Patents Assigned to Sanofi
  • Patent number: 12211604
    Abstract: This application relates to medical devices having cameras. According to a first aspect, this specification describes an electronic device comprising: a display; and a stereoscopic camera, in which the electronic device is configured to: capture a stereoscopic image using the stereoscopic camera; determine if the captured stereoscopic image comprises one or more items of food; in the event of a positive determination, determine an estimate of nutritional content of the one or more items of food in dependence on the captured stereoscopic image; and display information relating to the estimate of nutritional content via the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventor: Michael Helmer
  • Patent number: 12208250
    Abstract: An injection device comprising: a housing arranged to contain a liquid medicament or a medicament cartridge; an electrical coil arranged around an inner surface or an outer surface of the housing; an electricity storage apparatus electrically connected to the electrical coil; and a magnet arranged to be movable axially within a defined space with respect to the electrical coil, such that electrical voltage is induced in the electrical coil and a current is generated to charge the electricity storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Wendland, Michael Harms
  • Publication number: 20250026821
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved pan-TGF-? antibody for treatment of conditions that are mediated by TGF-?, including autoimmune diseases, fibrotic conditions, and cancers. Also provided are methods and uses of the antibody in conjunction with other immunomodulatory agents such as an anti-PD-1 antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Gary Shapiro, Kevin Brower, Patrick Finn, Richard C. Gregory, Rao Koduri, Feng Liu, Natalia Malkova, Parminder Mankoo, Jack R. Pollard, Huawei Qiu, Joachim Theilhaber, Christopher Winter, Marcella Yu
  • Patent number: 12203103
    Abstract: The present invention is within the field of industrial protein production. The invention provides a novel expression system using dehydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) as a selection marker in combination with leflunomide or a metabolite thereof, notably for use in mammalian cell lines. Expression vectors encoding DHODH, cell lines comprising said vectors and methods of producing recombinant proteins are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Bruno Dumas, Nabil Lounis
  • Patent number: 12201814
    Abstract: A cartridge assembly for a drug delivery device is described. The cartridge assembly includes a cartridge containing a drug, the cartridge including a dispensing end; a cartridge holder, the cartridge holder defining an interior cartridge holding section, where the cartridge is arranged within the cartridge holding section; and a fixing feature. The fixing feature includes a fixing surface, in particular a radially oriented surface, which is arranged to abut a cartridge surface of the cartridge, in particular a radially oriented surface, to prevent removal of the cartridge from the cartridge holder such that the cartridge is permanently secured in the cartridge holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Steven Wimpenny, David Aubrey Plumptre, Robert Veasey, Ian McFaul, Hugh Smith, Paul Griffin
  • Patent number: 12195546
    Abstract: Provided herein are multispecific binding proteins comprising (a) a first antigen binding domain (ABD) comprising an immunoglobulin single variable domain (ISVD) (e.g., VHH) with binding specificity to CD28; and (b) a second ABD comprising an immunoglobulin heavy chain variable domain (VH) and an immunoglobulin light chain variable domain (VL) with binding specificity to OX40. Also provided are methods of treating autoimmune diseases with said multispecific binding proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Gerald Beste, Yanik Bruynooghe, Klervi Desrumeaux, Jennifer Kuehn, Charlotte Lahoute, Rami Lissilaa, Alessandro Masiero, Sevim Oezguer Bruederle, Benjamin Suratt, Emmanuelle Vigne, Jessica Voss
  • Patent number: 12194274
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medicament delivery device. The medicament delivery device comprises a housing, a needle and a reservoir. The needle is configured to project from a distal end of the housing. The reservoir is disposed in the housing and has a flexible wall. The medicament delivery device further comprises a dispensing member and a biasing member. The dispensing member is disposed in the housing and the biasing member is configured to bias the dispensing member to move in an arcuate path relative to the housing such that the dispensing member moves across the flexible wall of the reservoir to dispense medicament from the reservoir when the reservoir contains medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Beate Franke, Giuliano Pradel, Ilario Melzi, Stefan Verlaak, Andrew Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250011394
