Patents Assigned to Amgen
  • Patent number: 8716281
    Abstract: The present invention describes pyrimidine compounds of Formula I that are useful as anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitors, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Marian C. Bryan, Alan C. Cheng, Elizabeth M. Doherty, James R. Falsey, Ingrid M. Fellows, Joseph L. Kim, Richard T. Lewis, Michele H. Potashman, Douglas A. Whittington
  • Patent number: 8716290
    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: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Minna Bui, Timothy David Cushing, Felix Gonzalez Lopez De Turiso, Xiaolin Hao, Brian Lucas
  • Patent number: 8715663
    Abstract: Compositions and methods relating to epitopes of sclerostin protein, and sclerostin binding agents, such as antibodies capable of binding to sclerostin, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Paszty, Hsieng Sen Lu
  • Patent number: 8716459
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant activin IIB soluble receptor polypeptides and proteins capable of binding and inhibiting the activities of activin A, myostatin, or GDF-11. The present invention also provides polynucleotides, vectors and host cells capable of producing the variant polypeptides and proteins. Compositions and methods for treating muscle-wasting and other diseases and disorders are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghoon Sun, Lei-Ting Tony Tam, Hui-Quan Han, Keith Soo-Nyung Kwak, Xiaolan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140120089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR), which is preferably human IGF-IR. The invention also relates to human anti-IGF-IR antibodies, including chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules derived from anti-IGF-IR antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such molecules. The present invention also relates to methods of making anti-IGF-IR antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions thereof for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-IGF-IR antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicants: PFIZER INC., AMGEN FREMONT INC.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Cohen, Jean Beebe, Jr., Penelope E. Miller, James D. Moyer, Jose Ramon Corvalan, Michael Gallo
  • Patent number: 8710203
    Abstract: Antibodies that interact with interleukin-1 receptor type 1 (IL-1R1) are described. Methods of treating IL-1 mediated diseases by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of antibodies to IL-1R1 are described. Methods of detecting the amount of IL-1R1 in a sample using antibodies to IL-1R1 are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: Amgen Inc., Medarex, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brian Varnum, Chris Vezina, Alison Witte, Xueming Qian, Francis Hall Martin, Haichun Huang, Gary Elliot
  • Patent number: 8710043
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are useful as antagonists of TRPM8. Such compounds are useful in treating a number of TRPM8 mediated disorders and conditions and may be used to prepare medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating such disorders and conditions. Examples of such disorders include, but are not limited to, migraines and neuropathic pain. Compounds of Formula I have the following structure: where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jian J. Chen, Daniel B. Horne, Matthew R. Kaller, Vu Van Ma
  • Patent number: 8710191
    Abstract: Provided are antibodies including human antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to CCR2, specifically human CCR2, and that may function to inhibit CCR2. Anti-CCR2 antibodies include those which bind to the first and/or second extracellular loops of CCR2. Also provided are human anti-CCR2 antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof. Isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulins derived from human anti-CCR2 antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such immunoglobulins are provided. Methods of making human anti-CCR2 antibodies or antigen-binding portions, compositions comprising these antibodies or antigen-binding portions, methods of using the antibodies and antigen-binding portions, and compositions for diagnosis and treatment are provided. Also provided are gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-CCR2 antibodies or antigen binding portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: Pfizer Inc., Amgen Fremont Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald P. Gladue, Bradley T. Keller, Shinji Ogawa, Arvind Rajpal, Laurie A. Tylaska, Shelley Sims Belouski, Larry L. Green, Meina Liang
  • Publication number: 20140110370
    Abstract: A vial adapter may include first and second sections each having first and second ends joined to form a collar having a central passage in which a neck of a vial may be disposed. Each collar section may have a hook formed at each end, the hooks joined to join the collar sections together. The first ends may have at least one tab depending therefrom and the second ends may have at least one indent formed therein, the tab disposed within the indent with the hooks joined to each other. In addition or instead, the collar may have an inner surface with a groove separating the collar into first and second regions on opposing axial sides of the groove. The first and second regions may be deformable axially into the groove when the collar is acted upon with the neck of the vial in the central passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dominis Holt, Dhairya Mehta
  • Publication number: 20140112926
    Abstract: Disclosed are Fc-containing proteins comprising a binding region and a variant Fc region that can elicit one or more immune effector function and/or bind to an Fc receptor more effectively than a similar Fc-containing protein comprising a wild type Fc region. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding such Fc-containing proteins, methods for making such proteins, and methods of treatment utilizing such proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Zhi Liu, Gunasekaran Kannan, Wei Yan
  • Patent number: 8703926
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Mingyue Zhou, Wenyan Shen, Bei Shan, Margrit Schwarz, David Park Meininger, Tom Boone
  • Publication number: 20140105909
    Abstract: Described herein are anti-sclerostin antibody crystals, methods of making such antibody crystals and formulations comprising the antibody crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Christi L. Clogston, Twinkle L. Christian, Timothy D. Osslund, Elisabeth Freeman
  • Publication number: 20140105900
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods relating to antigen binding proteins against IL-21 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Marc A. GAVIN, Ai Ching LIM
  • Publication number: 20140105905
    Abstract: The present embodiments are related to high-affinity antibodies directed to IL-8, methods of making and characterizing such antibodies and uses of such antibodies. Isolated polynucleotide 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 (FR's) and/or complementarity determining regions (CDR's), are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Amgen Fremont, Inc.
    Inventors: John Babcook, Palaniswami Rathanaswami, Orit Foord, Jaspal S. Kang
  • Publication number: 20140105916
    Abstract: Antigen binding proteins that bind to human c-fms protein are provided. Nucleic acids encoding the antigen binding protein, vectors, and cells encoding the same are also provided. The antigen binding proteins can inhibit binding of c-fms to CSF-1, reduce monocyte migration into tumors, and reduce the accumulation of tumor-associated macrophages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Allan BRASEL, James F SMOTHERS, Douglas Pat CERRETTI
  • Publication number: 20140099670
    Abstract: Chimeric molecules comprising receptor activator of NF-?B ligand (RANKL) antibodies and parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH/PTHrP) peptides are described. Compositions and methods for the treatment of bone diseases are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Paul KOSTENUIK, Wenyan SHEN, Thomas C. BOONE
  • Patent number: 8691986
    Abstract: Azetidine and piperidine compounds of formula (I): as defined in the specification, compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds and intermediates thereof. Provided herein also are methods of treating cognitive disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as Huntington's Disease, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Jian J. Chen, Michael J. Frohn, Matthew R. Kaller, Qingyian Liu, Thomas T. Nguyen, Alexander J. Pickrell, Wenyuan Qian, Robert M. Rzasa, Wenge Zhong
  • Patent number: 8691838
    Abstract: Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds of Formula I, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Brian K. Albrecht, Steven Bellon, Christiane M. Bode, Alessandro Boezio, Deborah Choquette, Jean-Christophe Harmange
  • Publication number: 20140093915
    Abstract: Provided herein are IL-18 receptor antigen binding proteins and polynucleotides encoding the same. Expression vectors and host cells comprising the same for production of the antigen binding proteins are also provided. In addition, provided are compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases mediated by IL-18 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: DIRK E. SMITH, JOHN E. SIMS, JEFFREY T. MCGREW, MAREK Z. KUBIN, DUNCAN COCHRANE, LOUISE CONROY
  • Patent number: 8685983
    Abstract: Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Tae-Seong Kim, David Bauer, Steven Bellon, Alessadro Boezio, Shon Booker, Deborah Choquette, Derin C. D'Amico, Noel D'Angelo, Celia Dominguez, Ingrid M. Fellows, Julie Germain, Russell Graceffa, Jean-Christophe Harmange, Satoko Hirai, Daniel La, Matthew Lee, Longbin Liu, Mark H. Norman, Michele Potashman, Philip Roveto, Aaron C. Siegmund, Ning Xi, Kevin Yang