Patents Examined by Meera Natarajan
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Patent number: 12215159Abstract: The invention relates generally to anti-CD161 antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies, and methods of using such antibodies for treating disorders associated with or mediated by CD161, for example, certain cancers. In addition, the invention also relates to expression vectors and host cells for making these antibodies.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2024Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: IMMUNITAS THERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Alison Tisdale, Uli Bialucha, George Punkosdy, Alexandria Fusco, Frano Irvine, Emily Rosentrater, Elizabeth Scanlon, Michael Battles
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Patent number: 12215164Abstract: Disclosed is a molecule comprising: (a) a first domain, which comprises a targeting moiety; (b) a second domain, which comprises an albumin binding domain (ABD), (c) a third domain, which comprises a furin cleavage sequence (“FCS”), which FCS is cleavable by furin; and (d) a fourth domain, which comprises an optionally substituted Domain III from Pseudomonas exotoxin A (“PE”). Related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of producing the molecule, methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal, and methods of inhibiting the growth of a target cell are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesInventors: Ira H. Pastan, Junxia Wei, Masanori Onda, Tapan Bera, Mitchell Ho
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Patent number: 12202910Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to FLT3 (Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3). The invention further provides bispecific antibodies that bind to FLT3 and another antigen (e.g., CD3). The invention further relates to antibody encoding nucleic acids, and methods of obtaining such antibodies (monospecific and bispecific). The invention further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these antibodies for the treatment of FLT3-mediated pathologies, including cancer such as Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: PFIZER INC.Inventors: Danielle Elizabeth Dettling, Yik Andy Yeung, Kristian Todd Poulsen, Veena Krishnamoorthy, Cesar Adolfo Sommer
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Patent number: 12195535Abstract: The present application relates to antibodies specifically binding to the V-domain immunoglobulin-containing suppressor of T-cell activation (VISTA) at acidic pH and their use in cancer treatment. In some embodiments, the antibodies bind specifically to human VISTA at acidic pH, but do not significantly bind to human VISTA at neutral or physiological pH.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignees: Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyInventors: Robert J. Johnston, Arvind Rajpal, Paul O. Sheppard, Luis Borges, Andrew Rankin, Keith Sadoon Bahjat, Alan J. Korman, Andy X. Deng, Lin Hui Su, Ginger Rakestraw
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Patent number: 12195529Abstract: The invention provides bispecific heterodimeric antibodies with modified heavy chain IgG constant regions that promote efficient assembly of antibody heavy chain heterodimer pairs, as well as arm specific pairing of heavy and light chains.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: GSBIO, LLCInventor: Guriqbal S. Basi
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Patent number: 12195533Abstract: The invention relates generally to multispecific polypeptides that bind at least CD3, a second antigen, and a receptor of a T cell, such as a costimulatory receptor or an inhibitory receptor, in which the multispecific polypeptide constructs are able to engage CD3. In some embodiments, the multispecific polypeptide constructs bind a costimulatory receptor and provide costimulatory binding activity. In some embodiments, the multispecific polypeptide constructs bind an inhibitory receptor and block inhibitory activity. In some aspects, the multispecific polypeptides have constrained CD3 binding and bind to or engage CD3 only upon binding to the second antigen, such as a tumor associated antigen. In some embodiments, the multispecific polypeptides contain cleavable linkers that, when cleaved, result in dual effector functions. Also provided are methods of making and using these multispecific polypeptides in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Inhibrx Biosciences, Inc.Inventors: Brendan P. Eckelman, Michael D. Kaplan, Katelyn M. Willis, Quinn Deveraux, Kyle S. Jones, Rajay A. Pandit, John C. Timmer
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Patent number: 12186278Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of mesothelin comprising administering a cell that expresses a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to mesothelin in combination with a PD-L1 inhibitor.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignees: Novartis AG, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Jennifer Brogdon, Hwai Wen Chang, Boris Engels, Gordon James Freeman, Gerhard Johann Frey, Jennifer Marie Mataraza, Reshma Singh, Arlene Helen Sharpe
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Patent number: 12187797Abstract: Provided herein are antibodies that bind signal regulatory protein gamma (SIRP?), as well as SIRP? and/or SIRP?1, and methods of using such antibodies (referred to as SIRP antibodies). In some embodiments, the SIRP antibodies are human monoclonal antibodies that bind human SIRP? as well as SIRP? and/or SIRP?1. In some embodiments, the SIRP antibodies provided herein are useful for treating a disease or condition associated with overactivation and/or hyperproliferation of lymphocytes, myeloid cells, or a combination thereof, or a disease or condition associated with SIRP?, SIRP?1 and/or SIRP? activity.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2024Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Electra Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Sandip Panicker, Adam David Rosenthal, Eileen Lingshu Rose
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Patent number: 12178858Abstract: [Problem] To provide a pharmaceutical composition containing a fusion protein comprising an antibody and a lysosomal enzyme as an active ingredient, which is stable enough to permit its distribution to the market. [Solution] A lyophilized formulation containing; a fusion protein comprising an antibody and a lysosomal enzyme as an active ingredient, and further containing a neutral salt, a disaccharide, a nonionic surfactant, and a buffer. Such a lyophilized formulation includes, for example, as an active ingredient, a fusion protein comprising an anti-transferrin receptor antibody and human iduronate-2-sulfatase, and further containing sodium chloride as the neutral salt, sucrose as the disaccharide, poloxamer as the nonionic surfactant, and phosphate buffer as the buffer.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidehito Yasukawa, Yuka Yamaguchi, Shinji Okabe
