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 G-protein coupled receptors, nucleic acid molecules encoding human GPCR proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030233668
    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: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Fangcheng Gong, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins
    Patent number: 6664087
    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 16, 2003
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Karen A. Ketchum, Ellen M. Beasley, Valentina Difrancesco
  • Isolated human zinc metalloprotease proteins
    Patent number: 6664093
    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: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding human squalene synthase proteins, and related products and processes
    Patent number: 6649385
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of human squalene synthase proteins and nucleic acid sequences encoding these squalene synthase proteins. The present invention provides isolated squalene synthase proteins and encoding nucleic acid molecules, vectors and host cells containing these nucleic acid molecules, and processes for producing the squalene synthase proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins
    Patent number: 6649389
    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: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Ishwar Chandramouliswara, Jane Ye, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6638745
    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: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Kabir Chaturvedi, Valentina DiFrancesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030186381
    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: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kabir Chaturvedi, Ming-Hui Wei, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Difrancesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030180887
    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: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ishwar Chandramouliswaran, Chunhua Yan, Karl Guegler, Ming-Hui Wei, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030170778
    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 14, 2001
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Chunhua Yan, Gennady V. Merklov, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030166183
    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 30, 2001
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Hongyu Zhang, Ming-Hui Wei, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030166155
    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: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human ion channel proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human ion channel proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030166154
    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 25, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: PE CORPORATION (NY)
    Inventors: Gennady V. Merkulov, Jane Ye, Ming-Hui Wei, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030166218
    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: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: PE CORPORATION (NY)
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Karl Guegler, Karen A. Ketchum, Gennady Merkulov, Trevor Woodage, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human drug-metabolizing proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human drug-metabolizing proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030166189
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the proteins of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the proteins of the present invention, and methods of identifying modulators of the proteins of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: PE CORPORATION (NY)
    Inventors: Trevor Woodage, Ming-Hui Wei, Chinnappa Kodira, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human secreted proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human secreted proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030166046
    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: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Ellen M. Beasley, Ming-Hui Wei, Fangcheng Gong, Istvan I. Ladunga, Maureen E. Higgins
  • Isolated human enzyme, nucleic acid molecules encoding human enzyme, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6613554
    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: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Chunhua Yan, Valentina DiFrancesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human G-protein coupled receptors, nucleic acid molecules encoding human GPCR proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030162946
    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: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Anibal Cravchik, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins,and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030148366
    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: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Marion Webster, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030143683
    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: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Jane Ye, Helen M. Moore, Gennady V. Merkulov, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human G-protein coupled receptors, nucleic acid molecules encoding human GPCR proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20030129705
    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: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhenya Li, Anibal Cravchik, Natalia Milshina, Ming-Hui Wei, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley