Patents by Inventor Reinhard Ebner
Reinhard Ebner 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: 20090082264Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions related to these novel human secreted proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2007Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Carrie L. Fischer, Craig A. Rosen, Daniel R. Soppet, Steven M. Ruben, Hla Kyaw, Yi Li, Zhizhen Zeng, David W. LaFleur, Paul A. Moore, Yanggu Shi, Henrik Olsen, Reinhard Ebner, Charles E. Birse
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Publication number: 20090074778Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel connective tissue growth factor-3 protein which is a member of the growth factor superfamily. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding the human connective tissue growth factor-3 protein. Connective tissue growth factor-3 polypeptides are also provided as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. Also provided are diagnostic and therapeutic methods for detecting and treating connective tissue related disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Ebner, Arvind Chopra, Steven M. Ruben
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Publication number: 20090068201Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Neutrokine-alpha, and a splice variant thereof designated Neutrokine-alphaSV, polynucleotides and polypeptides which are members of the TNF family. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding the human Neutrokine-alpha and/or Neutrokine-alphaSV polypeptides, including soluble forms of the extracellular domain. Neutrokine-alpha and/or Neutrokine-alphaSV polypeptides are also provided as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of Neutrokine-alpha and/or Neutrokine-alphaSV activity. Also provided are diagnostic methods for detecting immune system-related disorders and therapeutic methods for treating immune system-related disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: GUO-LIANG YU, Reinhard Ebner, Jian Ni, Craig A. Rosen
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Publication number: 20090042792Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions related to these novel human secreted proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Yanggu Shi, Paul E. Young, Reinhard Ebner, Daniel R. Soppet, Steven M. Ruben
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Publication number: 20090011983Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions related to these novel human secreted proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2007Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Steven M. Ruben, Craig A. Rosen, Daniel R. Soppet, Kenneth C. Carter, Daniel P. Bednarik, Gregory A. Endress, Guo-Liang Yu, Jian Ni, Ping Feng, Paul E. Young, John M. Greene, Ann M. Ferrie, D. Roxanne Duan, Jing-Shan Hu, Kimberly A. Florence, Henrik S. Olsen, Carrie L. Fischer, Reinhard Ebner, Laurie A. Brewer, Paul A. Moore, Yanggu Shi, David W. LaFleur, Yi Li, Zhizhen Zeng, Hla Kyaw
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Publication number: 20090005301Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions related to these novel human secreted proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Jian Ni, Reinhard Ebner, David W. LaFleur, Paul A. Moore, Henrik S. Olsen, Craig A. Rosen, Steven M. Ruben, Daniel R. Soppet, Paul E. Young, Yanggu Shi, Kimberly A. Florence, Ying-Fei Wei, Charles Florence, Jing-Shan Hu, Yi Li, Hla Kyaw, Carrie L. Fischer, Ann M. Ferrie, Ping Fan, Ping Feng, Gregory A. Endress, Patrick J. Dillon, Kenneth C. Carter, Laurie A. Brewer, Guo-Liang Yu, Zhizhen Zeng, John M. Greene
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Patent number: 7459531Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions related to these novel human secreted proteins.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Moore, Steven M. Ruben, David W. LaFleur, Yanggu Shi, Craig A. Rosen, Henrik S. Olsen, Reinhard Ebner, Laurie A. Brewer
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Publication number: 20080242604Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Nodal and Lefty proteins which are members of the TGF-? family. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding the human Nodal and Lefty proteins. Nodal and Lefty polypeptides are also provided as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of Nodal and Lefty activity. Also provided are diagnostic methods for detecting cell growth and differentiation-related disorders and therapeutic methods for treating cell growth and differentiation-related disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2006Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Ebner, Daniel R. Soppet, Steven M. Ruben
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Publication number: 20080146505Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions related to these novel human secreted proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2007Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Steven M. Ruben, Reinhard Ebner, Craig A. Rosen, Gregory A. Endress, Daniel R. Soppet, Jian Ni, Roxanne D. Duan, Paul A. Moore, Yanggu Shi, David W. LaFleur, Henrik S. Olsen, Kimberly A. Florence
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Patent number: 7381800Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions related to these novel human secreted proteins.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2004Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Yanggu Shi, Paul E. Young, Reinhard Ebner, Daniel R. Soppet, Steven M. Ruben
