Patents Assigned to Amgen
  • Publication number: 20130156769
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a binding molecule which is at least bispecific comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope cluster 3 of BCMA, and the second binding domain is capable of binding to the T cell CD3 receptor complex. Moreover, the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding the binding molecule, a vector comprising said nucleic acid sequence and a host cell transformed or transfected with said vector. Furthermore, the invention provides a process for the production of the binding molecule of the invention, a medical use of said binding molecule and a kit comprising said binding molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH, AMGEN RESEARCH (MUNICH) GMBH
    Inventors: Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
  • Publication number: 20130156770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a binding molecule comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope clusters of BCMA, and the second binding domain is capable of binding to the T cell CD3 receptor complex. Moreover, the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding the binding molecule, a vector comprising said nucleic acid sequence and a host cell transformed or transfected with said vector. Furthermore, the invention provides a process for the production of the binding molecule of the invention, a medical use of said binding molecule and a kit comprising said binding molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicants: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH, AMGEN RESEARCH (MUNICH) GMBH
    Inventors: Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
  • Publication number: 20130157996
    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: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Kaustav Biswas, James Brown, Jian J. Chen, Vijay Keshav Gore, Scott Harried, Daniel B. Horne, Matthew R. Kaller, Qingyian Liu, Vu Van Ma, Holger Monenschein, Thomas T. Nguyen, David J. St. Jean, JR., Chester Chenguang Yuan, Wenge Zhong
  • Publication number: 20130158234
    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: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Daniel OLINER, Hosung Min
  • Publication number: 20130158019
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are useful inhibitors of anaplastic lymphoma kinase. Compounds of Formula I have the following structure: where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20130158034
    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: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: James BROWN, Jian J. CHEN, Vijay Keshav GORE, Scott HARRIED, Daniel B. Horne, Matthew R. KALLER, Qingyian LIU, Holger MONENSCHEIN, Thomas T. NGUYEN, Nobuko NISHIMURA, Wenge ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20130150339
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I, 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 sodium channels such as pain disorders. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventor: Amgen Inc.
  • Patent number: 8460647
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated Pre-Ligand Assembly Domain (PLAD) polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence of a domain (e.g., a Fibronectin Ill-like domain) of an IL-17 Receptor (IL-17R) family member, wherein the PLAD polypeptide inhibits multimerization of a receptor complex comprising an IL-17R family member. Also provided are isolated PLAD-binding polypeptides, e.g., antibodies and avimers, which specifically bind to a PLAD polypeptide described herein. Related chimeric proteins, conjugates, nucleic acids, vectors, and host cells are provided herein. Further provided are methods of treating an inflammatory or autoimmune disease, methods of inhibiting IL-17-mediated signal transduction, methods of inhibiting IL-17 ligand binding, methods of inhibiting multimerization of IL-17R complexes, and methods of inhibiting the production of at least one cytokine, chemokine, matrix metalloproteinase, or other molecule associated with IL-17 signal transduction are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignees: Amgen Inc., Research Foundation of the State University of New York
    Inventors: Sarah L. Gaffen, Fang Shen, Walter Hanel, Jill Kramer, James P. Malone, Michael Wittekind, Raymond Paxton
  • Patent number: 8460896
    Abstract: Improved host cells and culture methods involving overexpression of MAN1C1 activity to improve protein production are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher K. Crowell
  • Patent number: 8460662
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-IGF-1R antibodies. In particular embodiments, the invention provides fully human, humanized, or chimeric anti-IGF-1R antibodies that bind human IGF-1R, IGF-1R-binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and IGF-1R-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Other embodiments provide nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating or diagnosing subjects having IGF-1R-related disorders or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Frank J. Calzone, Rajendra V. Deshpande, Mei-Mei Tsai
  • Publication number: 20130142799
    Abstract: Disclosed are specific binding agents, such as fully human antibodies, that bind to angiopoietin-2. Also disclosed are heavy chain fragments, light chain fragments, and CDRs of the antibodies, as well as methods of making and using the antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: AMGEN, INC.
    Inventor: Amgen, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130143882
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure which are selective inhibitors of P13K (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-delta), 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventor: Paul John Dransfield
  • Publication number: 20130144041
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to methods of producing an increase in the enrichment and/or recovery of preferred forms of monoclonal antibodies. More particularly, the invention relates to methods for eliminating disulfide heterogeneity in the hinge region of recombinant IgG2 antibody proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventor: AMGEN INC.
  • Publication number: 20130143796
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acid molecules encoding chimeric polypeptides, chimeric polypeptides, pharmaceutical compositions comprising chimeric polypeptides, and methods for treating metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity using such nucleic acids, polypeptides, or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventor: AMGEN INC.
  • Patent number: 8454962
    Abstract: There are disclosed alpha4beta7 heterodimer-specific antigen binding proteins, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods of making and using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Hailing Hsu, Ian Foltz, Taruna Arora, Frederick W. Jacobsen
  • Patent number: 8454961
    Abstract: There are disclosed alpha4beta7 heterodimer-specific antigen binding proteins, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods of making and using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Hailing Hsu, Ian Foltz, Taruna Arora, Frederick W. Jacobsen
  • Patent number: 8455495
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X and n are defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of p38 map kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pain and other inflammatory disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Liping H. Pettus, Andrew Tasker, Hui-Ling Wang, Bin Wu, Ryan Wurz
  • Patent number: 8455629
    Abstract: Monoclonal antibodies and hybridomas producing them that interact with osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL) are provided. Methods of treating osteopenic disorders by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of antibodies to OPGL are also provided. Methods of detecting the amount of OPGL in a sample using antibodies to OPGL are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignees: Amgen Inc., Medarex, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Boyle, Eugene Medlock, John K. Sullivan, Robin L. Elliott, Frank Martin, Haichun Huang
  • Patent number: 8450522
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful, for example, for treating metabolic disorders in a subject. Such compounds have the general formula I or the general formula III: where the definitions of the variables are provided herein. The present invention also provides compositions that include, and methods for using, the compounds in preparing medicaments and for treating metabolic disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. Brown, Paul J. Dransfield, Jonathan Houze, Todd J. Kohn, Jiwen Liu, Julio Medina, Vatee Pattaropong, Wang Shen, Marc Vimolratana, Yingcai Wang, Ming Yu, Liusheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20130131035
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds that are inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav), in particular Nav 1.7, and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of these channels, in particular, chronic pain disorders. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Howard Bregman, John L. Buchanan, Nagasree Chakka, Erin F. Dimauro, Bingfan Du, Hanh Nho Nguyen, Xiao Mei Zheng