Patents Examined by Karl J. Puttlitz
  • Patent number: 11850262
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of treating a patient with a cancer by administering to the patient a composition comprising CAR T cells and a small molecule linked to a targeting moiety by a linker. The disclosure also relates to compositions for use in such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Purdue Research Foundation, Endocyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Stewart Low, Haiyan Chu, Yong Gu Lee, Yingjuan J. Lu, Christopher Paul Leamon, Leroy W. Wheeler, II
  • Patent number: 11851395
    Abstract: There is disclosed a process for producing taurine in a molar yield of at least 80% from alkali isethionate, alkali ditaurinate, or alkali tritaurinate by adding excess ammonia and at least of equal molar amount of an alkali hydroxide to a solution comprised of alkali ditaurinate, alkali tritaurinate, or their mixture and subjecting the solution to an ammonolysis to yield a solution comprised of alkali taurinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Vitaworks IP, LLC
    Inventor: Songzhou Hu
  • Patent number: 11844844
    Abstract: Provided are a fusion protein including glutathione-S-transferase and a protein having binding affinity for a target cell or a target protein, and use thereof as a drug delivery carrier and a pharmaceutical composition. The fusion protein and the drug delivery carrier including the same according to an aspect may sustain an in vivo residence time, and may also have improved target cell-targeting ability, and thus may be effectively delivered to target cells. Accordingly, it may be usefully applied to a targeted therapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
    Inventors: Ja Hyoung Ryu, Joon Yong Oh, Han Sol Kim, Chae Kyu Kim, Se Byung Kang
  • Patent number: 11845714
    Abstract: There is disclosed a process for producing taurine in a molar yield of at least 80% from alkali isethionate, alkali ditaurinate, or alkali tritaurinate by adding excess ammonia and at least of equal molar amount of an alkali hydroxide to a solution comprised of alkali ditaurinate, alkali tritaurinate, or their mixture and subjecting the solution to an ammonolysis to yield a solution comprised of alkali taurinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Vitaworks IP, LLC
    Inventor: Songzhou Hu
  • Patent number: 11844805
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel pharmaceutical composition for the administration of testosterone or testosterone derivatives. The present disclosure also provides methods of treatment of diseases and disorders associated with fear and anxiety, a decrease in libido, or hypogonadism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, MEDCARA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Josephs, Craig Herman
  • Patent number: 11826317
    Abstract: The present invention provides medicaments for use in treating and methods of treating T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, erythroleukemia, triple negative breast cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, melanoma, Sung cancer, non small-cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma, colorectal cancer, head and neck cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, oral squamous cell carcinoma, skin cancer, medul!ob!astoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, desmoid tumor, soft tissue sarcoma, or adenoid cystic carcinoma in a patient comprising combination therapy with 4,4,4-tri-fluoro-N-[(1S)-2˜[[(7S)-5-(2-hydroxyemyl)-6-oxo-7H-pyrido[23-d][3]benzazepin-7-yl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyljbutanamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof, and a PD-1 or a PD-L1 inhibitor selected from pembrolizumab, nivolumab, atezolizumab, dur
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Mark Harrath Bender, Hong Gao, Bharvin Kumar Patel
  • Patent number: 11813334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of medicines, and relates to a polyethylene glycol conjugated drug, a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to a polyethylene glycol conjugated drug as shown in formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing the polyethylene glycol conjugated drug or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the polyethylene glycol conjugated drug or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the use thereof in the preparation of a drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CHONGQING UPGRA BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gaoquan Li, Dajun Li, Qian Zhang, Diedie Li, Chengzhi Gao, Yue Liu, Xiaoling Ding, Yusong Wei, Xiangwei Yang, Yongchen Peng, Jia Gao, Qiang Luo, Yanxia Heng, Mei Liu, Yuyang Yi, Xiafan Zeng, Tao Tu, Xiao Tang, Xi Liu, Jianhuan Li, Zhaojie Wang, Bin Wang, Jinping Wan, Mingyang Hou, Jiao Liu, Huiyu Chen, Jie Lou, Yue Yang, Yuanqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11806404
    Abstract: The invention relates to site specific homogeneous binder drug conjugates of kinesin spindle protein inhibitors, to active metabolites of these conjugates, to processes for preparing these conjugates, to the use of these conjugates for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to the use of these conjugates for preparing medicaments for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular hyperproliferative and/or angiogenic disorders such as, for example, cancer diseases. Such treatments can be carried out as monotherapy or else in combination with other medicaments or further therapeutic measures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Lerchen, Yolanda Cancho Grande, Beatrix Stelte-Ludwig, Anette Sommer, Christoph Mahlert, Anne-Sophie Rebstock, Simone Greven, Nils Griebenow, Jan Tebbe, Oliver Kensch
  • Patent number: 11807884
    Abstract: The present invention discloses monodisperse protein-dendron conjugates that self-assemble to generation-dependent supramolecular protein assemblies of different size and surface charges. The invention further provides a process for synthesis of protein-dendron conjugates containing hydrophobic dendron of different generations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Sandanaraj Selvaraj Britto, Pavankumar Janardhan Bhandari, Mullapudi Mohan Reddy
  • Patent number: 11793880
    Abstract: Compounds and compositions are disclosed in which a quaternized drug unit is linked to a targeting ligand unit from which a tertiary amine-containing drug is released at the targeted site of action. Methods for treating diseases characterized by the targeted abnormal cells, such as cancer or an autoimmune disease using the compounds and compositions of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Seagen Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Burke, Joel Courter
  • Patent number: 11786606
