Patents Examined by Lynn Bristol
  • Patent number: 11466082
    Abstract: Anti-CD33 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof and anti-CD33/anti-CD3 bispecific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof are described. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the antibodies, compositions comprising the antibodies, methods of producing the antibodies, and methods of using the antibodies for treating or preventing diseases, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Diem, Francois Gaudet, Ronan McDaid, Priyanka Nair-Gupta
  • Patent number: 11459405
    Abstract: Described herein are mutations in the CH1/CL interface and CH3 constant regions of a bispecific antibody which facilitate heterodimerization and methods for the efficient production of bispecific antibodies. Also disclosed are therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ram Sasisekharan, Kannan Tharakaraman, Vidya Subramanian, Eduardo Fleischer, Andrew Peter Hatas
  • Patent number: 11459370
    Abstract: The invention provides novel BTNL3 proteins, including multimers, fragments, fusion proteins, and variants. In addition, antibodies that can bind to BTNL3 proteins and nucleic acids encoding BTNL3 proteins are provided. Methods of making BTNL3 proteins using such nucleic acids are also provided. Uses for BTNL3 proteins, and agonists or antagonists thereof, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Heather Arnett, Sabine Schadow Escobar, Ryan Michael Swanson, Joanne Louise Viney
  • Patent number: 11459397
    Abstract: Provided are self-crosslinking meditope-enabled antibodies. Also provided are methods for altering the distribution of a cell surface antigen using self-crosslinking meditope enabled antibodies, compositions for use in the methods, and methods of producing, using, testing, and screening the same, including therapeutic and diagnostic methods and uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Meditope Biosciences Inc.
    Inventors: Calin Dumitru, Elisabeth M. Gardiner, Robert P. Mckenzie, Michael H. Matho
  • Patent number: 11459393
    Abstract: Provided herein are anti-CD27 and anti-PD-L1 antibodies, and binding domains thereof, as well as bispecific constructs and anti-CD27 binding domain linked to an anti-PD-L1 binding domain. Also provided herein are methods of stimulating T cell activity, methods of inducing or enhancing an immune response, and methods of treating a disease or condition by administering the bispecific constructs, antibodies, or antigen binding fragments thereof, or compositions described herein to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tibor Keler, Joel Goldstein, Laura A. Vitale, Lizhen He
  • Patent number: 11447575
    Abstract: Provided herein is a platform technology for the generation of properly paired bispecific antibodies. Some of the antibodies generated have Fc region modifications, in particular in their CH3 domains by lysine repositioning to drive heterodimerization of the two heavy chains of the bispecific antibody. Some of the antibodies generated have Fab arm modifications to prevent mispairing of light chains. Specifically, the CH1 and CL domains of one of the Fab arms of the bispecific antibody are substituted with an IgE CH2 domain or an IgM CH2 domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Preyer
  • Patent number: 11446377
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating non-small cell lung cancers comprising administering an effective amount of MEDI4736 or an antigen-binding fragment thereof and tremelimumab or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: MEDIMMUNE, LLC
    Inventors: Rajesh Narwal, Paul Robbins, Joyson Karakunnel, Mohammed Dar
  • Patent number: 11440956
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthetic T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for an HLA-A2-restricted epitope of thyroglobulin (TG), TG470-478. Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, and populations of cells are also provided. Antibodies, or an antigen binding portion thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the TCRs of the invention are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Kenichi Hanada, Qiong J. Wang, James C. Yang, Zhiya Yu
  • Patent number: 11433141
    Abstract: An object is to produce a new anti-B7-H4 antibody having high specificity and affinity and provide a composition for treating cancer making use thereof. A monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to an extracellular domain protein of a human B7-H4 protein is newly produced and an “anti-B7-H4 antibody-effector cell complex” in which the monoclonal antibody and an effector cell are bound in order to enhance the antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity of the monoclonal antibody or a bispecific antibody comprising an antigen recognition region of the monoclonal antibody and an effector cell antigen recognition region is further produced and used as a composition for treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE
    Inventors: Yasuto Akiyama, Akira Iizuka
  • Patent number: 11427628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibody light chain framework regions I to III from V? and framework region IV from V?, with high stability and reduced aggregation propensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NUMAB THERAPEUTICS AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Meyer, David Urech
  • Patent number: 11421027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to human CD3 antigen-binding polypeptides and their preparation and use in the treatment and/or diagnosis of various diseases, and also relates to bispecific antibody molecules capable of activating immune effector cells and their use in diagnosis and/or treatment of various diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TeneoOne, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Trinklein, Wim van Schooten, Shelley Force Aldred, Katherine Harris, Duy Pham
  • Patent number: 11407836