    Abstract: This invention relates to molecules, particularly polypeptides, more particularly fusion proteins that include a serpin polypeptide or an amino acid sequence that is derived from a serpin and second polypeptide comprising of at least one the following: an Fc polypeptide or an amino acid sequence that is derived from an Fc polypeptide; a cytokine targeting polypeptide or a sequence derived from a cytokine targeting polypeptide; a whey acidic protein (WAP) domain containing polypeptide or a sequence derived from a WAP containing polypeptide; and an albumin polypeptide or an amino acid sequence that is derived from a serum albumin polypeptide. This invention also relates to methods of using such molecules in a variety of therapeutic and diagnostic indications, as well as methods of producing such molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Sanofi AATD Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan P. ECKELMAN, John C. TIMMER, Peter L. NGUY, Grant B. GUENTHER, Quinn DEVERAUX
  • Patent number: 12190509
    Abstract: A composite image is accessed that comprises a plurality of complex images of samples of a protein-protein complex comprising a first protein and a second protein. The composite image is masked to generate a masked portion and an unmasked portion. A first three-dimensional (3d) shape of the first protein and a second 3d shape of the second protein is accessed. A plurality of docking models are accessed that each define a candidate pose-pair. For each docking model, the first 3d shape, the second 3d shape, and the candidate pose-pair are applied to generate, for the docking model, a corresponding fitment score that describes a goodness-of-fit between the pose-pair and the docking model. One of the docking models is selected as a sensed model for the protein-protein complex based on the fitment scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Yuri Iozzo, Yu Qiu, Yanfeng Zhou
  • Patent number: 12186537
    Abstract: A cartridge assembly for a drug delivery device is described. The cartridge assembly includes (i) a cartridge containing a drug, the cartridge including a dispensing end; (ii) a cartridge holder, the cartridge holder defining an interior cartridge holding section, in which the cartridge is arranged within the cartridge holding section; and (iii) a fixing member. The fixing member includes a fixing surface arranged to abut a cartridge surface of the cartridge, in particular a radially oriented surface. The cartridge surface is a proximal surface which faces away from the dispensing end of the cartridge, and the cartridge surface is arranged between the dispensing end of the cartridge and the end opposite of the dispensing end. The fixing member includes a securing surface which is arranged to abut a holder surface of the cartridge holder. Further, a drug delivery device and a method for assembling the cartridge assembly are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Steven Wimpenny, David Aubrey Plumptre, Robert Frederick Veasey, Ian McFaul, Hugh Smith, Paul Griffin
  • Patent number: 12186374
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a pharmaceutical composition comprising (a) lixisenatide or/and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (b) insulin glargine or/and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound (b) and compound (a) are present in a fixed ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Elisabeth Souhami, Louise Silvestre
  • Patent number: 12186540
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device comprising: a case adapted to hold a medicament container, a plunger disposed within the case and slidable from a proximal position into a distal position for delivering a medicament from the medicament container, at least one feedback mechanism that is in operative connection with the plunger, the feedback mechanism comprising a collar, a control spring biasing the collar in a distal direction, a needle shroud, operatively axially abutting the collar in a first coupled state and prevented from axially decoupling the collar by the plunger in its proximal position, wherein the plunger, when approaching the distal position during movement from the proximal position towards the distal position, is adapted to allow axial decoupling of the needle shroud from the collar, thus allowing for a limited axial movement of the collar relative to the needle shroud until the collar axially abuts the needle shroud in a second coupled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Mark Kemp, Hugo Revellat
  • Patent number: 12186541
    Abstract: An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the assembly comprising a feedback feature. The feedback feature is configured to indicate an end of the dispense operation to a user by giving an audible and/or tactile feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: David Aubrey Plumptre, Naceur Rekaya, Paul Richard Draper, Paul Roger Griffin, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Patent number: 12186538
    Abstract: An electronic add-on module configured for releasable attachment to a drug delivery device is described. The electronic add-on module includes at least a body configured to be releasably attached to the device housing, a coupler configured to be releasably attached to the device dial grip, and a dial configured to be axially displaceable with respect to the coupler. The electronic add-on module further includes a tube which is configured to be permanently rotationally constrained to the body and configured to be axially displaceable relative to the body wherein the dial is configured to be rotatable relative to the tube at least in a dialing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Andrew Wallace, Aidan Michael O'Hare, Robert Frederick Veasey
