Patents Examined by Adam Weidner
  • Patent number: 11746145
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Tau-binding antibodies and binding fragments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: Kerry Louise Tyson, Terence Seward Baker, Georges Mairet-Coello, Patrick Downey, Jean-Philippe Courade, David Edward Ormonde Knight
  • Patent number: 11739143
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for using and compositions of humanized antibodies that bind tau protein that is phosphorylated at the serine at position 413.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED, MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Hiroshi Eguchi, Takashi Murakami, Naoko Namiki, Akira Tanokura, Jeanne E. Baker, Sophie Parmentier Batteur, Angela Marie Jablonski, Daniel Stephen Malashock, Carl Mieczkowski, Gopalan (Raghu) Raghunathan
  • Patent number: 11739140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of monoclonal antibody that specifically binds the phosphorylated serine 396 residue on pathological hyperphosphorylated (PHF) tau (pS396), as well as to methods of using these molecules and their tau binding fragments in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and tauopathies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventors: Jan Torleif Pedersen, Lars Østergaard Pedersen, Justus Claus Alfred Daechsel, Ayodeji Abdur-rasheed Asuni, Nina Helen Rosenqvist, Christiane Volbracht, Lone Helboe, Anders Brandt Elvang, Florence Sotty, Søren Christensen, Jeffrey B. Stavenhagen
  • Patent number: 11732034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Tau-binding antibodies and binding fragments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: David Edward Ormonde Knight, Terence Seward Baker, David James McMillan, Robert Anthony Griffin, Georges Mairet-Coello, Patrick Downey, Jean-Philippe Courade
  • Patent number: 11732019
    Abstract: The present invention comprises compounds of Formula I. wherein: Z4, Z7, Z9, Z11, Z22, Z23, Z26, Z30, Z34, Z35, p, m, n, q, and BRIDGE are defined in the specification. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use thereof. The novel compounds are useful for preventing, treating or ameliorating diseases and disorders, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, the metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Mark Macielag, Raymond J. Patch, Rui Zhang, Martin A. Case, Mark J. Wall, Yue-Mei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11723952
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising non-naturally occurring zinc finger domains, fusion proteins comprising these zinc finger domains, polynucleotides encoding these proteins, cells expressing these proteins and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these proteins or polynucleotides as well as methods of modifying an Htt gene using these compositions for treating or preventing Huntington's Disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Miller, Edward J. Rebar, H. Steve Zhang
  • Patent number: 11718663
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: an anti-GPC3 antibody that recognizes an epitope different from that for existing antibodies (e.g., GC33 and GC199) and can specifically bind, even in the form of single chain antibody, to GPC3 localized on a cell membrane; CAR comprising the anti-GPC3 single chain antibody; an immunocompetent cell expressing the CAR; a gene of the anti-GPC3 antibody or a gene of the CAR; a vector comprising the anti-GPC3 antibody gene or the CAR gene; a host cell in which the vector has been introduced; a method for specifically detecting GPC3; and a kit for specifically detecting GPC3. An antibody comprising particular heavy chain CDR1 to CDR3 and particular light chain CDR1 to CDR3 defined in claim 1, and specifically binding to a human-derived GPC3 polypeptide specifically binds to GPC3 localized on a cell membrane. CAR-immunocompetent cells prepared on the basis of CAR comprising such single chain antibody are useful for cancer immunotherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: Yamaguchi University, National Cancer Center, Noile-Immune Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Tamada, Yukimi Sakoda, Tetsuya Nakatsura, Keigo Saito
  • Patent number: 11718674
    Abstract: An isolated monoclonal antibody, or an antigen-binding portion thereof, that specifically binds human PD0-L1. A nucleic acid molecule encoding the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, an expression vector, a host cell and a method for expressing the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof are also provided. The present disclosure further provides an immuneconjugate, a bispecific molecule, a chimeric antigen receptor, an oncolytic virus and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, as well as a treatment method using the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING MABWORKS BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiangmei Li, Wenqi Hu, Feng Li
  • Patent number: 11713470
    Abstract: Provided herein are nucleic acids for expressing modified ligand-gated ion channel proteins in excitable cells or secretory cells, such as nerves and neurons and optionally including viral sequences, such as Adeno-associated virus sequences, for delivery to excitable cells or secretory cells of a patient. Also provided herein are methods of modulating cell membrane potentials in an excitable cell or secretory cell, and for treatment of a disease or disorder associated with the nervous system in a patient, such as chronic pain or itch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Rebecca Seal, Cynthia Mary Arokiaraj
  • Patent number: 11708403
    Abstract: Provided are antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind specifically to human complement factor C2 and are capable of inhibiting activation of the classical and lectin pathways of the complement system. The antibodies and antigen-binding fragment exhibit improved manufacturability, pharmacokinetics, and antigen sweeping. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments, host cells comprising the nucleic acids or vectors, and methods of making and using the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments. The antibodies and antigen-binding fragments can be used to inhibit the classical pathway of complement activation in a subject, e.g., a human. The antibodies and antigen-binding fragments can also be used to inhibit the lectin pathway of complement activation in a subject, e.g., a human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: ARGENX BV
    Inventors: Christophe Blanchetot, Hans De Haard
  • Patent number: 11702465
    Abstract: Monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind the F1 antigen of Yersinia pestis with high affinity are described. Use of the monoclonal antibodies for the detection of Y. pestis infection and the diagnosis of plague are also described. Immunoconjugates of the monoclonal antibodies and a radionuclide can also be used for the treatment of a Y. pestis infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Triad National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Antonietta Maria Lillo, Nileena Velappan, Armand Earl Ko Dichosa, Stosh Anthony Kozimor, Laura Margaret Lilley
