Patents Assigned to Amgen
  • Publication number: 20220144886
    Abstract: The invention provides for the removal of a large fraction of contaminants from protein preparations while maintaining a high level of recovery using tentacle anion exchange matrix chromatography medium. Using the methods of the invention, leached affinity chromatography contaminants can be removed from recombinant protein preparations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Ray TREJO, Robert Perry BRAKE
  • Publication number: 20220146413
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of determining the suitability of a variable-length spectrophotometer using Patent Blue dye or AMG Blue dye. Also disclosed herein are methods of determining the suitability of a fixed path length spectrophotometer for determining protein concentration of a protein sample. AMG Blue dye may also be used to determine the suitability of fixed path length spectrophotometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John DUFF, Christian GUTIERREZ
  • Publication number: 20220144933
    Abstract: The invention encompasses methods of treatment of interferon gamma (IFN-?)-mediated diseases using IFN-? inhibitors, such as anti-huIFN-? antibodies, wherein levels of expression of one or more biomarkers are determined either before administration of the IFN-? inhibitor and/or after administration. Also contemplated are methods of treatment using particular, pharmacodynamically effective doses of an anti-huIFN-? antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Andrew A. WELCHER, Michael J. Boedigheimer, James B. Chung
  • Publication number: 20220143181
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are aqueous pharmaceutical formulations comprising denosumab or another human anti-RANKL monoclonal antibody or portion thereof, and characteristics of pH, buffer systems, and amino acid aggregation inhibitors. Also disclosed are presentation of the formulation for use, e.g. in a single-use vial, single-use syringe, or glass container, methods of using the formulations and articles for preventing or treating diseases, and related kits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Robert BRYCH, Lyanne M. WONG, Jaymille FALLON, Monica Michelle GOSS, Jian Hua GU, Pavan K. GHATTYVENKATAKRISHNA
  • Publication number: 20220136025
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and materials for culturing mammalian cells and harvesting recombinant protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Chetan GOUDAR, Sean COLE, Nicole SABO, Henry LIN, Jonathan LULL, Tharmala THARMALINGAM
  • Publication number: 20220136026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of modulating the mannose content of recombinant proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Jian WU, Sean DAVERN, Simina Crina PETROVAN, Michael Charles BRANDENSTEIN, Katherine Rose LINDAHL, Shawn Erik LILLIE
  • Patent number: 11319568
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of modulating the mannose content of recombinant proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Jian Wu, Sean Davern, Simina Crina Petrovan, Michael Charles Brandenstein, Katherine Rose Lindahl, Shawn Erik Lillie
  • Patent number: 11312745
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of purifying proteins containing Fc regions, such as antibodies and Fc fusion proteins. In particular, the present invention relates to a purification method resulting in reduced levels of aggregate protein comprising adsorbing an Fc region-containing protein to a temperature-responsive protein A resin and eluting the protein from the resin at a temperature below 35 C with an elution buffer comprising a chaotropic agent, a sugar alcohol, and at least one amino acid. Methods of separating fully assembled antibodies from half antibody forms thereof using the elution buffer are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventor: John K. Kawooya
  • Publication number: 20220119526
    Abstract: A biologics manufacturing process that connects the drug substance and drug product processes into an integrated, continuous process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Subramanian GUHAN, Malhar R. AMBHAIKAR, Vincent CHAI, Sai Chakradhar PADALA, Nitin RATHORE, Zane SAREMI, Kenneth SHOEMAKER, Benjamin J. TILLOTSON, Balakumar THANGARAJ, Philip CLARK, Ashish SHARMA, Hann-Chung WONG, John E. THORUP
  • Publication number: 20220119537
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods related to antigen binding proteins that bind to human ST2, including antibodies. In particular embodiments, the disclosure provides fully human anti-ST2 antibodies and deriviatives and variants thereof. Further provided are nucleic acids encoding such antibodies and antibody fragments, variants, and derivatives. Also, provided are methods of making and using such antibodies including methods of treating and preventing autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk E. SMITH, Ian FOLTZ, Chadwick T. KING, Ai Ching LIM, Rutilio CLARK, Michael R. COMEAU, Randal R. KETCHEM, Donghui SHI, Xiaoshan MIN, Zhulun WANG
  • Patent number: 11306087
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of using KRAS G12C inhibitors. These methods of using the inhibitors are useful for treating a number of disorders, including pancreatic, colorectal, and lung cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Brian Alan Lanman, Shon Booker, Clifford Goodman, Anthony B. Reed, Jonathan D. Low, Hui-Ling Wang, Ning Chen, Ana Elena Minatti, Ryan Wurz, Victor J. Cee
  • Patent number: 11305026
    Abstract: A shielding member for use in sterilizing drug container assemblies includes a housing. The housing includes a first shielding portion and a second shielding portion. The first shielding portion includes a first and second surfaces and a plurality of first bore portions extending between. The second shielding portion having a first and second surfaces and a plurality of second bore portions corresponding to and aligned with the plurality of first bore portions. The first and second bore portions cooperate to form a plurality of receptacles including a plurality of openings in the first surface of the first shielding portion of the housing. The receptacles are sized and configured to receive drug container assemblies, each comprising a container with a container contact region and a seal member disposed adjacent the container contact region to seal the contents of the container at a sealing interface, such that each drug container assembly is exposed out of the housing through one of the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Loic Barbedette, Shaun Devitt, Wael Mismar
  • Patent number: 11306107
    Abstract: Provided herein are myeloid cell leukemia 1 protein (Mcl-1) inhibitors, methods of their preparation, related pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using the same. For example, provided herein are compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds. The compounds and compositions provided herein may be used, for example, in the treatment of diseases or conditions, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Sean P. Brown, David Karl Bedke, Michael R. Degraffenreid, Jiasheng Fu, Zhihong Li, Felix Gonzalez Lopez De Turiso, Ana Gonzalez Buenrostro, Michael W. Gribble, Jr., Michael G. Johnson, Todd J. Kohn, Kexue Li, Yunxiao Li, Mike Elias Lizarzaburu, Yosup Rew, Joshua Taygerly, Yingcai Wang, Xuelei Yan, Ming Yu, Jiang Zhu, Manuel Zancanella, Xian Yun Jiao, Liusheng Zhu, Xianghong Wang, Julio C. Medina, Jason A. Duquette, Jonathan B. Houze, Marc Vimolratana, Mario G. Cardozo, Alan C. Cheng
  • Patent number: 11305056
    Abstract: An insertion/retraction mechanism for a drug delivery device is disclosed. The insertion/retraction mechanism includes a retraction hub, an insertion hub, an insertion/retraction mechanism housing, and a dual torsion spring system. The retraction hub includes a first primary rotational stop and a second primary rotational stop extending radially inwardly from an inside surface. The insertion hub is disposed inside the retraction hub and comprises a first complementary rotational stop and a second complementary rotational stop extending radially outwardly from an outside surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Mehran Mojarrad, Scott Robert Gibson, Adam Livingston
  • Patent number: 11299491
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved, efficient, scalable process to prepare intermediate compounds, such as compound 5M, having the structure useful for the synthesis of compounds that target KRAS G12C mutations, such as
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Thomas Parsons, Brian McNeil Cochran, William Powazinik, IV, Marc Anthony Caporini
  • Patent number: 11299760
    Abstract: Methods of modulating the properties of a cell culture expressing a protein of interest are provided. In various embodiments the methods relate to the addition of cell-cycle inhibitors to growing cell cultures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Sandhya Pande, Mirna Mujacic
  • Patent number: 11299479
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention, a method for manufacturing compounds of the invention and therapeutic uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: CYTOKINETICS, INC., AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Luke Ashcraft, Alessandro Boezio, John Butler, Aroop Chandra, Chihyuan Chuang, Scott E. Collibee, Mikkel V. Debenedetto, Vincent DiMassa, Russell Graceffa, Justin Malinowski, David Moebius, Bradley Paul Morgan, Joshua Payette, Antonio Romero, David St. Jean, Jr., Richard Vargas, John Yeoman, Hanmo Zhang, Alan Cheng, Felix Gonzalez Lopez De Turiso, Michael Garrett Johnson
  • Patent number: 11298463
    Abstract: An injector may include a container having a wall with an interior surface and a seal assembly with an interior surface, the interior surfaces of the wall and the seal assembly defining a closed sterile reservoir filled with a drug product. The injector may also include a fluid delivery system comprising a clean, unsheathed, rigid container needle having a point disposed only partially through the seal assembly in a storage state, and disposed through the interior surface of the seal assembly into the sterile reservoir in a delivery state. Further, the injection may include an actuator that is adapted to move the container needle from the storage state to the delivery state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Francisca Tan-Malecki, Ronald Forster, Scott M. Nunn, Mark D. Holt, Son C. Tran, Sheldon Moberg
  • Publication number: 20220106293
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): as defined herein, and synthetic intermediates thereof, which are capable of modulating KIF18A protein thereby influencing the process of cell cycle and cell proliferation to treat cancer and cancer-related diseases. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions, including the compounds, and methods of treating disease states related to the activity of KIF18A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Nuria A. TAMAYO, Abhisek BANERJEE, James Alexander BROWN, Michael J FROHN, Jian Jeffrey CHEN, Kexue LI, Qingyian LIU, Jonathan Dante LOW, Vu MA, Liping H. PETTUS, Mary Catherine WALTON, Ana Elena MINATTI, Matthew Paul BOURBEAU, Lei JIA
  • Patent number: D951434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Margaux Frances Boyaval, Sigrid Moeslinger, Lisa Nugent, Brian Stonecipher, Masamichi Udagawa