Patents by Inventor Neil R. Cashman

Neil R. Cashman 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: 11905318
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to conformational epitopes in A-beta, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Steven S. Plotkin
  • Patent number: 11779629
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to methods of treating or preventing a disease or condition associated with and/or induced by soluble A-beta oligomer such as Alzheimer's disease by administering to a subject in need thereof conformation specific and/or selective antibodies or binding fragments thereof and related products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventor: Neil R. Cashman
  • Publication number: 20230174630
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to single chain antibodies, nucleic acids and vectors that encode antibodies that for example specifically bind W68 in the context of DAGWGNL (SEQ ID NO: 1) and methods of administering the single chain antibodies, nucleic acids and vectors to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Johanne Kaplan, Beibei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230151369
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are oligomeric compounds such as antisense oligonucleotides, siRNA and shRNAs and compositions for knocking down human RACK1, and methods for treating a TDP43-opathy or a FUS-opathy neurodegenerative disease optionally selected from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease (AD), frontotemporal lobar dementia (FTLD), Huntington's disease (HD), neuronal intermediate filament inclusion disease (NIFID), basophilic inclusion body disease (BIBD) or limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) in a subject in need thereof or for reducing TDP-43 and/or FUS aggregation in a cell, the methods comprising administering to the subject in need thereof or introducing into the cell one or more antisense molecule(s) targeting RACK1, optionally one or more oligomeric compound disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Steven S. Plotkin, Beibei Zhao, Ching-chung Hsueh, Catherine M. Cowan
  • Publication number: 20230141177
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to antibodies that bind A-beta oligomers and methods of using said antibodies. Also provided are chimeric or humanized antibodies, including antibodies having specific CDRs identified herein, or a sequence with at least 80% sequence identity to specific VH sequences identified herein, optionally wherein the CDR H3 amino acid sequence is as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 31-36, 38-40, or 42-50. Also provided are methods and uses thereof as well as kits comprising said antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Johanne Kaplan, Ebrima Gibbs
  • Publication number: 20230051538
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to conformational epitopes in alpha-synuclein, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto. In particular antibodies raised to cyclic compounds comprising at least 3 amino acids of EKTKEQ (SEQ ID NO: 1) selectively recognize misfolded oligomeric alpha-synuclein and are able to inhibit alpha-synuclein propagation and toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Neil R. CASHMAN, Steven S. PLOTKIN, Xubiao PENG, Johanne KAPLAN
  • Publication number: 20220218805
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to conformational epitopes in oligomeric tau, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto. The antibodies bind activity neutralizing sites in tau. Also provided are methods for making and using, including methods for treating a tauopathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Steven S. Plotkin, Neil R. Cashman, Johanne Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20220162293
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to conformational epitopes in TDP-43, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Steven S. Plotkin, Neil R. Cashman, Xubiao Peng
  • Publication number: 20220056118
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to antibodies that specifically bind W68 in the context of DAGWGNL (SEQ ID NO: 1). Also provided are isolated peptides, isolated nucleic acids, immunogens, compositions, kits, and methods of using said reganents to detect misfolded TDP-43.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Johanne Kaplan
  • Patent number: 11214613
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to conformational epitopes in TDP-43, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Steven S. Plotkin, Neil R. Cashman, Xubiao Peng
  • Publication number: 20210154315
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to N-terminal epitopes identified in A-beta, including conformational epitopes, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Steven S. Plotkin
  • Publication number: 20210087244
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to conformational epitopes in A-beta, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Neil R. CASHMAN, Steven S. PLOTKIN
  • Publication number: 20210087243
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to epitopes identified in A-beta including conformational epitopes, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Steven S. Plotkin
  • Publication number: 20210038678
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to methods of treating or preventing a disease or condition associated with and/or induced by soluble A-beta oligomer such as Alzheimer's disease by administering to a subject in need thereof conformation specific and/or selective antibodies or binding fragments thereof and related products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Neil R. CASHMAN, Steven S. PLOTKIN, Judith Maxwell SILVERMAN, Ebrima GIBBS, Johanne KAPLAN
  • Patent number: 10774120
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to conformational epitopes in A-beta, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Steven S. Plotkin
  • Patent number: 10772969
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to N-terminal epitopes identified in A-beta, including conformational epitopes, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Steven S. Plotkin
  • Patent number: 10759837
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to epitopes identified in A-beta including conformational epitopes, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Steven S. Plotkin
  • Patent number: 10751382
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to methods of treating or preventing a disease or condition associated with and/or induced by soluble A-beta oligomer such as Alzheimer's disease by administering to a subject in need thereof conformation specific and/or selective antibodies or binding fragments thereof and related products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: The University of British Columbia
    Inventor: Neil R. Cashman
  • Publication number: 20200181247
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to antibodies that bind A-beta oligomers and methods of making and using said antibodies. Also provided are chimeric or humanized antibodies, including antibodies having CDRs in Table 2 and/or having a sequence as set forth in Table 4B or a sequence with at least 50% sequence identity thereto optionally wherein the CDR amino acid sequences are as set for forth in SEQ ID Nos: 74-79. Also provided are methods and uses thereof as well as kits comprising said antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Steven S. Plotkin, Johanne Kaplan, Judith Maxwell Silverman, Ebrima Gibbs
  • Publication number: 20200172602
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to antibodies that bind A-beta oligomers and methods of making and using said antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Neil R. Cashman, Steven S. Plotkin, Judith Maxwell Silverman, Ebrima Gibbs, Johanne Kaplan