Patents by Inventor Jochen Beninga

Jochen Beninga 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).

  • Publication number: 20240117062
    Abstract: Antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), and methods of using the same, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jochen BENINGA, Alessandro MASIERO, Sambasiva RAO, Leila SEVIGNY, Yanfeng ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11932704
    Abstract: The disclosure provides trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins comprising four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more target proteins, wherein a first pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess dual variable domains having a cross-over orientation and wherein a second pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess a single variable domain. The disclosure also provides methods for making trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins and uses of such binding proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Zhi-Yong Yang, Gary J. Nabel, Lan Wu, Edward Seung, Ronnie Wei, Jochen Beninga, Ercole Rao, Wulf Dirk Leuschner, Christian Beil, Christian Lange, Carsten Corvey
  • Publication number: 20240034816
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multifunctional binding proteins comprising a first and a second antigen binding domains (ABDs) and all or part of an immunoglobulin Fc region or variant thereof, wherein the first ABD binds specifically to human BCMA and the second ABD binds specifically to human NKp46 and wherein all or part of the immunoglobulin Fc region or variant thereof bind to a human Fc-? receptor. The disclosure also relates to methods for making said binding proteins, compositions thereof, and their uses, including the treatment or prevention of proliferative disorders, including multiple myeloma (MM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Nicolas GOURDIN, Laurent GAUTHIER, Alexandre TANG, Marielle CHIRON, Angela VIRONE-ODDOS, Alessandro MASIERO, Jochen BENINGA, Ingo FOCKEN, Sambasiva RAO, Yanfeng ZHOU, Leila SEVIGNY
  • Patent number: 11779651
    Abstract: Provided herein are bivalent, bispecific binding proteins that specifically bind to two different HIV-1 Env protein epitopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Zhi-Yong Yang, Gary J. Nabel, Ling Xu, Jochen Beninga, Jochen Kruip, Ercole Rao, Wulf Dirk Leuschner, Christian Beil, Christian Lange
  • Publication number: 20230220079
    Abstract: Provided herein are trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins comprising four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more target proteins, wherein a first pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess dual variable domains having a cross-over orientation, and wherein and a second pair of polypeptides possess a single variable domain forming a single antigen binding site. In some embodiments, the binding proteins comprise a binding site that binds a CD28 polypeptide, a binding site that binds a CD3 polypeptide, and a binding site that binds a third polypeptide, such as a tumor target protein. In some embodiments, the binding proteins comprise four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more HIV target proteins. The disclosure also relates to methods for making trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins and uses of such binding proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Christian BEIL, Jochen BENINGA, Joerg BIRKENFELD, Gary J. NABEL, Huawei QIU, Ercole RAO, Joerg REGULA, Edward SEUNG, Ronnie WEI, Lan WU, Zhen XING, Ling XU, Zhi-Yong YANG
  • Patent number: 11613576
    Abstract: Provided herein are trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins comprising four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more target proteins, wherein a first pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess dual variable domains having a cross-over orientation, and wherein and a second pair of polypeptides possess a single variable domain forming a single antigen binding site. In some embodiments, the binding proteins comprise a binding site that binds a CD28 polypeptide, a binding site that binds a CD3 polypeptide, and a binding site that binds a third polypeptide, such as a tumor target protein. In some embodiments, the binding proteins comprise four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more HIV target proteins. The disclosure also relates to methods for making trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins and uses of such binding proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Christian Beil, Jochen Beninga, Joerg Birkenfeld, Gary J. Nabel, Huawei Qiu, Ercole Rao, Joerg Regula, Edward Seung, Ronnie Wei, Lan Wu, Zhen Xing, Ling Xu, Zhi-Yong Yang, Béatrice Cameron, Tarik Dabdoubi, Cendrine Lemoine, Catherine Prades
  • Publication number: 20220226495
    Abstract: Provided herein are bivalent, bispecific binding proteins that specifically bind to two different HIV-1 Env protein epitopes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Zhi-Yong YANG, Gary J. NABEL, Ling XU, Jochen BENINGA, Jochen KRUIP, Ercole RAO, Wulf Dirk LEUSCHNER, Christian BEIL, Christian LANGE
  • Publication number: 20220213202
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multifunctional binding proteins comprising a first and a second antigen binding domains (ABDs) and all or part of an immunoglobulin Fc region or variant thereof, wherein the first ABD binds specifically to human CD123 and the second ABD binds specifically to human NKp46 and wherein all or part of the immunoglobulin Fc region or variant thereof to a human Fc-? receptor. The disclosure also relates to methods for making said binding proteins, compositions thereof, and their uses, including the treatment or prevention of proliferative disorders, including Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Céline AMARA, Céline NICOLAZZI, Marielle CHIRON, Francis DUFFIEUX, Jochen BENINGA, Angela VIRONE-ODDOS, Laurent GAUTHIER, Ariane THIELENS, Benjamin ROSSI
