Patents Examined by Lia E Taylor
  • Patent number: 12378307
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to antibodies that interact with DLL4 and inhibit it from binding to NOTCH receptors. The invention also includes nucleic acids encoding the antibodies and methods of using the antibodies in research and in the prevention or treatment of various diseases and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Aikawa, Toshiaki Nakano, Shunsuke Katsuki
  • Patent number: 12371484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the formation of multi-domain specific binding molecules comprising VNARs. Specific binding domains that bind to Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF?) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: ELASMOGEN LTD
    Inventors: Obinna Ubah, Caroline Barelle, Andrew Porter
  • Patent number: 12365740
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel antibodies and antibody fragments that specifically bind to CD40, and compositions, medicaments, combination products and kits comprising the antibodies or antibody fragments. Furthermore, the invention relates to nucleic acids encoding said antibodies or antibody fragments thereof and host cells comprising the same, as well as related uses. Furthermore, the invention relates to therapeutic and diagnostic uses of these antibodies and antibody fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Nankai University
    Inventors: Hongkai Zhang, Yuan Wang
  • Patent number: 12344678
    Abstract: Provided herein are binding molecules comprising a human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) binding molecule and at least one antigen-binding domain linked to the FcRn binding molecule. Polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, and methods of production are also provided herein. Methods of treating an antibody-mediated disorder with an FcRn/antigen-binding molecule are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: argenx BV
    Inventors: Vladimir Bobkov, Karen Silence, Jolien Van Santbergen, René Bigirimana, Judith Baumeister, Johannes de Haard, Christophe Blanchetot
  • Patent number: 12331105
    Abstract: The present invention provides broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV, compositions comprising the same and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignees: University of Maryland, Baltimore, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Mohammad Sajadi, George K. Lewis, Anthony DeVico, Dongkyoon Kim, Guy Cavet
  • Patent number: 12312414
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-KLK7 antibodies, anti-KLK5 antibodies, anti-KLK5/KLK7 multispecific antibodies, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: GENENTECH, INC.
    Inventors: James Thomas Koerber, Wyne Pun Lee, Tangsheng Yi, Juan Zhang, Cary Dean Austin, Cecilia P. C. Chiu, Joseph Edward Chavarria-Smith, Jawahar Sudhamsu
  • Patent number: 12312415
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-KLK7 antibodies, anti-KLK5 antibodies, anti-KLK5/KLK7 multispecific antibodies, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: James Thomas Koerber, Wyne Pun Lee, Tangsheng Yi, Juan Zhang, Cary Dean Austin, Cecilia P.C. Chiu, Joseph Edward Chavarria-Smith, Jawahar Sudhamsu
  • Patent number: 12281156
    Abstract: Anti-RSV antibodies with neutralizing potency against RSV subtype A and RSV subtype B are provided, as well as methods for their identification, isolation, generation, and methods for their preparation and use are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Adimab, LLC
    Inventor: Laura M. Walker
  • Patent number: 12269894
    Abstract: Described herein are novel and improved antibodies that bind human fibrin or fibrinogen ?C domain and methods of use thereof. In certain aspects, described herein are methods of inhibiting microglial activation. In certain aspects, described herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies that bind fibrin or fibrinogen ?C domain. In certain aspects, the antibodies and methods described herein are used for treatment of degenerative neuronal disorders that involve inflammatory demyelination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Therini Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Stavenhagen, Olga Gasiorowska, Mathias Rickert, Paul Fredrick Widboom, Joseph Robert Warfield
  • Patent number: 12258410
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to compositions that include antibodies, e.g., monoclonal, antibodies, antibody fragments, etc., that specifically bind a SIRPA polypeptide, e.g., a mammalian SIRPA or human SIRPA, and use of such compositions in preventing, reducing risk, or treating an individual in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Inventors: Andrew Pincetic, Wei-Hsien Ho, Patricia Culp, Arnon Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 12234278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and agents for preventing the establishment of HIV-1 latent reservoirs or for reducing the size of the reservoirs. Specifically, the disclosure provides methods and agents for preventing the establishment of HIV-1 latent reservoirs or for reducing the size of the reservoirs, the methods comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an isolated anti-HIV antibody, and administering to the subject two or more viral transcription inducers in effective amounts to induce transcription of an HIV provirus in the cells. Further provided are antibodies and viral transcription inducers used in the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: The Rockefeller University
    Inventors: Michel Nussenzweig, Ariel Halper-Stromberg, Ching-Lan Lu
  • Patent number: 12221473
    Abstract: The disclosure provides engineered polypeptides that specifically bind to human complement component C5 and/or serum albumin. The disclosure also provides fusion proteins comprising such engineered polypeptides, wherein such fusion proteins may be multivalent and multi-specific fusion proteins. The disclosure further provides nucleic acid molecules that encode such engineered polypeptides or fusion proteins, and methods of making such engineered polypeptides or fusion proteins. The disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions that comprise such engineered polypeptides or fusion proteins, and methods of treatment using such engineered polypeptides or fusion proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bridget Puffer, Julian Chandler, Nimish Gera, Douglas L. Sheridan, Siddharth Jindal, Paul P. Tamburini
