Patents by Inventor Ming-Hui Wei

Ming-Hui Wei 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 drug-metabolizing proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human drug-metabolizing proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040132089
    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: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marion Webster, Ming-Hui Wei, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Nucleic acid encoding retinoic acid receptor
    Patent number: 6756213
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the nuclear hormone receptor peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the nuclear hormone receptor peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the nuclear hormone receptor peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Jane Ye, Chunhua Yan, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human enzyme proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human enzyme proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040106179
    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: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley
  • Isolated human secreted proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human secreted proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6740504
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the secreted peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the secreted peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the secreted peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ellen M Beasley, Ming-Hui Wei, Fangcheng Gong, Steven I Ladunga, Maureen E Higgins
  • Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding human lanosterol synthase proteins, and related products and processes
    Patent number: 6737261
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of human lanosterol synthase proteins and nucleic acid sequences encoding these lanosterol synthase proteins. The present invention provides isolated lanosterol synthase proteins and encoding nucleic acid molecules, vectors and host cells containing these nucleic acid molecules, and processes for producing the lanosterol synthase proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040086926
    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: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human phosphatase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human phosphatase proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040081644
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the phosphatase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the phosphatase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the phosphatase peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ellen M. Beasley, Marion Webster, Valentina Di Francesco, Ming-Hui Wei
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040081999
    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: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Karen A. Ketchum, Ellen M. Beasley, Valentina Di Francesco
  • Isolated human G-protein coupled receptors, nucleic acid molecules encoding human GPCR proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040076951
    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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Qi Zhao, Trevor Woodage, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human helicase enzymes
    Patent number: 6723542
    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: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Jane Ye, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human phosphatase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human phosphatase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6723547
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the phosphatase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the phosphatase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the phosphatase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ellen M. Beasley, Marion Webster, Valentina Di Francesco, Ming-Hui Wei
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040063142
    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: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human UDP-glycosyltransferase proteins
    Patent number: 6713295
    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 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    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: 20040038363
    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: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chunhua Yan, Ming-Hui Wei, Karen Ketchum, Gennady Merkulov, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040038362
    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 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Ishwar Chandramouliswaran, Jane Ye, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins
    Patent number: 6692948
    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 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Kabir Chaturvedi, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040023328
    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: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Gennady V. Merkulov, Wei Shao, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human enzyme, nucleic acid molecules encoding human enzyme, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040014666
    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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Chunhua Yan, Valentina DiFrancesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6670162
    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 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins
    Patent number: 6670164
    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 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley