Patents Assigned to Amgen
  • Publication number: 20140294859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stable aqueous protein formulations. In particular, disclosed herein are therapeutic protein formulations suitable for parenteral administration having one or more antioxidants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Christopher James Sloey, Jason Ko, Tiansheng Li
  • Patent number: 8846873
    Abstract: The present invention provides fully human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to GPNMB, and uses thereof. Nucleotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions and/or complementarity determining regions (CDRs) are provided. The present invention also provides immunoconjugates comprising anti-GPNMB antibodies and methods of using such immunoconjugates. The present invention further provides bi-specific antibodies comprising an anti-GPNMB antibody component and an anti-CD3 component, and methods of using such bispecific antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: Celldex Therapeutics, Inc., Amgen Fremont, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Xiao, Xiao-Chi Jia, Meina Liang, Orit Foord, Scott Klakamp, Kam Fai Tse, Vincent A. Pollack, Luca Rastelli, John Herrmann, Henri Lichenstein, Michael Jeffers, William LaRochelle, Gulshan Ara, Peter Mezes, Andrei Chapoval, Cyrus Karkaria, Michael Torgov, Juan Davagnino
  • Publication number: 20140286859
    Abstract: The invention includes stable multimeric, particularly dimeric, forms of PSMA protein, compositions and kits containing dimeric PSMA protein as well as methods of producing, purifying and using these compositions. Such methods include methods for eliciting or enhancing an immune response to cells expressing PSMA, including methods of producing antibodies to dimeric PSMA, as well as methods of treating cancer, such as prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicants: PSMA Development Company, LLC, Amgen Fremont Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Maddon, Gerald P. Donovan, William C. Olson, Norbert Schuelke, Jason Gardner, Dangshe Ma, Jaspal S. Kang, Larry Green
  • Publication number: 20140288511
    Abstract: An injector (100) may include a container (102) having a wall (110) with an interior surface (112) and a seal assembly (140) with an interior surface (142), the interior surfaces (110) of the wall (110) and the seal assembly (140) defining a closed sterile reservoir (150) filled with a drug product. The injector (100) may also include a fluid delivery system comprising a clean, unsheathed, rigid container needle (180) having a point (182) disposed only partially through the seal assembly (140) in a storage state, and disposed through the interior surface (142) of the seal assembly (140) into the sterile reservoir (150) in a delivery state. Further, the injection may include an actuator (106) that is adapted to move the container needle from the storage state to the delivery state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Francisca Tan-Malecki, Ron Forster, Scott Nunn, Mark Dominis Holt, Son Tran, Sheldon Moberg
  • Publication number: 20140286953
    Abstract: The invention relates to purified, correctly folded hepcidin, antibodies that bind hepcidin, and methods of making and using such materials. Also provide are methods of treated hepcidin-related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Barbra Sasu, Mitsuru Haniu, Thomas Charles Boone, Xiao-juan Bi, Grace Ki Jeong Lee, Tara Arvedson, Aaron George Winters, Keegan Cooke, Jackie Z. Sheng
  • Publication number: 20140286898
    Abstract: Provided herein are IL-2 muteins and IL-2 mutein Fc-fusion molecules that preferentially expand and activate T regulatory cells and are amenable to large scale production. Also provided herein are variant human IgG1 Fc molecules lacking or with highly reduced effector function and high stability despite lacking glycosylation at N297. Also, provided herein are linker peptides that are glycosylated when expressed in mammalian cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Marc A. GAVIN, Gunasekaran KANNAN, Li LI, Joshua T. PEARSON, Margaret KAROW
  • Publication number: 20140287479
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, thrombosis, and for decreasing or prevention of accumulation of cholesterol in a subject by modifying LCAT polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Mingyue Zhou, Wenyan Shen, Bei Shan, Margrit Schwarz, David Park Meininger, Tom Boone
  • Patent number: 8841312
    Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment of CDK4-mediated disorders, such as cancer. The subject compounds are fused pyridine, pyrimide and triazine derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Richard V. Connors, Dai Kang, John Eksterowicz, Pingchen Fan, Benjamin Fisher, Jiasheng Fu, Kexue Li, Zhihong Li, Lawrence R. McGee, Rajiv Sharma, Xiaodong Wang, Dustin L. McMinn, Jeffrey T. Mihalic, Jeffrey Deignan
  • Publication number: 20140274874
    Abstract: There are disclosed TIMP-3 muteins, variants and derivatives, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods of making and using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Randal R. KETCHEM, Jason Charles O'NEILL, Jeonghoon SUN
  • Publication number: 20140271654
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of enhancing bone gap defect healing involving administering a sclerostin inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Xiaodong Li, Hua Zhu Ke
  • Publication number: 20140275479
    Abstract: Disclosed are peptides that bind to Ang-2. Also disclosed are peptibodies comprising the peptides, methods of making such peptides and peptibodies, and methods of treatment using such peptides and peptibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Daniel OLINER, Hosung MIN
  • Publication number: 20140273089
    Abstract: The present invention provides Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor-Like (FGFR-L) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides selective binding agents, vectors, host cells, and methods for producing FGFR-L polypeptides. The inventio further provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the diagnosis, treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with FGFR-L polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Christiaan M. Saris, Sharon X. Mu, Min Xia, Thomas Charles Boone, Todd Covey
  • Patent number: 8835385
    Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acid molecules encoding FGF21 mutant polypeptides, FGF21 mutant polypeptides, pharmaceutical compositions comprising FGF21 mutant polypeptides, wherein the FGF 21 mutant polypeptides comprise two or more mutations, and methods for treating metabolic disorders using such nucleic acids, polypeptides, or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Edward John Belouski, Murielle Marie Ellison, Agnes Eva Hamburger, Randy Ira Hecht, Yue-Sheng Li, Mark Leo Michaels, Jeonghoon Sun, Jing Xu
  • Patent number: 8835441
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to amide containing heterobicyclic compounds having the following formulas: wherein R1, R2, D, and Q are as defined in the specification. More particularly, the present invention provides a new class of amide containing heterobicyclic compounds, that exhibit an increased potency in relation to currently known MMP-13 and MMP-3 inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph Steeneck, Christian Gege, Frank Richter, Heiko Kroth, Matthias Hochgürtel, Michael Essers, Joshua van Veldhuizen, Bert Nolte, Brian M. Gallagher, Jr., Tim Feuerstein, Matthias Schneider, Torsten Arndt, Hongbo Deng, Ralf Biesinger, Xinyuan Wu, Harald Bluhm, Irving Sucholeiki, Arthur G. Taveras
  • Patent number: 8835432
    Abstract: Substituted bicyclic heteroaryls and compositions containing them, for the treatment of general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, including but not restricted to autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), myestenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, multiples sclerosis, Sjoegren's syndrome and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, allergic conditions including all forms of hypersensitivity, The present invention also enables methods for treating cancers that are mediated, dependent on or associated with p110? activity, including but not restricted to leukemias, such as Acute Myeloid leukaemia (AML) Myelo-dysplastic syndrome (MDS) myelo-proliferative diseases (MPD) Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) T-cell Acute Lympho
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Minna Bui, Timothy David Cushing, Felix Gonzalez Lopez De Turiso, Xiaolin Hao, Brian Lucas
  • Publication number: 20140255993
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for culturing mammalian cells. The method provides greater control over cell growth to achieve high product titer cell cultures by changing the temperature of the cell culture and/or by starving the cells in their asparagine supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Brian D. Follstad, Rebecca E. McCoy, Arvia E. Morris
  • Publication number: 20140256707
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I or II, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels, in particular Nav 1.7. The compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of channels such as pain disorders. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Dineen, Isaac E. Marx, Hanh Nho Nguyen, Matthew Weiss
  • Publication number: 20140256652
    Abstract: Novel polypeptides which comprise a receptor-ligand pair involved in T-cell activation are disclosed. Nucleic acid molecules encoding said polypeptides, and vectors and host cells for expressing same are also disclosed. The polypeptides, or agonists and antagonists thereof, are used to treat T-cell mediated disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventor: Steven K. Yoshinaga
  • Patent number: 8828382
    Abstract: Provided herein are antigen binding proteins, e.g., human and/or monoclonal antibodies that have affinity for heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor (HB-EGF) and neutralize the biological functions of this growth factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: U3 Pharma GmbH, Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Rothe, Norbert Prenzel, Eric Borges, Thore Hettmann, Esther Zwick-Wallasch, Orit Foord
  • Patent number: 8829165
    Abstract: Antigen binding proteins that interact with Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) are described. Methods of treating hypercholesterolemia and other disorders by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described. Methods of detecting the amount of PCSK9 in a sample using an antigen binding protein to PCSK9 are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Mark Jackson, Nigel Pelham Clinton Walker, Derek Evan Piper, Wenyan Shen, Chadwick Terence King, Randal Robert Ketchem, Christopher Mehlin, Teresa Arazas Carabeo