  • Patent number: 11701405
    Abstract: Nucleic acid molecules that include a nucleotide sequence encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a nucleotide sequence encoding a protease sensitive scFv, wherein the chimeric antigen receptor comprises: an scFv targeting a tumor antigen, a spacer, a transmembrane domain, a co-stimulatory domain, and a CD3? signaling domain; and the protease-sensitive scFv and the scFv target the same tumor antigen are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: City of Hope
    Inventors: Xiuli Wang, Stephen J. Forman, Lawrence Stern, Christine E. Brown, Joseph Cohen
  • Patent number: 11702470
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for promoting axonal regeneration of sensory neurons and functional recovery of neurons following peripheral nerve injury in a subject experiencing aging-dependent nerve regenerative decline, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an isolated binding molecule which specifically binds to CXCL13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Simone Di Giovanni, Luming Zhou
  • Patent number: 11698378
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods of determining the amount of post translational modification (PTM) associated with one or more tau peptide fragments of a tau protein in a sample, and methods of evaluating a subject for having a tauopathy, the methods comprising, in part, determining the amount of post translational modification (PTM) associated with one or more tau peptide fragments of a tau protein in a sample, and comparing the amount of the tau PTMs associated with one or more tau peptide fragments with one or more reference levels for the tau peptide fragments, thereby determining whether a subject has a tauopathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Judith AJ Steen, Hanno Steen, Waltraud Mair, Jan Muntel, Shaojun Tang
  • Patent number: 11684676
    Abstract: Antibody-drug conjugates, compositions thereof, and methods use. The antibody-drug conjugates include a fusion protein comprising an antibody covalently linked to an ADP-ribosyl cyclase protein via a peptide linker moiety at one or more of a C-terminus or N-terminus of a heavy or light chain of the antibody, a NAD or NMN analogue, and a payload such that the NAD or NMN analogue is conjugated to both the payload and the ADP-ribosyl cyclase protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Yong Zhang, Zhefu Dai, Xiao-Nan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11685903
    Abstract: A method of generating protein-induced pluripotent stem cells by delivering bacterially expressed reprogramming proteins into nuclei of starting somatic cells using the QQ-protein transduction technique, repeating several cell reprogramming cycles for creating reprogrammed protein-induced pluripotent stem cells, moving the reprogrammed cells into a feeder-free medium for expansion, and expanding and passaging the reprogrammed cells in a whole dish for generating homogeneous piPS cells. Also provided are the piPCS cells formed using this method and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Wayne State University
    Inventors: Jianjun Wang, Qianqian Li
  • Patent number: 11679162
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention is an anti-5T4 antibody-drug conjugate and the use thereof. In particular, provided in the present invention is an anti-5T4 antibody-drug conjugate. Also provided in the present invention are the pharmaceutical use of the anti-5T4 antibody-drug conjugate and the effect thereof in inhibiting or preventing tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: HANGZHOU ADCORIS BIOPHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenwei Miao, Tong Zhu, Alisher B. Khasanov, Sheldon Cao, Zhaohui Li, Min Wu
  • Patent number: 11673944
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods of treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies, via the administration of antibodies having specificity to abnormal forms of tau protein, the antibodies showing no binding and/or reactivity to a normal tau protein and being administered under conditions and in amounts effective to prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease or other tauopathies. In certain embodiments, the antibodies are selective for soluble truncated tau protein truncated at (i) its C-terminus after the glutamic acid residue Glu391, or (ii) at the aspartic acid residue Asp421, or (iii) at its N-terminus at the aspartic acid residue Asp13, or (iv) a combination of (i)-(iii). Further aspects of the invention are directed to the administration of an immunogen comprising an abnormal tau, preferably a soluble truncated tau.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TauC3 Biologics Limited
    Inventor: Daniel G. Chain
  • Patent number: 11667699
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to compositions that include antibodies, e.g., monoclonal antibodies, humanized antibodies and antibody fragments, that specifically bind a MS4A4A polypeptide, e.g., a mammalian MS4A4A or human MS4A4A, and use of such compositions in preventing, reducing risk, or treating an individual in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Alector LLC
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Wei-Hsien Ho, Muhammad A. Alhawagri, Philip Ling Kong, Herve Rhinn, Hua Long, Karpagam Srinivasan, Ananya Mitra, Daniel P. Bermingham, Klaus-Dieter Heger, Santiago Viveros Salazar, Francesca Cignarella, Ilaria Tassi, Tina Schwabe, Angie Grace Yee, Arnon Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 11666659
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a monoclonal antibody or a derivative thereof that specifically binds to human plasmalemma vesicle-associated protein (PLVAP, PV-1), including antigen complementarity-determining regions CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of an antibody light chain variable region, and antigen complementarity-determining regions CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 of an antibody heavy chain variable region. The invention also provides a preparation process of a human-mouse chimeric antibody and amino acid sequences of the antibody heavy chain variable region and the antibody light chain variable region. The monoclonal antibody or derivative thereof can be used as a component of a pharmaceutical composition or prepared into a suitable medicament, administered alone or combined with other medications such as anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody and the like, for treating choroidal neovascularization fundus diseases and other angiogenesis/osmosis-related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: HUALAN GENETIC ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoqi Song, Zui Chen, Hongqun Hu, Guifang Zhou, Jinling Fan, Qunmin Zhou