Patents by Inventor Valentina Di Francesco

Valentina Di Francesco 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).

  • Isolated human Ras-like proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding these human Ras-like proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050208562
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of polypeptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the Ras-like protein polypeptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated polypeptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the Ras-like protein polypeptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the Ras-like protein polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jane Ye, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley
  • ISOLATED NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES ENCODING HUMAN DRUGMETOBOLIZING PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20050208484
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Ming-Hui Wei, Jane Ye, Karen Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6946545
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Chunhua Yan, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6946276
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Marion Webster, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human enzyme proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human enzyme proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6942999
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the enzyme peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the enzyme peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the enzyme peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Shao, Gennady V. Merkulov, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human phospholipase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human phospholipase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6943003
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the phospholipase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the phospholipase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the phospholipase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Chunhua Yan, Karen A Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6942983
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Jiayin Li, Karl Guegler, Ellen M. Beasley, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco
  • Isolated human lipase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human lipase proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050196803
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the lipase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the lipase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the lipase peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley
  • Isolated human drug-metabolizing proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human drug-metabolizing proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050196802
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the proteins of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the proteins of the present invention, and methods of identifying modulators of the proteins of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Trevor Woodage, Ming-Hui Wei, Chinnappa Kodira, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley
  • Isolated human aminoacylase, nucleic acid molecules encoding human aminoacylase, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6939700
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the enzyme peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the enzyme peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the enzyme peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Shao, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050191645
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the transporter peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the transporter peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the transporter peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fangcheng Gong, Karen Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley
  • Isolated human phospholipase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human phospholipase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6936453
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the phospholipase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the phospholipase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the phospholipase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Ellen M Beasley, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6936451
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Jane Ye, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human kinase proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human kinase proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050181444
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the kinase peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the kinase peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the kinase peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chunhua Yan, Karen Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley
  • Isolated human protease proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human protease proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050181414
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the protease peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the protease peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the protease peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marion Webster, Karen Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050181411
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the transporter peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the transporter peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the transporter peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Shao, Gennady Merkulov, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley
  • Isolated human protease proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human protease proteins, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6927054
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the protease peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the protease peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the protease peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Applera Corporation
    Inventors: Marion Webster, Karen A. Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen M. Beasley
  • Isolated human drug-metabolizing proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human drug-metabolizing proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050170419
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the drug-metabolizing enzyme peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gennady Merkulov, Chunhua Yan, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley
  • Isolated human ion channel proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human ion channel proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050170413
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the transporter peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the transporter peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the transporter peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chunhua Yan, Jane Ye, Gennay Merkulov, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley
  • Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins, and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20050165219
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the transporter peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the transporter peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the transporter peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: APPLERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gennady Merkulov, Karl Guegler, Marion Webster, Karen Ketchum, Valentina Di Francesco, Ellen Beasley