Patents by Inventor Steven Vonderfecht

Steven Vonderfecht 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).

  • METHOD OF IDENTIFYING COMPOUNDS THAT SPECIFICALLY MODULATE THE INTERACTION OF FGFR1 AND BETA KLOTHO
    Publication number: 20140189893
    Abstract: Methods of identifying compounds that specifically modulate the interaction of FGFR1 and ?-Klotho are disclosed. Identified compounds can be useful in treating metabolic diseases and disorders that involve the interaction of FGFR1 and ?-Klotho. In various embodiments the metabolic disease or disorder is diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, elevated glucose levels, elevated insulin levels and diabetic nephropathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Yang Li, Xinle Wu, Hongfei Ge, Helene Baribault, Bryan Lemon, Jackie Z. Sheng, Steven Vonderfecht, Jennifer Veronica Weiszmann, Jonitha Gardner, Grace Ki Jeong Lee