  • Patent number: 12215172
    Abstract: Disclosed are a bio-responsive adhesive antibody delivery platform for immunotherapy, use thereof, and a preparation method thereof. The bio-responsive adhesive antibody delivery platform for immunotherapy according to the present disclosure may enhance a retention time of the antibody at a target site via adhesiveness of the delivery platform and may selectively release the antibody in response to specific enzymes to efficiently deliver the antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kye Il Joo, Hyung Joon Cha, Yeon Su Jeong
  • Patent number: 12202900
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for the treatment of human subjects diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). The method comprises administering to a human subject a human neonatal Fc receptor (hFcRn) antagonist, optionally in combination with standard-of-care ITP treatment. In certain embodiments, the hFcRn antagonist is efgartigimod (ARGX-113). Standard-of-care ITP treatment may comprise administration of corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and/or thrombopoietin receptor (TPO-R) agonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: argenx BV
    Inventors: Hans De Haard, Peter Ulrichts, Thierry Cousin, Nicolas Leupin, Torsten Dreier, Tonke Van Bragt
  • Patent number: 12195774
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antidotes to anticoagulants targeting factor Xa. The antidotes are factor Xa protein derivatives that bind to the factor Xa inhibitors thereby substantially neutralizing them but do not assemble into the prothrombinase complex. In one embodiment, the derivatives described herein lack or have reduced intrinsic coagulant activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Pamela B. Conley, Genmin Lu, Leonard G. Presta, John T. Curnutte
  • Patent number: 12180303
    Abstract: Disclosed are an antibody that can bind to human MASP-2, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The anti-human MASP-2 antibody of the present invention can specifically bind to human MASP-2, has good biological activity of inhibiting the cleavage of C4 and the generation of C3b, and can be applied in the treatment of MASP-2 related diseases, such as IgA nephropathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI MABGEEK BIOTECH. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yipan Wu, Wei Dang, Chenghai Zhang, Lingqiao Zhu, Jinlin Guo, Yujing Yuan, Qiuling Zou, Yang Wang, Shun Hu
  • Patent number: 12180286
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, inter alia, anti-peripheral lymph node addressin antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof. The present disclosure also provides compositions comprising drug-containing polymeric particles that mimic lymphocyte migration in vivo and can specifically deliver immunosuppressive or immunoregulatory drugs to lymphoid tissues and sites of chronic inflammation where T-cell activation and T-cell mediated injury are occurring; such compositions comprise the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof described in the disclosure. The present disclosure also comprises antibody-drug conjugates and compositions comprising the antibody-drug conjugates. Methods of preparing and using these antibodies, antigen-binding fragments thereof, and compositions thereof are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventor: Reza Abdi
  • Patent number: 12173051
    Abstract: The invention is directed to bispecific molecules comprising an HIV-1 envelope targeting arm and an arm targeting an effector cell, compositions comprising these bispecific molecule and methods of use. In certain aspects, the bispecific molecules of the present invention can bind to two different targets or epitopes on two different cells within the first epitope is expressed on a different cell type than the second epitope, such that the bispecific molecules can bring the two cells together. In certain aspects, the bispecific molecules of the present invention can bind to two different cells, wherein the bispecific molecules comprises an arm with the binding specificity of A32, 7B2, CH27, CH28 or CH44.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: Duke University, MacroGenics, Inc., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Barton F. Haynes, Guido Ferrari, Scott Koenig, Leslie S. Johnson, Chia-Ying Kao Lam, Julia A. Sung, David M. Margolis, Liqin Liu, Jeffrey Lee Nordstrom
  • Patent number: 12173068
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds to human Sema3A. The isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment according to the present disclosure i) binds to human Sema3A of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 600 with a dissociation constant (KD)?50 nM, ?20 nM, ?10 nM, ?1 nM, or ?0.1 nM; ii) cross-reacts with mouse, cynomolgus, rat, pig and/or dog Sema3A, particularly wherein said isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof binds to mouse, cynomolgus, rat, pig and/or dog Sema3A with a dissociation constant (KD)?50 nM, ?20 nM, ?10 nM, ?1 nM, or ?0.1 nM; iii) binds to human Sema3A of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 600 with a binding activity as measured by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of ?60%, ?70%, ?80%, or ?90%; iv) inhibits the activity of human Sema3A of the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 600 in an in vitro mesangial cell migration assay with an EC50 of ?10 nM, ?5 nM, ?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Dorian Schönfeld, Karoline Dröbner, Ernst Weber, Katharina Filarsky, Philipp Ellinger, Fionnuala Mary McAleese Eser, Ingo Flamme, Winfried Wunderlich, Antje Schmidt, Yalda Sedaghat, Kenneth Young
  • Patent number: 12161696
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods treating reversible hemophilic arthropathy of a joint in a human having hemophilia comprising administering to the human an effective amount of a chimeric protein or composition comprising a clotting factor and an Fc region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: BIOVERATIV THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer Dumont, Nisha Jain, Desilu Glazebrook