  • Publication number: 20220119553
    Abstract: The disclosure provides trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins comprising four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more target proteins, wherein a first pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess dual variable domains having a cross-over orientation and wherein a second pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess a single variable domain. The disclosure also provides methods for making trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins and uses of such binding proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Zhi-Yong YANG, Gary J. NABEL, Lan WU, Edward SEUNG, Ronnie WEI, Jochen BENINGA, Ercole RAO, Wulf Dirk LEUSCHNER, Christian BEIL, Christian LANGE, Carsten CORVEY
  • Patent number: 11192960
    Abstract: The disclosure provides trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins comprising four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more target proteins, wherein a first pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess dual variable domains having a cross-over orientation and wherein a second pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess a single variable domain. The disclosure also provides methods for making trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins and uses of such binding proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Zhi-Yong Yang, Gary J. Nabel, Lan Wu, Edward Seung, Ronnie Wei, Jochen Beninga, Ercole Rao, Wulf Dirk Leuschner, Christian Beil, Christian Lange, Carsten Corvey
  • Patent number: 11129905
    Abstract: Provided herein are bivalent, bispecific binding proteins that specifically bind to two different HIV-1 Env protein epitopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Zhi-Yong Yang, Gary J. Nabel, Ling Xu, Jochen Beninga, Jochen Kruip, Ercole Rao, Wulf Dirk Leuschner, Christian Beil, Christian Lange
  • Publication number: 20210292423
    Abstract: The present invention concerns antibody-like binding protein specifically binding to CD3 and binding specifically to at least one further antigen, for example CD123. The present invention also concerns antibody-like binding protein specifically binding to CD123 and binding specifically to at least one further antigen. The invention further concerns anti-CD3 antibodies and anti-CD123 antibodies. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody-like binding protein, anti-CD3 antibodies or anti-CD123 antibodies of the invention, and their use to treat cancer. The invention further relates to isolated nucleic acids, vectors and host cells comprising a sequence encoding said antibody-like binding protein, anti-CD3 or anti-CD123 antibody and the use of said anti-CD123 antibody as a diagnostic tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jana Albrecht, Cédric Barriere, Christian Beil, Jochen Beninga, Chantal Carrez, Stéphane Guerif, Katja Kroll, Christian Lange, Cendrine Lemoine, Wulf-Dirk Leuschner, Ercole Rao, Marion Schneider, Marie-Cécile Wetzel, Peter Wonerow
  • Publication number: 20210061925
    Abstract: The disclosure provides trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins comprising four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more target proteins, wherein a first pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess dual variable domains having a cross-over orientation and wherein a second pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess a single variable domain. The disclosure also provides methods for making trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins and uses of such binding proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Zhi-Yong YANG, Gary J. NABEL, Lan WU, Edward SEUNG, Ronnie WEI, Jochen BENINGA, Ercole RAO, Wulf Dirk LEUSCHNER, Christian BEIL, Christian LANGE, Carsten CORVEY
  • Patent number: 10906978
    Abstract: The present invention concerns antibody-like binding protein specifically binding to CD3 and binding specifically to at least one further antigen, for example CD123. The present invention also concerns antibody-like binding protein specifically binding to CD123 and binding specifically to at least one further antigen. The invention further concerns anti-CD3 antibodies and anti-CD123 antibodies. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody-like binding protein, anti-CD3 antibodies or anti-CD123 antibodies of the invention, and their use to treat cancer. The invention further relates to isolated nucleic acids, vectors and host cells comprising a sequence encoding said antibody-like binding protein, anti-CD3 or anti-CD123 antibody and the use of said anti-CD123 antibody as a diagnostic tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Jana Albrecht, Cédric Barriere, Christian Beil, Jochen Beninga, Chantal Carrez, Stéphane Guerif, Katja Kroll, Christian Lange, Cendrine Lemoine, Wulf-Dirk Leuschner, Ercole Rao, Marion Schneider, Marie-Cécile Wetzel, Peter Wonerow
  • Patent number: 10882922
    Abstract: The disclosure provides trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins comprising four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more target proteins, wherein a first pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess dual variable domains having a cross-over orientation and wherein a second pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess a single variable domain. The disclosure also provides methods for making trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins and uses of such binding proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Zhi-Yong Yang, Gary J. Nabel, Lan Wu, Edward Seung, Ronnie Wei, Jochen Beninga, Ercole Rao, Wulf Dirk Leuschner, Christian Beil, Christian Lange, Carsten Corvey