    Abstract: Herein is reported a method for producing a bispecific antibody comprising the step of incubating (i) an antibody Fab fragment or a scFv antibody comprising within the 20 C-terminal amino acid residues the amino acid sequence LPX1TG (SEQ ID NO: 01), (ii) a one-armed antibody comprising a full length antibody heavy chain, a full length antibody light chain, and an Fc-heavy chain, whereby the full length antibody heavy chain and the full length antibody light chain are cognate antibody chains that thereof forms an antigen binding site, whereby the full length antibody heavy chain and the Fc-heavy chain are covalently linked to each other via one or more disulfide bonds forming an antibody hinge region, and whereby the Fc-heavy chain has an oligoglycine amino acid sequence at its N-terminus, and (iii) a Sortase A enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Fenn, Erhard Kopetzki, Georg Tiefenthaler
  • Patent number: 11401349
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi-specific antibody molecule comprising or consisting of three polypeptides: a) a polypeptide chain of formula (I):(Vxx)nVx-Cx-X-V1; and b) a polypeptide chain of formula (II): (Vyy)nVy-Cy c) a polypeptide of formula (III):V2 wherein Vx represents a variable domain, Vxx represents a variable domain, Cx represents a constant region, X represents a linker, V represents a variable domain, Vy represents a variable domain, Vyy represents a variable domain, Cy represents a constant region, V2 represents a variable domain, nindependently represents 0 or 1, wherein the polypeptide chain of formula (I) and the polypeptide chain of formula (II) is aligned such that the constant regions Cx and Cy are paired and the variable domains Vx and Vy are paired to form a binding domain and optionally a disulphide bond is present between V1 and V2, in particular where a disulphide bond is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: UCB Biopharma SRL
    Inventors: Emma Dave, Sam Philip Heywood, David Paul Humphreys
  • Patent number: 11396554
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for targeted treatment of TAG-72-expressing cancers. In particular, bispecific antibodies are disclosed that are able to engage T-cells to destroy TAG-72-expressing malignant cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Hatem Soliman
  • Patent number: 11390655
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising a modified hinge, transmembrane and/or intracellular domain disclosed herein. Some aspects of the disclosure relate to a polynucleotide encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising the costimulatory domain disclosed herein. Other aspects of the disclosure relate to cells comprising the CAR and use in a T cell therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Kite Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart A. Sievers, Jed J. W. Wiltzius
  • Patent number: 11390679
    Abstract: Anti-LAG-3 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof are described. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the antibodies, compositions comprising the antibodies, and methods of producing the antibodies and using the antibodies for treating or preventing diseases such as cancer, an inflammatory disease, an autoimmune disease, type 1 diabetes, and/or infectious diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Phanes Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Minghan Wang, Hui Zou, Haiqun Jia
  • Patent number: 11377485
    Abstract: Methods for making modified Fc regions of antibodies and antibody fragments, both human and humanized, and having enhanced stability and efficacy, are provided. Antibodies comprising Fc regions with core fucose residues removed, and attached to oligosaccharides comprising terminal sialyl residues, are provided. Antibodies comprising homogeneous glycosylation of Fc regions with specific oligosaccharides are provided. Fc regions conjugated with homogeneous glycoforms of monosaccharides and trisaccharides, are provided. Methods of preparing human antibodies with modified Fc using glycan engineering, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ACADEMIA SINICA
    Inventors: Chi-Huey Wong, Chung-Yi Wu
  • Patent number: 11365239
    Abstract: Provided herein are modified anti-SARS-COV-2 antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof having extended half life and optimized immune activities. Disclosed herein is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and a method for treating or preventing a disease in human patients that is caused by or related to the infection of SARS-COV-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventors: Zheng Zhang, Linqi Zhang, Lei Liu, Qi Zhang, Bin Ju, Xuanling Shi, Qing Zhu
  • Patent number: 11365252
    Abstract: Disclosed are chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) polypeptides comprising a CD229 antigen binding domain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular signaling domain. Disclosed are nucleic acid sequences capable of encoding a CAR polypeptide comprising a CD229 antigen binding domain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular signaling domain. Also disclosed are vectors and cells comprising one or both of the CAR polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences capable of encoding CAR polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods of treating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Tim Luetkens, Djordje Atanackovic, Sabarinath Venniyil Radhakrishnan
  • Patent number: 11332542
    Abstract: Disclosed are antibodies which bind human and Macaca fascicularis CEACAM5 proteins, as well as isolated nucleic acids, vectors and host cells comprising a sequence encoding the antibodies. Also disclosed are immunoconjugates comprising the antibodies conjugated or linked to a growth-inhibitory agent, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies or immunoconjugates of the invention. The antibodies or immunoconjugates are used for the treatment of cancer or for diagnostic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Pierre-Francois Berne, Francis Blanche, Hervé Bouchard, Béatrice Cameron, Tarik Dabdoubi, Stéphanie Decary, Paul Ferrari, Alexey Rak