Patents Examined by Zachary C. Howard
  • Patent number: 11312783
    Abstract: Antibody molecules that bind to CD73 are disclosed. The anti-CD73 antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent and/or diagnose cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: Novartis AG, SURFACE ONCOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Bianka Prinz, Jerry M. Thomas, Ansgar Brock, Scott Chappel, Andrew Lake, Alison Paterson, Rachel W. O'Connor, Michael Warren, Pamela Holland, Dirksen Bussiere, Mikias Woldegiorgis, Wei Shu, John Delmas Venable, Michael Gladstone, Jonathan Hill, Christine Miller
  • Patent number: 11313865
    Abstract: Methods for detecting a cardiac condition in a human subject are provided according to aspects of the present invention which include providing an immunological reagent characterized by specific binding to: an N-terminal fragment of human cardiac troponin T (HcTnT-N69) or a neoepitope of human cardiac troponin T generated by removal of HcTnT-N69 from HcTnT (HcTnT-neo); contacting the immunological reagent with a biological sample of the human subject under binding conditions; and detecting binding of the immunological reagent with HcTnT-N69 or HcTnT-neo, wherein detection of HcTnT-N69 or HcTnT-neo in the biological sample is indicative of a cardiac condition in the subject. Antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof characterized by specific binding to HcTnT-N69 or HcTnT-neo, or a variant of either thereof, are provided according to aspects of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Wayne State University
    Inventor: Jian-Ping Jin
  • Patent number: 11312769
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are transmembrane protein with EGF-like and two-follistatin-like domains 1 (TMEFF1) antibodies and antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), including compositions and methods of using said antibodies and ADCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Bluefin BioMedicine, Inc.
    Inventors: Isabel Milan Chu, Scott Michael Lonning, Nels Eric Pederson, Klarisa Rikova, Aleksandr Tkachev, Jason G. Beaudet
  • Patent number: 11306155
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating hypercholesterolemia. The methods of the present invention comprise administering to patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia a pharmaceutical composition comprising a PCSK9 inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the PCSK9 inhibitor is an anti-PCSK9 antibody such as the exemplary antibody referred to herein as mAb316P. The methods of the present invention are useful for treating patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia who are not adequately controlled by maximum tolerated dose statin therapy with or without other lipid lowering therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: SANOFI BIOTECHNOLOGY, REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Marie Baccara-Dinet, Corinne Hanotin, Laurence Bessac, Umesh Chaudhari, Robert C. Pordy, William J. Sasiela, Daniel A. Schwemmer Gipe
  • Patent number: 11306148
    Abstract: The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that bind to the natriuretic peptide receptor 1 (NPR1) protein, and methods of use thereof. In various embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to NPR1. In some embodiments, the antibodies of the invention are useful for activating NPR1 activity, thus providing a means of treating or preventing a disease, disorder or condition associated with NPR1 in humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dunn, Jia Su, Jason Mastaitis, Jesper Gromada, Lori Morton
  • Patent number: 11286301
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for treating fibrosis in a mammal by administering a therapeutic dose of a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Gerlinde Wernig, Irving L. Weissman
  • Patent number: 11278594
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chimeric transmembrane immunoreceptors, named “zetakines,” comprised of an extracellular domain comprising a soluble receptor ligand linked to a support region capable of tethering the extracellular domain to a cell surface, a transmembrane region and an intracellular signalling domain. Zetakines, when expressed on the surface of T lymphocytes, direct T cell activity to those specific cells expressing a receptor for which the soluble receptor ligand is specific. Zetakine chimeric immunoreceptors represent a novel extension of antibody-based immunoreceptors for redirecting the antigen specificity of T cells, with application to treatment of a variety of cancers, particularly via the autocrin/paracrine cytokine systems utilized by human malignancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: City of Hope
    Inventor: Michael Jensen
  • Patent number: 11260107
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating or preventing ulcers in subjects having low red blood cell levels and/or hemoglobin levels (e.g, anemia). In some embodiments, the compositions of the disclosure may be used to treat or prevent ulcers associated with anemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: ACCELERON PHARMA INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Attie
  • Patent number: 11261496
    Abstract: Methods for detecting a prostate cancer in a subject comprise detecting a marker selected from an endosomal associated marker and/or a lysosomal associated marker from the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Inventors: Doug Brooks, Emma Parkinson-Lawrence, Ian R. D. Johnson, Lisa Butler
  • Patent number: 11261258
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for antibodies that bind CD40, including a humanized antibody. The antibodies bind CD40 and do not exhibit CD40 agonist activity. The antibodies may comprise a modified IgG1 Fc domain, and exhibit minimal activation of immature dendritic cells. Compositions comprising antibodies, methods of use for treatment of diseases involving CD40 activity, and use in the preparation of a medicament for treatment of a disease involving CD40 activity are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Aaron Yamniuk, Mary Struthers, Stanley R. Krystek, Jr., Akbar Nayeem, Ginger Rakestraw
  • Patent number: 11254750
