Patents by Inventor Kayvon Modjarrad

Kayvon Modjarrad 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: 20240101645
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to monoclonal antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, that bind to coronavirus spike proteins, including the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. These antibodies demonstrate high affinity binding to epitopes on the coronavirus spike protein and/or broad cross-reactivity to the spike protein of various coronaviruses. Compositions comprising the anti-coronavirus antibodies, nucleic acids encoding for the antibodies, recombinant expression vectors, and host cells are also disclosed. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of diagnosing, preventing or treating coronavirus infections, including infections or disease caused by SARS-CoV-2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Shelly KREBS, Kayvon MODJARRAD, Nelson MICHAEL, Vincent DUSSUPT, Gina C. DONOFRIO, Samantha TOWNSLEY
  • Patent number: 11884718
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides antibodies to Zika virus. The novel polypeptides are useful alone or as portions of larger molecules, such as antibodies or antibody fragments, that can be used to treat or prevent infection of Zika virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., The Beth Israeli Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., The Government Of The United States As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
    Inventors: Shelly Krebs, Gina Donofrio, Vincent Dussupt, Kayvon Modjarrad, Dan Barouch, Richard G. Jarman, III, Nelson L. Michael, Gordon Joyce, Rajeshwer Singh Sankhala, Kathryn Elaine Stephenson
  • Patent number: 11878055
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of RNA to prevent or treat coronavirus infection. In particular, the present disclosure relates to methods and agents for vaccination against coronavirus infection and inducing effective coronavirus antigen-specific immune responses such as antibody and/or T cell responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: BioNTech SE
    Inventors: Alexander Muik, Kena Anne Swanson, Qi Yang, Hui Cai, Ugur Sahin, Kayvon Modjarrad
  • Publication number: 20240000921
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of RNA to prevent or treat coronavirus infection. In particular, the present disclosure relates to methods and agents for vaccination against coronavirus infection and inducing effective coronavirus antigen-specific immune responses such as antibody and/or T cell responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Muik, Asaf Poran, Kena Anne Swanson, Qi Yang, Hui Cai, Ugur Sahin, Kayvon Modjarrad
  • Publication number: 20230331823
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are shark-derived antibodies and binding molecules with high binding affinity for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the use thereof. Some of the shark-derived antibodies and binding molecules also demonstrate cross-reactivity with and neutralization of other related sarbecoviruses. The complementarity determining region (CDR) sequences and binding characteristics for these antibodies and binding molecules are provided. Also disclosed are the use of these antibodies and binding molecules to detect SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus or other related sarbecoviruses or to prevent or treat SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus or other related sarbecovirus infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Gordon JOYCE, Kayvon MODJARRAD, Helen DOOLEY, Agnes HAJDUCZKI, Wei-Hung CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230285539
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of vaccines and binding molecules, as well as preparations and methods of their use in the treatment and/or prevention of disease. Described are vaccines and binding molecules, compositions containing the same, and uses thereof for treating or preventing coronavirus infections, in particular, ?-coronaviruses such as SARS- CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, as well as SARS-CoV-1 and other coronaviruses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicants: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., The Government of the United States, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Michael Gordon JOYCE, Kayvon MODJARRAD
  • Publication number: 20210238262
    Abstract: The invention described herein provides antibodies to Zika virus. The novel polypeptides are useful alone or as portions of larger molecules, such as antibodies or antibody fragments, that can be used to treat or prevent infection of Zika virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., The Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Shelly Krebs, Gina Donofrio, Vincent Dussupt, Kayvon Modjarrad, Dan Barouch, Richard G. Jarman, III, Nelson L. Michael, Gordon Joyce
  • Patent number: 10759846
    Abstract: Methods of inducing an immune response in a subject to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are provided. In several embodiments, the immune response is a protective immune response that inhibits or prevents MERS-CoV infection in the subject. Recombinant MERS-CoV polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding same are also provided. Additionally, neutralizing antibodies that specifically bind to MERS-CoV S protein and antigen binding fragments thereof are disclosed. The antibodies and antigen binding fragments are useful, for example, in methods of detecting MERS-CoV S protein in a sample or in a subject, as well as methods of preventing and treating a MERS-CoV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: The U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Barney Graham, Wing-Pui Kong, Kayvon Modjarrad, Lingshu Wang, Wei Shi, Michael Gordon Joyce, Masaru Kanekiyo, John Mascola
  • Publication number: 20190256579
    Abstract: Methods of inducing an immune response in a subject to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are provided. In several embodiments, the immune response is a protective immune response that inhibits or prevents MERS-CoV infection in the subject. Recombinant MERS-CoV polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding same are also provided. Additionally, neutralizing antibodies that specifically bind to MERS-CoV S protein and antigen binding fragments thereof are disclosed. The antibodies and antigen binding fragments are useful, for example, in methods of detecting MERS-CoV S protein in a sample or in a subject, as well as methods of preventing and treating a MERS-CoV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: The U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Barney Graham, Wing-Pui Kong, Kayvon Modjarrad, Lingshu Wang, Wei Shi, Michael Gordon Joyce, Masaru Kanekiyo, John Mascola
  • Patent number: 10301377
    Abstract: Methods of inducing an immune response in a subject to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are provided. In several embodiments, the immune response is a protective immune response that inhibits or prevents MERS-CoV infection in the subject. Recombinant MERS-CoV polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding same are also provided. Additionally, neutralizing antibodies that specifically bind to MERS-CoV S protein and antigen binding fragments thereof are disclosed. The antibodies and antigen binding fragments are useful, for example, in methods of detecting MERS-CoV S protein in a sample or in a subject, as well as methods of preventing and treating a MERS-CoV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Barney Graham, Wing-Pui Kong, Kayvon Modjarrad, Lingshu Wang, Wei Shi, Michael Gordon Joyce, Masaru Kanekiyo, John Mascola
  • Publication number: 20180244756
    Abstract: Methods of inducing an immune response in a subject to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are provided. In several embodiments, the immune response is a protective immune response that inhibits or prevents MERS-CoV infection in the subject. Recombinant MERS-CoV polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding same are also provided. Additionally, neutralizing antibodies that specifically bind to MERS-CoV S protein and antigen binding fragments thereof are disclosed. The antibodies and antigen binding fragments are useful, for example, in methods of detecting MERS-CoV S protein in a sample or in a subject, as well as methods of preventing and treating a MERS-CoV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Barney Graham, Wing-Pui Kong, Kayvon Modjarrad, Lingshu Wang, Wei Shi, Michael Gordon Joyce, Masaru Kanekiyo, John Mascola