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Publication number: 20080050379Abstract: Processes for assaying potential antitumor agents based on their modulation of the expression of specified genes, or sets, of suspected cancer cell genes are disclosed, along with methods for diagnosing cancerous, or potentially cancerous, conditions as a result of the expression, or patterns of expression, of such genes, or sets of genes. Also disclosed are methods for determining functionally related genes, or gene sets, as well as methods for treating cancer based on targeting expression products of such genes, or gene sets, and determining genes involved in the cancerous process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Inventors: Paul Young, Meena Augustus, Kenneth Carter, Reinhard Ebner, Gregory Endress, Stephen Horrigan, Daniel Soppet, Zoe Weaver
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Publication number: 20080051338Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions related to these novel human secreted proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: George Komatsoulis, Craig Rosen, Steven Ruben, Roxanne Duan, Paul Moore, Yanggu Shi, David LaFleur, Ying-Fei Wei, Jian Ni, Kimberly Florence, Paul Young, Laurie Brewer, Daniel Soppet, Gregory Endress, Reinhard Ebner, Henrik Olsen, Michael Mucenski
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Publication number: 20080025981Abstract: Cancer-linked gene sequences, and derived amino acid sequences, are disclosed along with methods for assaying for potential antitumor agents based on their modulation of the expression of these cancer-related genes. Also disclosed are antibodies that react with the disclosed polypeptides and methods of using the antibodies to treat cancerous conditions, such as using the antibody to target cancerous cells in vivo for purposes of delivering therapeutic agents thereto. Also described are methods of diagnosing cancer using the gene sequences as well as the polypeptide sequences.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2006Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Paul Young, Reinhard Ebner, Zoe Weaver, Jeffrey Strovel, Stephen Horrigan, Martin Shea, Bernd Weigle, Michael Rieger, Jennifer Rick, Colyn Cain
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Publication number: 20080026989Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel human Ependymin protein which is a member of the ependymin family. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding the human Ependymin protein. Ependymin polypeptides are also provided as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of Ependymin activity. Also provided are diagnostic methods for detecting nervous system-related disorders and therapeutic methods for treating nervous system-related disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Ebner, Steven Ruben
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Publication number: 20080020969Abstract: The present invention relates to 36 novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating disorders related to these novel human secreted proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: David LaFleur, Daniel Soppet, Henrik Olsen, Steven Ruben, Jian Ni, Craig Rosen, Laurie Brewer, Roxanne Duan, Reinhard Ebner
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Patent number: 7285267Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor proteins. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding the human TNFR-6? & -6? proteins. TNFR-6? & -6? polypeptides are also provided as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of TNFR-6? & -6? activity. Also provided are diagnostic methods for detecting immune system-related disorders and therapeutic methods for treating immune system-related disorders.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2001Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Reiner L. Gentz, Reinhard Ebner, Guo-Liang Yu, Steven M. Ruben, Jian Ni, Ping Feng
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Publication number: 20070238664Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating disorders related to these novel human secreted proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Steven Ruben, Craig Rosen, Carrie Fischer, Daniel Soppet, Kenneth Carter, Daniel Bednarik, Gregory Endress, Guo-Liang Yu, Jian Ni, Ping Feng, Paul Young, John Greene, Ann Ferrie, Roxanne Duan, Jing-Shan Hu, Kimberly Florence, Henrik Olsen, Reinhard Ebner, Laurie Brewer, Yanggu Shi
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Publication number: 20070207943Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human proteins designated Interleukin-21 (IL-21) and Interleukin-22 (IL-22), and isolated polynucleotides encoding these proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing these human proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating disorders related to these novel human proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Ebner, Steven Ruben
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Publication number: 20070190612Abstract: The present invention relates to novel human secreted proteins and isolated nucleic acids containing the coding regions of the genes encoding such proteins. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing human secreted proteins. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and/or conditions related to these novel human secreted proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Jian Ni, Steven Ruben, Craig Rosen, Reinhard Ebner, Kimberly Florence, Paul Young, Charles Birse, Kenneth Carter, George Komatsoulis
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Patent number: 7252956Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel human Ependymin protein which is a member of the ependymin family. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding the human Ependymin protein. Ependymin polypeptides are also provided as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of Ependymin activity. Also provided are diagnostic methods for detecting nervous system-related disorders and therapeutic methods for treating nervous system-related disorders.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2003Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Reinhard Ebner, Steven M. Ruben