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for antibodies that bind CD40, including a humanized antibody. The antibodies bind CD40 and do not exhibit CD40 agonist activity. The antibodies may comprise a modified IgG1 Fc domain, and exhibit minimal activation of immature dendritic cells. Compositions comprising antibodies, methods of use for treatment of diseases involving CD40 activity, and use in the preparation of a medicament for treatment of a disease involving CD40 activity are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Aaron Yamniuk, Mary Struthers, Stanley R. Krystek, Jr., Akbar Nayeem, Ginger Rakestraw
  • Patent number: 11254741
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to antagonistic antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof having binding specificity for PACAP. These antibodies inhibit, block or neutralize at least one biological effect associated with PACAP, e.g., vasodilation. In exemplary embodiments these antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof may comprise specific VH, VL, and CDR polypeptides described herein. In some embodiments these antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof bind to and/or compete for binding to specific epitope(s) on human PACAP. The invention is further directed to using these antagonistic anti-PACAP antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with PACAP and conditions where antagonism of PACAP-related activities, such as vasodilation, mast cell degranulation, and/or neuronal activation, are therapeutically beneficial, e.g., headache and migraine indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: H. LUNDBECK A/S
    Inventors: Maria-Cristina Loomis, Leon F. Garcia-Martinez, Benjamin H. Dutzar, Daniel S. Allison, Katherine Lee Hendrix, Ethan W. Ojala, Pei Fan, Jeffrey T. L. Smith, John A. Latham, Charlie Karasek, Jenny Mulligan, Michelle Scalley-Kim, Erica Stewart, Vanessa Lisbeth Rubin, Jens J. Billgren
  • Patent number: 11254751
    Abstract: Isolated or recombinant Eph A5 or GRP78 targeting antibodies are provided. In some cases, antibodies of the embodiments can be used for the detection, diagnosis and/or therapeutic treatment of human diseases, such as cancer. A method of rapidly identifying antibodies or antibody fragments for the treatment of cancer using a combination of in vitro and in vivo methodologies is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Renata Pasqualini, Wadih Arap, Fernanda Iamassaki Staquicini, Fortunato Ferrara, Sara D'Angelo, Andrew R. M. Bradbury
  • Patent number: 11248042
    Abstract: The instant disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to ApoC3 (e.g., human ApoC3) and antagonize ApoC3 function. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors and host cells for making these antibodies, and methods of treating a subject using these antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: STATEN BIOTECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Paul DaSilva-Jardine, Hans de Haard
  • Patent number: 11248041
    Abstract: The instant disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to ApoC3 (e.g., human ApoC3) and antagonize ApoC3 function. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors and host cells for making these antibodies, and methods of treating a subject using these antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: STATEN BIOTECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Paul DaSilva-Jardine, Hans de Haard
  • Patent number: 11248044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for altering body composition in a subject, wherein the alteration of body composition is an increase in muscle mass and a reduction of fat mass simultaneously. The present invention also relates to compositions and methods for reducing fat mass in a subject. The compositions and methods also increase muscle volume and lean body mass in the subject. The present invention also relates to compositions that comprise a GDF8 inhibitor and an Activin A inhibitor and the use of such compositions to treat diseases and disorders characterized by increased fat mass, and/or decreased muscle volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Donahue, Robert C. Pordy, Gary Herman
  • Patent number: 11246925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating diseases or conditions in which proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) expression or activity causes an impact by administration of PCSK9-specific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof and preferably by additional administration of an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase (HMG-CoA reductase). The present invention further relates to PCSK9-specific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof for use in the treatment of diseases or conditions in which PCSK9 expression or activity causes an impact. The present invention also relates to articles of manufacture comprising packaging material, PCSK9-specific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, and a label or packaging insert indicating which groups of patients can be treated with said antibodies or fragments, which groups of patients must not be treated with said antibodies or fragments, and which dosage regimen should be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SANOFI BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Corinne Hanotin, Laurence Bessac, Umesh Chaudhari
  • Patent number: 11242381
    Abstract: The instant disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to ApoC3 (e.g., human ApoC3) and antagonize ApoC3 function. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors and host cells for making these antibodies, and methods of treating a subject using these antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: STATEN BIOTECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Dasilva-Jardine, Hans De Haard
  • Patent number: 11242377
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric receptor which comprises: a ligand-binding exodomain; and an endodomain which comprises: (i) a cytokine receptor endodomain; and (ii) an intracellular T cell signalling domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Matteo Righi
  • Patent number: 11235029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher, Education Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures, Universita di Napoli Federico II
    Inventors: Alessandro Cannavo, Ning Feng, Giuseppe Rengo, Nazareno Paolocci, Walter J. Koch