Patents by Inventor Paul J. Godowski

Paul J. Godowski 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).

  • Secreted and transmembrane polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same
    Patent number: 7157247
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: David Botstein, Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Margaret Ann Roy, Colin K. Watanabe, William I. Wood
  • Polypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide overexpresses in tumors
    Patent number: 7157558
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Victoria Smith, William I. Wood
  • Secreted and transmembrane polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same
    Patent number: 7157267
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Napoleone Ferrara, Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood
  • Antibodies that bind PRO4994 polypeptides
    Patent number: 7153941
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Victoria Smith, William I. Wood
  • PRO354 antibodies
    Patent number: 7153939
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood
  • Secreted and transmembrane polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same
    Patent number: 7151160
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Napoleone Ferrara, Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Kenneth J. Hillan, William I. Wood
  • Anti-pro211 polypeptide antibodies
    Patent number: 7147853
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood, Napoleone Ferrara
  • Antibody to a polypeptide overexpressed in tumors
    Patent number: 7144990
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Victoria Smith, William I. Wood
  • Antibodies to PRO1561 polypeptide
    Patent number: 7141652
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood
  • PRO20044 nucleic acids
    Patent number: 7135334
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed for stimulating or inhibiting angiogenesis and/or cardiovascularization in mammals, including humans. Pharmaceutical compositions are based on polypeptides or antagonists thereto that have been identified for one or more of these uses. Disorders that can be diagnosed, prevented, or treated by the compositions herein include trauma such as wounds, various cancers, and disorders of the vessels including atherosclerosis and cardiac hypertrophy. In addition, the present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. Baker, Napoleone Ferrara, Hanspeter Gerber, Mary E. Gerritsen, Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Kenneth J. Hillan, Scot A. Marsters, James Pan, Jean-Philippe F. Stephan, Colin K. Watanabe, P. Mickey Williams, William I. Wood, Weilan Ye
  • Pro9836 polypeptides
    Patent number: 7129325
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Jean-Philippe F. Stephan, Colin K. Watanabe, William I. Wood
  • Secreted and transmembrane polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same
    Patent number: 7129324
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Jean-Philippe F. Stephan, William I. Wood
  • Anti-Pro268 antibodies
    Patent number: 7125962
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. Baker, Jian Chen, Luc Desnoyers, Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, James Pan, Victoria Smith, Colin K. Watanabe, William I. Wood, Zemin Zhang
  • PRO4405 polypeptides
    Patent number: 7125959
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Luc Desnoyers, Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood
  • Secreted and transmembrane polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same
    Patent number: 7122631
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Napoleone Ferrara, Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood
  • PRO274 nucleic acids
    Patent number: 7122375
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Margaret Ann Roy, William I. Wood
  • Nucleic acid overexpressed in esophageal tumor, normal stomach and melanoma
    Patent number: 7118887
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, J. Christopher Grimaldi, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood
  • Secreted and transmembrane polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same
    Patent number: 7119177
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Colin K. Watanabe, William I. Wood
  • Secreted and transmembrane polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same
    Patent number: 7119173
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, J. Christopher Grimaldi, Austin L. Gurney, William I. Wood
  • PRO9821 nucleic acids
    Patent number: 7115415
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed for stimulating or inhibiting angiogenesis and/or cardiovascularization in mammals, including humans. Pharmaceutical compositions are based on polypeptides or antagonists thereto that have been identified for one or more of these uses. Disorders that can be diagnosed, prevented, or treated by the compositions herein include trauma such as wounds, various cancers, and disorders of the vessels including atherosclerosis and cardiac hypertrophy. In addition, the present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Goddard, Paul J. Godowski, Austin L. Gurney, Jean-Philippe F. Stephan, Colin K. Watanabe, William I. Wood