  • Publication number: 20200399369
    Abstract: Provided herein are trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins comprising four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more target proteins, wherein a first pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess dual variable domains having a cross-over orientation, and wherein and a second pair of polypeptides possess a single variable domain forming a single antigen binding site. In some embodiments, the binding proteins comprise a binding site that binds a CD28 polypeptide, a binding site that binds a CD3 polypeptide, and a binding site that binds a third polypeptide, such as a tumor target protein. In some embodiments, the binding proteins comprise four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more HIV target proteins. The disclosure also relates to methods for making trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins and uses of such binding proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Mangaiarkarasi ASOKAN, Christian BEIL, Jochen BENINGA, Joerg BIRKENFELD, Mark CONNORS, Richard A. KOUP, Young Do KWON, Peter D. KWONG, Qingbo LIU, Paolo LUSSO, John R. MASCOLA, Gary J. NABEL, Amarendra PEGU, Huawei QIU, Ercole RAO, Joerg REGULA, Edward SEUNG, Ronnie WEI, Lan WU, Zhen XING, Ling XU, Zhi-Yong YANG, Béatrice Cameron, Tarik Dabdoubi, Cendrine Lemoine, Catherine Prades
  • Publication number: 20200054765
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions comprising trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins comprising four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more HIV target proteins or one or more T-cell receptors, wherein a first pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess dual variable domains having a cross-over orientation and wherein a second pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess a single variable domain. Also provided herein are methods for making trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins and uses of such binding proteins for the treatment and/or prevention of HIV/AIDS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Zhi-Yong YANG, Gary J. NABEL, Ling XU, Ronnie WEI, Huawei QIU, Jochen BENINGA, Jochen KRUIP, Ercole RAO, Wulf Dirk LEUSCHNER, Christian BEIL, Christian LANGE, Mark CONNORS, John R. MASCOLA, Richard A. KOUP, Jinghe HUANG, Nicole A. DORIA-ROSE, Tongqing ZHOU, Peter D. KWONG, Young Do KWON, Amarendra PEGU, Mangaiarkarasi ASOKAN
  • Publication number: 20190241657
    Abstract: The present invention concerns antibody-like binding protein specifically binding to CD3 and CD123. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antibody-like binding protein and the use of said pharmaceutical compositions and antibody-like binding protein to treat cancer. The invention further relates to isolated nucleic acids, vectors and host cells comprising a sequence encoding said antibody-like binding protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Jana ALBRECHT, Christian BEIL, Jochen BENINGA, Katja KROLL, Christian LANGE, Wulf Dirk LEUSCHNER, Ercole RAO, Marion SCHNEIDER, Peter WONEROW, Stéphane GUERIF
  • Publication number: 20190054182
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions comprising trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins comprising four polypeptide chains that form three antigen binding sites that specifically bind one or more HIV target proteins or one or more T-cell receptors, where in a first pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess dual variable domains having a cross-over orientation and wherein a second pair of polypeptides forming the binding protein possess a single variable domain. Also provided herein are methods for making trispecific and/or trivalent binding proteins and uses of such binding proteins for the treatment and/or prevention of HIV/AIDS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicants: Sanofi, The USA, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Zhi-Yong YANG, Gary J. NABEL, Ling XU, Ronnie WEI, Huawei QIU, Jochen BENINGA, Jochen KRUIP, Ercole RAO, Wulf Dirk LEUSCHNER, Christian BEIL, Christian LANGE, Mark CONNORS, John R. MASCOLA, Richard A. KOUP, Jinghe HUANG, Nicole A. DORIA-ROSE, Tongqing ZHOU, Peter D. KWONG, Young Do KWON, Amarendra PEGU, Mangaiarkarasi ASOKAN
  • Publication number: 20180222987
    Abstract: The present invention concerns antibody-like binding protein specifically binding to CD3 and binding specifically to at least one further antigen, for example CD123. The present invention also concerns antibody-like binding protein specifically binding to CD123 and binding specifically to at least one further antigen. The invention further concerns anti-CD3 antibodies and anti-CD123 antibodies. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody-like binding protein, anti-CD3 antibodies or anti-CD123 antibodies of the invention, and their use to treat cancer. The invention further relates to isolated nucleic acids, vectors and host cells comprising a sequence encoding said antibody-like binding protein, anti-CD3 or anti-CD123 antibody and the use of said anti-CD123 antibody as a diagnostic tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jana Albrecht, Cédric Barriere, Christian Beil, Jochen Beninga, Chantal Carrez, Stéphane Guerif, Katja Kroll, Christian Lange, Cendrine Lemoine, Wulf-Dirk Leuschner, Ercole Rao, Marion Schneider, Marie-Cécile Wetzel, Peter Wonerow