Patents Examined by Audrey L Buttice
  • Patent number: 11957716
    Abstract: The invention relates to a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of (i) SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 216, and (ii) a variant sequence thereof which maintains capacity to bind to MHC molecule(s) and/or induce T cells cross-reacting with said variant peptide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: IMMATICS BIOTECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Ricarda Hannen, Jens Hukelmann, Florian Koehler, Daniel Johannes Kowalewski, Heiko Schuster, Oliver Schoor, Michael Roemer, Chih-Chiang Tsou, Jens Fritsche
  • Patent number: 11932694
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are anti-V-set domain containing T cell activation inhibitor 1 (VTCN1) antibodies and antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), including compositions and methods of using said antibodies and ADCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Bluefin BioMedicine, Inc.
    Inventors: Ailan Guo, Svetlana Popova, Scott Michael Lonning, Jason G. Beaudet
  • Patent number: 11919963
    Abstract: Provided herein are VHH-containing polypeptides that bind CD123. Uses of the VHH-containing polypeptides are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Inhibrx, Inc.
    Inventors: Chelsie Macedo, Kyle Jones, William Crago, Andrew Hollands, Milton Ma, John C. Timmer, Brendan P. Eckelman
  • Patent number: 11896619
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds (e.g., antibodies, antigen-binding fragments thereof, bispecific molecules, or chimeric antigen receptor polypeptides) that bind to a neoepitope of mutant nucleophosmin (NPM1c) in complex with, or presented by, a class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC class I) protein, or cells expressing such compounds, and their use in methods for treating, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of, cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jianzhu Chen, Guozhu Xie
  • Patent number: 11827716
    Abstract: Provided herein are D domain containing polypeptides that specifically bind targets of interest, as are nucleic acids encoding the D domain containing polypeptides, vectors containing the nucleic acids and host cells containing the nucleic acids and vectors. Also provided herein are methods of making and using the D domain containing polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors and host cells, for example, but not limited to, in diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Also provided herein are multi-functional chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-based compositions and Adapters and their use in methods of directing immune responses to target cells. In some embodiments, the methods include the use of a CAR expressing cell in combination with an Adapter. The Adapter confers the ability to modulate, alter, and/or direct CAR expressing cell-mediated immune response in vitro and in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: ARCELLX, INC.
    Inventors: David Lafleur, Jeffrey S. Swers, Justin Edwards
  • Patent number: 11802159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating diseases, disorders or conditions associated with the expression of the glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked GDNF family protein ?-receptor 4 (GFR?4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Donald L. Siegel, Vijay Bhoj, Christoph Rader, Rebecca Goydel
  • Patent number: 11773151
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides recombinantly manufactured ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins for use in treating canine and feline diabetes. The insulin-Fc fusion proteins comprise an insulin polypeptide linked via a peptide linker to an Fc-fragment of canine or feline origin. Based on the results obtained, creating a treatment that is amenable to low cost manufacturing, exhibits sufficient in vivo bioactivity, displays extended duration of bioactivity, does not induce anti-drug antibodies, and substantially retains is potency over multiple administrations, requires a non-obvious combination of insulin polypeptide, peptide linkers, and species-specific Fc fragment, in addition to selective mutations on one or more of these components. Exemplary ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins, polynucleotides encoding these insulin-Fc fusion proteins, and pharmaceutical formulations of exemplary insulin-Fc fusion proteins are provided, in addition to methods of use and preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Akston Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas M. Lancaster, Todd C. Zion
  • Patent number: 11718657
    Abstract: The present invention relates to T cell receptors (TCRs) that bind the HLA-A*02 restricted peptide SLLQHLIGL (SEQ ID NO: 1) derived from the germline cancer antigen PRAME. Said TCRs may comprise non-natural mutations within the alpha and/or beta variable domains relative to a native PRAME TCR. The TCRs of the invention are particularly suitable for use as novel immunotherapeutic reagents for the treatment of malignant disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Immunocore Limited
    Inventors: Philip William Addis, Nicole Joy Bedke, Lucie Bouard, Stephen Harper, Nathaniel Liddy, Tara Mahon, Ronan Pádraic O'Dwyer
  • Patent number: 11713348
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a scFv amino acid sequence capable of recognizing CD19 antigen and a nucleotide sequence encoding the same, and also relates to a chimeric antigen receptor, a nucleic acid encoding the same and a cell expressing the same, and their uses in the manufacture of a medicament for treating tumors. The chimeric antigen receptor of the present disclosure comprises at least one extracellular domain, an optional transmembrane domain and at least one intracellular costimulatory signaling domain, wherein the extracellular domain comprises a CD19 antigen-recognizing and binding domain. The chimeric antigen receptor of the present disclosure has been humanized, resulting in a longer survival period in vivo, and a corresponding extended complete remission period in patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGDONG ZHAOTAI INVIVO BIOMEDICINE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Peng Li, Ruocong Zhao, Zhaoyang Tang, Le Qin, Yuanbin Cui, Simiao Lin, Yao Yao
  • Patent number: 11685782
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating cancer using LSD1 inhibitors in combination with immunotherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Children's Medical Center Corporation, President & Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Yang Shi, Wanqiang Sheng, Arlene H. Sharpe, Martin W. LaFleur
  • Patent number: 11673934
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides recombinantly manufactured ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins for use in treating canine and feline diabetes. The insulin-Fc fusion proteins comprise an insulin polypeptide linked via a peptide linker to an Fc-fragment of canine or feline origin. Based on the results obtained, creating a treatment that is amenable to low cost manufacturing, exhibits sufficient in vivo bioactivity, displays extended duration of bioactivity, does not induce anti-drug antibodies, and substantially retains is potency over multiple administrations, requires a non-obvious combination of insulin polypeptide, peptide linkers, and species-specific Fc fragment, in addition to selective mutations on one or more of these components. Exemplary ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins, polynucleotides encoding these insulin-Fc fusion proteins, and pharmaceutical formulations of exemplary insulin-Fc fusion proteins are provided, in addition to methods of use and preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Akston Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas M. Lancaster, Todd C. Zion
  • Patent number: 11655297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel pharmaceutical combination comprising an ILDR2 antagonist according to any of the aforementioned claims, plus one or more other therapeutically active compounds, and to novel specific ILDR2 antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft, Compugen LTD.
