Patents by Inventor Peter R Baum

Peter R Baum 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).

  • BTL-II nucleic acids
    Patent number: 7709618
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated BTL-II proteins, nucleic acids, antibodies, antagonists, and agonists and methods of making and using the same. Diagnostic, screening, and therapeutic methods using the compositions of the invention are provided. For example, the compositions of the invention can be used for diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases and for enhancing a mucosal immune response to an antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Immunex Corporation
    Inventors: Peter R Baum, Sabine S Escobar, Joanne L Viney
  • Nectin polypeptides
    Patent number: 7175849
    Abstract: This invention relates to nectin polypeptides and polynucleotides, to methods of making such polypeptides and polynucleotides, and to methods of using such polypeptides and polynucleotides to modulate cell adhesion, cell migration, and angiogenesis, to treat conditions related to cell adhesion including endothelial and epithelial cell proliferation, migration, and barrier function, and to identify agents that alter nectin polypeptide activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Immunex Corporation
    Inventors: Peter R Baum, William C Fanslow, III, Timothy E Lofton, Eric A Sorensen, Adel Youakim