Patents Examined by Marianne P. Allen
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Patent number: 10925928Abstract: A method of ameliorating, inhibiting, preventing, or reducing male infertility in a subject undergoing or in need of chemotherapy by administering to the subject a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in a protective amount, prior to, during or after administration of one or more chemotherapeutic agents to the subject.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMInventor: Brian P. Hermann
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Patent number: 10913794Abstract: The present invention is directed to antibodies and fragments thereof and humanized versions thereof having binding specificity for IL-6. Another embodiment of this invention relates to the antibodies described herein, and binding fragments thereof, comprising the sequences of the VH, VL and CDR polypeptides described herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them. The invention also contemplates conjugates of anti-IL-6 antibodies and binding fragments thereof conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. The invention also contemplates methods of making said anti-IL-6 antibodies and binding fragments thereof. Embodiments of the invention also pertain to the use of anti-IL-6 antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with IL-6.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: VITAERIS INC.Inventors: Leon F. Garcia-Martinez, Anne Elisabeth Carvalho Jensen, Katie Anderson, Benjamin H. Dutzar, Ethan W. Ojala, Brian R. Kovacevich, John A. Latham, Jeffrey T. L. Smith
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Patent number: 10899844Abstract: The present disclosure relates to monoclonal antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to human ?-klotho, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment comprising the same.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: Regis Cebe, Stephane Olland, David Langdon Yowe
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Patent number: 10875912Abstract: Isolated or recombinant anti-EGFL6 monoclonal antibodies are provided. In some cases, antibodies of the embodiments can be used for the detection, diagnosis and/or therapeutic treatment of human diseases, such as cancer.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMInventors: Ningyan Zhang, Zhiqiang An, Anil K. Sood
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Patent number: 10864152Abstract: Described are methods and uses of TRPV3 agonists for the treatment of conditions associated with TRPV3 pathophysiology such as acne, psoriasis, dermatitis, would healing, the inhibition of hair growth, anxiety or depression. Peptides comprising all or part of the C-terminal portion of soricidin are shown to activate TRPV3 cation channel activity and/or promote wound healing in keratinocytes.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Soricimed Biopharma Inc.Inventor: John M. Stewart
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Patent number: 10858418Abstract: This invention provides, and in certain specific but non-limiting aspects relates to: assays that can be used to predict whether a given ISV will be subject to protein interference as described herein and/or give rise to an (aspecific) signal in such an assay (such as for example in an ADA immunoassay).Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Ablynx N.V.Inventors: Judith Baumeister, Marie-Paule Lucienne Armanda Bouche, Carlo Boutton, Marie-Ange Buyse, Veerle Snoeck, Stephanie Staelens, Bruno Dombrecht, Peter Schotte, Cedric Jozef Neotere Ververken, Gerald Beste, Guy Hermans, Soren Steffensen, Alexander Szyroki, Tinneke Denayer
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Patent number: 10822385Abstract: The invention relates to compounds derived from the EGF(A) domain of LDL-R, in particular compounds comprising a peptide analogue of the wild-type EGF(A) (LDL-R(293-332)) sequence and at least one substituent comprising at least one fatty acid group. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition thereof and use a medicament. The novel EGF(A) compounds of the invention are useful as treatment e.g. in the field of cholesterol lowering, dyslipidaemia and cardiovascular disease.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/SInventors: Jianhe Chen, Jesper F. Lau, Janos Tibor Kodra, Birgit Wieczorek, Lars Linderoth, Henning Thoegersen, Salka Elboel Rasmussen, Patrick William Garibay
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Patent number: 10821155Abstract: Described herein are therapeutic compositions comprising heparin-associated polypeptides useful for the treatment of soft-tissue and muscle diseases, disorders, and injuries.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Juvena Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Hanadie Yousef, Thach Mai, Jeremy O'Connell
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Patent number: 10815284Abstract: A fusion protein has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7 or SEQ ID NO: 8. A composition having the fusion protein may improve skin wrinkle with increased anti-oxidant activity and skin cell proliferation effect. It can be advantageously used as a raw material of a functional cosmetic having an excellent skin regeneration effect like improvement of skin wrinkles and skin whitening.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignees: NEXGEN BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Sun Kyo Lee, Tae Hyun Kim, Seong Ran Lee, Han Bong Ryu, Tae Won Choi, Hyeong Il Kwon, Woo Yeon Roh
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Patent number: 10815300Abstract: Disclosed are methods for treating Vascular Leak Syndrome and preventing cancer metastasis. Further disclosed are methods for treating vascular leakage due to inflammatory diseases, sepsis, cancer or the presence of pathogens.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: AERPIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: Kevin Peters, Robert Shalwitz
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Patent number: 10766956Abstract: The present disclosure relates to TGF-beta antibodies and binding fragments thereof, DNA encoding the same, host cells comprising said DNA and methods of expressing the antibody or binding fragment in a host cell. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody or a binding fragment thereof and use of the antibody, binding fragment and compositions comprising the same in treatment of various diseases including fibrosis.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRLInventors: Helene Bon, Joanne Elizabeth Compson, Kate Louise Dixon, Carl Brendan Doyle, Mark Ellis, Maria Margarida Gouveia Sancho, Raymond Anthony Jupp, Lara Kevorkian, Daniel John Lightwood, Diane Marshall, Andrew Charles Payne, Joseph Michael David Rastrick, Monika-Sarah Schulze, Alison Turner, Kerry Louise Tyson
