Patents Examined by Lia E Taylor
  • Patent number: 11078276
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides humanized and affinity matured antibodies (mAbs) and fragments thereof that specifically bind to CD79 with high affinity. The anti-CD79 mAbs and fragments thereof can be used to treat antibody-associated conditions, including autoimmune diseases, allergies, transplant rejection, or immune-mediated rejection of a therapeutics optionally in combination with an additional therapeutic agent. Furthermore, the anti-CD79 mAbs and fragments thereof can be used for diagnostic purposes, including to detect CD79 cells in biological samples and to diagnose B-cell associated disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Nepenthe Bioscience LLC
    Inventors: James Larrick, Bo Yu, Andrew Mendelsohn, John C. Cambier
  • Patent number: 11028176
    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: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventor: Reza Abdi