  • Patent number: 12180268
    Abstract: VH domain, in which: (i) the amino acid residue at position 1 12 is one of K or Q; and/or (ii) the amino acid residue at position 89 is T; and/or (iii) the amino acid residue at position 89 is L and the amino acid residue at position 1 10 is one of K or Q; and (iv) in each of cases (i) to (hi), the amino acid at position 1 1 is preferably V; and in which said VH domain contains a C-terminal extension (X)n, in which n is 1 to 10, preferably 1 to 5, such as 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 (and preferably 1 or 2, such as 1); and each X is an (preferably naturally occurring) amino acid residue that is independently chosen, and preferably independently chosen from the group consisting of alanine (A), glycine (G), valine (V), leucine (L) or isoleucine (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: Ablynx N.V., Sanofi
    Inventors: Marie-Ange Buyse, Carlo Boutton
  • Patent number: 12179000
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an audible indicator for use with a drug delivery device comprising a bistable resilient force member capable of residing in two states. In a biased state, the resilient force member is biased and stores energy In a relaxed state, the resilient force member is relaxed. The resilient force member releases the stored energy when transitioning from the biased state into the relaxed state, thereby generating an audible signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Carsten Mosebach, Thomas Mark Kemp, Louise Hodgson, William Timmis
  • Patent number: 12178993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable delivery assembly for a drug delivery device to dispense a liquid medicament, the delivery assembly comprising: a disposable injector comprising an injection needle, a flexible tube and an injector fluid coupling, wherein the injection needle is in fluid communication with the fluid coupling via the flexible tube, a disposable cartridge comprising a reservoir at least partially filled with the liquid medicament and comprising a cartridge fluid coupling in fluid communication with the reservoir, wherein the injector and the cartridge are mechanically interconnected in an undeployed configuration, in which the injector fluid coupling and the cartridge fluid coupling are disconnected, and wherein the cartridge is displaceable relative to the injector into a deployed configuration, in which the injector fluid coupling and the cartridge fluid coupling are in fluid communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Olaf Zeckai, Meinolf Werner
  • Patent number: 12179003
    Abstract: An autoinjector includes a case having a rib, a needle shroud telescopically coupled to the case, a carrier slidably arranged in the case and adapted to hold a medicament container, and a collar rotatably and slidably disposed in the case and coupled to the needle shroud and the carrier. The needle shroud is movable between a first extended position, a retracted position and a locked second extended position. The carrier is movable from a first axial position to a second axial position relative to the case. The collar abuts the rib when the needle shroud is in the first extended position and the carrier is in the first axial position, and the collar disengages the rib when the needle shroud is in the retracted position and the carrier is in the second axial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Kemp
  • Patent number: 12171990
    Abstract: A supplementary device is configured to be releasably attached to an auto injector type device. The supplementary device is suitable for use with disposable one-shot auto injectors and re-usable one-shot auto injectors. The supplementary device has at least one inductive proximity sensor which outputs signals indicative of the position moveable components within the auto injector. The supplementary device is configured to determine based on the outputted signals the moment at which the auto injector changes from a pre-ejection state to a post-ejection state. In response to determining that the auto injector has changed from the pre-ejection state to the post ejection state, the supplementary device displays a visual indication that a user should hold the auto injector in its current position for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Michael Helmer, Christian Rehbein
  • Patent number: 12171991
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an injector device comprising: a housing having a distal end and a proximal end; a medicament cartridge disposed within the housing; a needle unit comprising a needle, the needle unit being disposed in the distal end of the housing; and a button disposed in the proximal end of the housing, the button being configured to move the cartridge onto the needle unit to fluidly connect the needle with the cartridge when, in use, the button is pressed from an initial position into a depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Beate Franke, Ulrich Brueggemann, Jeff Kablik