    Abstract: A method for site-specific quantitation or characterization of drug conjugations of antibody-drug conjugates using protease-assisted drug deconjugation, linker labelling and mass spectrometry, wherein the conjugation includes an attachment linked to a specific conjugation site of a partially conjugated peptide or protein in a sample. The method comprises cleaving a portion of the attachment to generate the peptide or protein containing a cleaved linker, adding a modified linker to an unconjugated conjugation site of the partially conjugated peptide or protein, and subsequently subjecting the sample to mass analysis to identify the peptide or protein containing the cleaved linker and/or the modified linker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Xiangkun Yang
  • Patent number: 11786600
    Abstract: The invention provides a CLIPTAC comprising: (a) a first portion comprising a ligand for an intracellular target protein; (b) a second portion comprising a ligand for an E3 ubiquitin ligase; and (c) a linker portion covalently coupling the first and second portions; wherein the linker comprises a covalent bond produced by a bioorthogonal click reaction between a compatible pair of reactive moieties. CLIPTAC precursor compositions and CLIPTAC precursors are also provided, together with pharmaceutical compositions comprising the CLIPTAC, CLIPTAC precursor compositions and CLIPTAC precursors, and methods of treatment using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Thomas Daniel Heightman, Honorine Lebraud
  • Patent number: 11786605
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to antibody-drug conjugates comprising peptide-containing linkers and to methods of using these conjugates as therapeutics and/or diagnostics. Also disclosed herein are peptide-containing scaffolds useful to conjugate with a targeting moiety (e.g., an antibody), a drug, or both to produce the antibody-drug conjugates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy B. Lowinger, Marc I. Damelin, Dorin Toader
  • Patent number: 11788066
    Abstract: Antibodies that include a sulfatase motif-containing tag in a constant region of an immunoglobulin (Ig) light chain polypeptide are disclosed. The sulfatase motif can be converted by a formylglycine-generating enzyme (FGE) to produce a formylglycine (fGly)-modified Ig light chain polypeptide. An fGly-modified Ig light chain polypeptide of the antibody can be covalently and site-specifically bound to a moiety of interest to provide an antibody conjugate. The disclosure also encompasses methods of production of such tagged Ig light chain polypeptides, fGly-modified Ig light chain polypeptides, and antibody conjugates, as well as methods of use of same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: R.P. Scherer Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yun Cheol Kim, Chao Bai Huang, David Rabuka
  • Patent number: 11786603
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for site-specific conjugation of antibodies in the presence of a transglutaminase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Amy Han, William Olson, Christopher D'Souza
  • Patent number: 11780935
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising 7 ?-strands A, B, C, D, E, F, and G sequentially connected together by connecting chains of amino acids, and a first ?-helix sequentially located on the EF chain between ?-strands E and F, wherein the ?-strands are arranged so as to form a first ?-sheet comprising ?-strands A, B, D, and E, and a second ?-sheet comprising ?-strands C, F and G, said first and second ?-sheets being covalently bonded together so as to form a first Ig domain; wherein the EF chain between ?-strands E and F comprises the sequence X1-X2-X3-X4-K5H6 (SEQ ID NO:98), and X1, X3 and X4 are each independently any amino acid residue, characterized in that X2 is selected from the group consisting of A, G, I, V, L, R, S, T, Q, P, N, M, H, W, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, tautomers, solvates, and prodrugs thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Pfizer Healthcare Ireland
    Inventors: Olivier Alexandre Laurent, Alice Lee, Richard Ryan Preston, David Tumelty, Wei Hong Yu, Abhijit Suresh Bhat, Anna Tempczyk-Russell
  • Patent number: 11771661
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions containing ketamine and methods of using those compositions for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Also provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition that comprises esketamine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient or diluent, for use in treatment of PTSD. In some aspects, the pharmaceutical composition is for intranasal or intravenous administration. In some aspects, the pharmaceutical composition is for use in a method of treating PTSD in a subject. In some aspects, the pharmaceutical composition is for use in a method of treating major depressive disorder in a subject that is co-morbid with the PTSD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Inventors: Dennis S. Charney, Adriana Feder
  • Patent number: 11759528
    Abstract: A PEG linker as represented by formula (I), wherein n and m are respectively an integer from 1 to 7, providing the PEG linker with 1 to 49 linking sites. A ligand drug conjugate as represented by formula (II). The conjugate uses the PEG linker to increase a drug loading capacity and drug loading diversity, thereby improving pharmaceutical efficacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: JENKEM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (BEIJING)
    Inventors: Yanping Song, Wen Li, Jinliang Wang, Yan Liu, Kun Zheng, Meina Lin, Zhen Wei, Zewang Feng, Xuan Zhao
  • Patent number: 11753669
    Abstract: Provided herein are conjugated immunoglobulins and methods for generating conjugated immunoglobulins using a microbial transglutaminase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jared Spidel, Earl Albone
  • Patent number: 11752215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-matriptase antibodies and immunoconjugates of anti-matriptase antibodies with cytotoxic agents and the use thereof for killing or inhibiting the growth of matriptase-expressing cancer cells, such as those of multiple myeloma and breast cancers. In particular, immunoconjugates comprising an anti-matriptase monoclonal antibody and anticancer agents such as auristatin, including monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) and monomethyl auristatin F (MMAF) are introduced, which have potent antitumor activity in vivo. Moreover, importantly; there was no weight loss or other evidence of toxicity in the animals, indicating that no significant free drug was released into the circulation from the conjugate. The present invention also provides compositions comprising these new immunoconjugates and use of them for treatment of malignancies comprising cells that express matriptase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Siang-Yo Lin, Joseph R. Bertino, Chen-Yong Lin, Zoltan Szekely