Patents by Inventor Sigrid Hojak

Sigrid Hojak 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).

  • Monoclonal antibody against frizzled receptor 4
    Patent number: 7659116
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof, which binds specifically and/or selectively to human receptors of the Frizzled (FZD) family. It further relates to a hybridoma cell that produces the antibody according to the invention. Another object of the present invention is a method for the detection and/or isolation of receptors of the FZD family or homologs or fragments thereof in a biological sample and a method for the identification and/or isolation of biological material comprising or expressing receptors of the FZD family or homologs or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the antibody according to the invention or fragments thereof for the specific and/or selective detection and/or isolation of receptors of the FZD family, a composition comprising the monoclonal antibody according to the invention or fragments thereof, and a kit comprising the monoclonal antibody according to the invention or fragments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet Tuebingen Universitaetsklinikum
    Inventors: Hans-Joerg Buehring, Sigrid Hojak, Ingrid Albert
  • FRIZZLED 9 AS TUMOR MARKER
    Publication number: 20080267955
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating and a method for identifying a tumor of a human or animal comprising administering composition comprising an agent which binds to Frizzled 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet Tuebingen Universitaetsklinikum
    Inventors: Hermann Schluesener, Hans-Jorg Buhring, Sigrid Hojak, Ingrid Albert
  • Monoclonal antibody against frizzled receptors
    Publication number: 20080038272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody or fragment thereof, which binds specifically and/or selectively to human receptors of the Frizzled (FZD) family. It further relates to a hybridoma cell that produces the antibody according to the invention. Another object of the present invention is a method for the detection and/or isolation of receptors of the FZD family or homologs or fragments thereof in a biological sample and a method for the identification and/or isolation of biological material comprising or expressing receptors of the FZD family or homologs or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the antibody according to the invention or fragments thereof for the specific and/or selective detection and/or isolation of receptors of the FZD family, a composition comprising the monoclonal antibody according to the invention or fragments thereof, and a kit comprising the monoclonal antibody according to the invention or fragments thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Hans-Joerg Buehring, Sigrid Hojak, Ingrid Albert