
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Publication number: 20020197661Abstract: The invention is directed to synthetic polypeptide substrates for tryptase enzymes and assays for tryptase activity that utilize the synthetic polypeptide substrates. The preferred synthetic polypeptide substrates are tetramers of the formula P4-P3-P2-P1, wherein the substrate is selected from the group consisting of P-R-N-K (SEQ. ID. NO: 2), P-K-N-K (SEQ. ID. NO: 3), P-R-N-R (SEQ. ID. NO: 4), P-K-N-R (SEQ. ID. NO: 5), P-A-N-K (SEQ. ID. NO: 6), and P-R-T-K (SEQ. ID. NO: 7).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2001Publication date: December 26, 2002Inventors: Andrew L. Niles, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Jennifer L. Harris, Charles S. Craik