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Patent number: 12178787Abstract: Provided are T cell receptors (TCR) and TCR variable regions that can selectively bind SLC45A2. The TCR may be utilized in various therapies, such as autologous cell transplantation, to treat a cancer, such as a cutaneous melanoma, uveal melanoma, a mucosal melanoma, or a metastatic melanoma. Methods for expanding a population of T cells that target SLC45A2 are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Gregory Lizée, Cassian Yee
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Patent number: 12180279Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the generation of multispecific antibodies directly on the cell-surface at the site of action by a half-antibody exchange reaction between two 2/3-IgGs or two 2/3-BiFabs destabilized in one half by asymmetric perturbing mutations fostering the generation of correctly assembled full length bi- or multispecific antibodies. The method is performed in the absence hinge region disulfide bonds in the starting 2/3-IgGs or 2/3-BiFabs.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.Inventors: Ulrich Brinkmann, Klaus Mayer, Steffen Dickopf
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Patent number: 12180293Abstract: The present invention relates to combination therapies for the treatment of malignancy, particularly myeloid malignancy such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The combination therapies may include an antibody molecule that binds to CD70 and at least one antibody molecule that binds to a leukemic stem cell target. Preferred leukemic stem cell targets are TIM-3, IL1R3/1L1RAP and CD47.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: argenx BVInventors: Luc Van Rompaey, Mahan Moshir, Tim Delahaye, Piotr Zabrocki
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Patent number: 12180276Abstract: Provided are antibodies and fragments thereof having binding specificity to the claudin 6 (CLDN6) protein as well as their derivatives and uses.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2024Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: LANOVA MEDICINES LIMITEDInventors: Runsheng Li, Wentao Huang, Ying Qin Zang, Zhifang Liu
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Patent number: 12173069Abstract: The present application relates to antibodies specifically binding to the V-domain immunoglobulin-containing suppressor of T-cell activation (VISTA) at acidic pH and their use in cancer treatment. In some embodiments, the antibodies bind specifically to human VISTA at acidic pH, but do not significantly bind to human VISTA at neutral or physiological pH.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignees: Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyInventors: Robert J. Johnston, Arvind Rajpal, Paul O. Sheppard, Luis Borges, Andrew Rankin, Keith Sadoon Bahjat, Alan J. Korman, Xiaodi Deng, Lin Hui Su, Ginger Rakestraw, Jason R. Pinckney, David A. Critton, Guodong Chen, Richard Y. Huang, Ekaterina G. Deyanova
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Patent number: 12168692Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antibodies and antibody fragment that are specific for CCR2. The antibodies deplete CCR2-positive cells and block MCP-1 (CCL2) induced downregulation of CCR2 on human leukocytes. Furthermore, they possess advantageous biophysical properties. The antibodies are useful for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, hematologic malignancies and potentially other illnesses.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2024Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Granite Bio AGInventor: Matthias Mack
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Patent number: 12168689Abstract: An IgG1 Fc monomer, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. Causing an Fc dimer of a novel IgG1 Fc monomer sequence for which an antibody IgG1 constant region is modified to become an Fc monomer by means of the modification on a human antibody IgG1 constant region Fc that uses antibody engineering technology, and maintaining an FcRn binding function; the present application has the feature of very low non-specific binding with unrelated proteins, and the main features of the Fc monomer comprise the T366, L368, P395, and K409 positions in a CH3 region of the constant region of the antibody having mutations, and the monomer being highly efficiently expressed in prokaryotic cells; the monomer may bind to FcRn by using a pH-dependent specific binding mode, and has the feature of very low non-specific binding.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Suzhou Forlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tianlei Ying, Chunyu Wang
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Patent number: 12162941Abstract: The invention provides anti-CD112R antibody compositions and their use in treating cancer.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Surface Oncology, LLCInventors: Bianka Prinz, Nadthakarn Boland, Kevin Schutz, John Bukowski, Jennifer Symonds, James Mohan, Marisella Panduro Sicheva
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Patent number: 12157758Abstract: A bispecific antibody format providing ease of isolation is provided, comprising immunoglobulin heavy chain variable domains that are differentially modified in the CH3 domain, wherein the differential modifications are non-immunogenic or substantially non-immunogenic with respect to the CH3 modifications, and at least one of the modifications results in a differential affinity for the bispecific antibody for an affinity reagent such as Protein A, and the bispecific antibody is isolable from a disrupted cell, from medium, or from a mixture of antibodies based on its affinity for Protein A.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Samuel Davis, Eric Smith, Douglas MacDonald, Kara Louise Olson
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Patent number: 12139553Abstract: The present invention generally relates to novel bispecific antigen binding molecules for T cell activation and re-direction to specific target 511cells. In addition, the present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding such bispecific antigen binding molecules, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further relates to methods for producing the bispecific antigen binding molecules of the invention, and to methods of using these bispecific antigen binding molecules in the treatment of disease.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.Inventors: Marina Bacac, Peter Bruenker, Anne Freimoser-Grundschober, Ralf Hosse, Christian Klein, Ekkehard Moessner, Pablo Umana, Tina Weinzierl
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Patent number: 12134654Abstract: Multispecific molecules targeting tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) or myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and methods of using the same, are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: MARENGO THERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Andreas Loew, Brian Edward Vash, Stephanie J. Maiocco