Patents by Inventor Mehrdad Dirin

Mehrdad Dirin 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).

  • Patent number: 9968686
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antisense or siRNA oligonucleotide or conjugate with improved pharmacokinetic properties, methods of producing the same as well as the use of such compounds and conjugates, e.g. as pharmaceutical composition, a pharmaceutical kit, a medicament or a tool in biomedical research. The conjugates of the invention have the formula I being P-(L-S—S—Y—X)n, wherein P represents a natural, artificial and/or modified oligonucleotide, L represents a linker group attached to one or more nucleosides at any position within the oligonucleotides sequence; S represents sulfur; X represents a ligand; Y represents a spacer and n is an integer ranging from 1 to the oligonucleotide length of P.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA
    Inventors: Christian R. Noe, Mehrdad Dirin, Johannes Winkler, Bodo Lachmann, Ernst Urban
  • Publication number: 20160193354
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antisense or siRNA oligonucleotide or conjugate with improved pharmacokinetic properties, methods of producing the same as well as the use of such compounds and conjugates, e.g. as pharmaceutical composition, a pharmaceutical kit, a medicament or a tool in biomedical research. The conjugates of the invention have the formula I being P-(L-S-S-Y-X)n, wherein P represents a natural, artificial and/or modified oligonucleotide, L represents a linker group attached to one or more nucleosides at any position within the oligonucleotides sequence; S represents sulfur; X represents a ligand; Y represents a spacer and n is an integer ranging from 1 to the oligonucleotide length of P.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Christian R. Noe, Mehrdad Dirin, Johannes Winkler, Bodo Lachmann, Ernst Urban