    Inventors: Lars Röse, Uwe Gritzan, Julia Hütter, Spencer Liang, Andrew Pow, John Hunter, Ofer Levy, Ilan Vaknin
  • Patent number: 11648274
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric polypeptide comprising: an antigen-binding domain which constitutively binds to an ectodomain of a first chain of a cytokine receptor; a transmembrane domain; and an endodomain from a second chain of the cytokine receptor which chimeric polypeptide, when expressed in a cell, binds to the endogenous first chain of the cytokine receptor causing constitutive cytokine signalling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Matteo Righi, Simon Thomas, Shimobi Onuoha, Shaun Cordoba
  • Patent number: 11613581
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to CD123. The invention further relates to immunoconjugates (e.g., antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs) comprising such antibodies, antibody encoding nucleic acids, and methods of obtaining such antibodies. The invention further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these antibodies and ADCs for the treatment of a condition associated with cells expressing CD123 (e.g., cancer or autoimmune disease).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: Manoj Baburao Charati, Yoon-Chi Han, Madan Katragadda, Nicole Melissa Piché-Nicholas, Lawrence Nathan Tumey
  • Patent number: 11596655
    Abstract: Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of methods and compositions for modulating the Natural Cyotoxicity Receptor 2 (NCR2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Marco Colonna, Alexander David Barrow
  • Patent number: 11564946
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and articles of manufacture for use with cell therapy for the treatment of diseases or conditions, e.g., cancer, including for predicting and treating a toxicity. In some embodiments, the toxicity is related to cytokine release syndrome (CRS). The methods generally involve assessing a change in a factor indicative of tumor burden prior to administration of a cell therapy in a subject that is associated with and/or correlate to a risk of developing toxicity. In some aspects, the methods can be used to determine if the subject is at risk or likely at risk for developing a toxicity following administration of the cell therapy. Also provided are methods for treating a subject having a disease or condition, in some cases involving administration of the cell therapy, based on assessment of risk of developing a toxicity following administration of the therapy. Also provided herein are reagents and kits for performing the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tina Albertson, Jacob Randolph Garcia, He Li
  • Patent number: 11559549
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions useful for treating PDL1 and/or PDL2 positive cancers through adoptive cell transfer of T cells genetically engineered to express a PD1-specific chimeric antigen receptor. Co-stimulatory domains such as Dap 10 may be included to enhance efficacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Amorette Barber
  • Patent number: 11534462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof for use in the treatment of cancer by targeting a B cell malignancy, a chimeric antigen receptor comprising the same, and a use of the same. The antibody of the present invention is an antibody for specifically binding to CD19 that is highly expressed in cancer cells (particularly, blood cancer), has very low homology to a CDR sequence thereof compared to a CDR sequence of a conventional CD19 target antibody so that the sequence thereof is unique, and specifically binds to an epitope that is different from a FMC63 antibody fragment binding to CD19 of the conventional art. A cell expressing the chimeric antigen receptor comprising an anti-CD19 antibody or the antigen binding fragment of the present invention induces immune cell activity in response to a positive cell line expressing CD19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ABCLON INC.
    Inventors: Jong Seo Lee, Kyu Tae Kim, Bong Kook Ko, Ki Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11529425
    Abstract: Provided is an immunoconjugate useful in inhibiting tumor growth, and a composition and/or protein mixture comprising the immunoconjugate. Also provided are methods for the production of the immunoconjugate, as well as pharmaceutical uses of the immunoconjugate in inhibiting tumor growth, including but not limited to treatment of cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Dingfu Biotarget Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting Xu, Kai Fu, Yan Luan, Xiaojuan Liu, Jianjian Peng
  • Patent number: 11517632
    Abstract: Provided are an anti-Her2 nanobody and a coding sequence and the use thereof. In particular, provided is a nanobody combating human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (Her2/ERBB2). Disclosed are the nanobody and the a gene sequence encoding the nanobody, a corresponding expression vector and a host cell capable of expressing the nanobody, and a method for producing the nanobody of the present invention and the related use thereof. The present invention may also provide an immunoconjugate of the nanobody and the use thereof, especially the use in the diagnosis and treatment of Her2 positive tumor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NANOMAB TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hong Hoi Ting, Chung Lim Wong, Wenhua Huang