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Patent number: 10759853Abstract: The present invention is directed to antibodies and fragments thereof and humanized versions thereof having binding specificity for IL-6. Another embodiment of this invention relates to the antibodies described herein, and binding fragments thereof, comprising the sequences of the VH, VL and CDR polypeptides described herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them. The invention also contemplates conjugates of anti-IL-6 antibodies and binding fragments thereof conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. The invention also contemplates methods of making said anti-IL-6 antibodies and binding fragments thereof. Embodiments of the invention also pertain to the use of anti-IL-6 antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with IL-6.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Alderbio Holdings LLCInventors: Leon F. Garcia-Martinez, Anne Elisabeth Carvalho Jensen, Katie Anderson, Benjamin H. Dutzar, Ethan W. Ojala, Brian R. Kovacevich, John A. Latham, Jeffrey T. L. Smith
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Patent number: 10753937Abstract: The present disclosure relates to IGF-IR (insulin like growth factor receptor-1) antibodies characterized by CDR sequences a, to be used in detection methods of IGF-IR expressing tumoral cells.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Pierre Fabre MedicamentInventor: Alexandra Jouhanneaud
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Patent number: 10745484Abstract: Provided herein are antibodies and antigen-binding antibody fragments that bind to human soluble Growth Stimulation-Expressed Gene 2 (ST2) protein, kits containing these antibodies and antibody fragments, and methods of using these antibodies and antibody fragments.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Critical Care Diagnostics, Inc.Inventor: James V. Snider
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Patent number: 10738124Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies that bind to the class III variant of EGFR (EGFRvIII) and methods of using the same. According to certain embodiments, the antibodies of the invention bind human EGFRvIII with high affinity. The antibodies of the invention may be fully human antibodies. The invention includes anti-EGFRvIII antibodies conjugated to a cytotoxic agent, radionuclide, or other moiety detrimental to cell growth or proliferation. The antibodies of the invention are useful for the treatment of various cancers.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: Jessica R. Kirshner, Douglas MacDonald, Gavin Thurston, Joel H. Martin, Frank Delfino, Thomas Nittoli, Marcus Kelly
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Patent number: 10730938Abstract: Herein are reported novel bispecific antibodies that specifically bind to two different antigens selected from the group consisting of human ANG2, human VEGF, human IL-1beta and human PDGF-B.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.Inventors: Marc Bedoucha, Sebastian Breuer, Stefan Dengl, Christian Gassner, Guy Georges, Sabine Gruener, Guido Hartmann, Peter Michael Huelsmann, Hubert Kettenberger, Joerg Moelleken, Michael Molhoj, Olaf Mundigl, Joerg Thomas Regula, Ralf Schumacher, Barbara Weiser
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Patent number: 10703788Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric protein that includes an N-terminus coupled to a C-terminus, where the N-terminus includes a portion of a paracrine fibroblast growth factor (“FGF”) and the C-terminus includes a C-terminal portion of an FGF21 molecule. The portion of the paracrine FGF is modified to decrease binding affinity for heparin and/or heparan sulfate compared to the portion without the modification. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including chimeric proteins according to the present invention, methods for treating a subject suffering from diabetes, obesity, or metabolic syndrome, and methods of screening for compounds with enhanced binding affinity for the ?Klotho-FGF receptor complex involving the use of chimeric proteins of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: New York UniversityInventors: Moosa Mohammadi, Regina Goetz
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Patent number: 10702582Abstract: The present invention provides a hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) preparation in the form of an injection or the like that is highly safe for central nerves and highly stable and can be used for intrathecal or intracerebroventricular administration or for administration into the spinal or cerebral parenchyma for the treatment of central nervous system diseases. The HGF preparation of the present invention contains an HGF protein as an active ingredient and lactose, glycine, sodium chloride, a pH buffering agent and a surfactant as additional ingredients.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: KRINGLE PHARMA INC.Inventors: Kazuhiro Fukuta, Hayao Inoue
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Patent number: 10695404Abstract: Methods of using FGF1 analogs, such as FGF1 mutant proteins having an N-terminal deletion, point mutation(s), or combinations thereof, to reduce blood glucose levels in subjects with steroid-induced diabetes, hypercortisolemia, or diabetes due to treatment with an antipsychotic agent, are provided. Such mutant FGF1 proteins can be part of a chimeric protein that includes a ?-Klotho-binding protein, an FGFR1-binding protein, a ?-Klotho-binding protein and a FGFR1-binding protein, a C-terminal region from FGF19 or FGF21.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Salk Institute for Biological StudiesInventors: Ronald M. Evans, Michael Downes, Annette Atkins, Ruth T. Yu
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Patent number: 10689705Abstract: The FGFR-encoding gene was studied extensively with regard to its expression, hyperamplification, mutation, translocation, or such in various cancer cells. As a result, novel fusion polypeptides in which the FGFR3 polypeptide is fused with a different polypeptide were identified and isolated from several types of bladder cancer-derived cells and lung cancer cells. The use of a fusion polypeptide of the present invention as a biomarker in FGFR inhibitor-based cancer therapy enables one to avoid side effects in cancer therapy and control the therapeutic condition to produce the best therapeutic effect, thereby enabling individualized medicine.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshito Nakanishi, Nukinori Akiyama, Yukari Nishito