Patents Examined by Robert S. Landsman
  • Patent number: 11274150
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies (e.g., humanized and human monoclonal antibodies), or antigen-binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to human natural killer cell inhibitory receptor group 2A (NKG2A) protein with high affinity and exhibit therapeutically desirable functional properties, such as for the treatment of, for example, cancer. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the anti-NKG2A antibodies of the invention are also provided. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies, expression vectors, host cells, and methods of treatment of, for example, cancer using the antibodies are further provided. Combination therapy, in which an anti-NKG2A antibody in the present disclosure is co-administered with at least one additional agent such as another antibody (e.g., anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, and/or anti-CTLA-4 antibodies), is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Natalie Bezman, Alan J. Korman, Shrikant Deshpande, Amy D. Jhatakia, Richard Y. Huang, Guodong Chen, Ginger C. Rakestraw, Karla Ann Henning, Vangipuram S. Rangan, Christine Bee, Xiang Shao
  • Patent number: 11267903
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen and (b) a first and a second polypeptide that are linked to each other by a disulfide bond, characterized in that the first polypeptide comprises two ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by a peptide linker and in that the second polypeptide comprises only one ectodomain of said TNF ligand family member or a fragment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hofmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Amann, Peter Bruenker, Christina Claus, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Sandra Grau-Richards, Christian Klein, Viktor Levitski, Ekkehard Moessner, Joerg Thomas Regula, Pablo Umana
  • Patent number: 11261243
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of treating diabetic nephropathy in a subject suffering from diabetic nephropathy, the method comprising administering to the subject a compound that inhibits VEGF-B signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: CSL LIMITED, B-CREATIVE SWEDEN AB
    Inventors: Ulf Eriksson, Annelie Falkevall, Annika Mehlem
  • Patent number: 11242406
    Abstract: Phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of MENA and MENA isoforms regulates the metastatic activity of cancer cells. Administration of a MENA kinase inhibitor results in significant reduction in the development of cancer metastasis in established and developing tumors. Administration of a MENA kinase inhibitor in conjunction with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor enhances efficacy of tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy. Administration of a MENA kinase inhibitor in conjunction with anti-microtubule agent results in significant reduction in chemotherapy-induced tumor cell dissemination and enhances efficacy of anti-microtubule therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: METASTAT, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Hamilton, Anna L. Blois
  • Patent number: 11236340
    Abstract: Methods of treating an adult mammal for an aging-associated impairment are provided. Aspects of the methods include modulating CCR3, e.g., by modulating eotaxin-1/CCR3 interaction, in the mammal in a manner sufficient to treat the mammal for the aging-associated impairment. A variety of aging-associated impairments may be treated by practice of the methods, which impairments include cognitive impairments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Anton Wyss-Coray, Thomas A. Rando, Markus Britschgi, Kaspar Rufibach, Saul A. Villeda
  • Patent number: 11229710
    Abstract: An environmentally sensitive membrane binding polypeptide, pH (low)-sensitive membrane peptide (pHLIP) has improved insertion kinetics balanced with solubility to selectively target acidic tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees, Yale University
    Inventors: Yana K. Reshetnyak, Oleg A. Andreev, Donald M. Engelman
  • Patent number: 11214807
    Abstract: The present invention is an inducible coexpression system, capable of controlled induction of expression of each gene product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Sean McClain, Mark Valasek
  • Patent number: 11214612
    Abstract: The present invention provides anti-gliadin antibodies and antibody fragments, and polypeptides encoding the antibodies or fragment. Also disclosed are methods and Kits for the use of such antibodies, fragments, or polypeptides in detection of gliadin. Further provided are heavy chain and light chain variable sequences and associated sequences of complementarity-determining regions (CDRs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Nima Acquisition, LLC
    Inventors: Jingqing Zhang, Shireen Taleghani Yates, Scott Erik Sundvor, Alim Seit-Nebi
  • Patent number: 11214605
    Abstract: The present invention refers to single-chain fusion proteins comprising three soluble TNF superfamily (TNFSF) cytokine domains and nucleic acid molecules encoding these fusion proteins. The fusion proteins are substantially non-aggregating and suitable for therapeutic, diagnostic and/or research applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: APOGENIX AG
    Inventors: Oliver Hill, Christian Gieffers, Meinolf Thiemann
  • Patent number: 11208479
    Abstract: Methods for identifying compounds that positively regulate connexin 43 hemichannels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Jean X. Jiang, Manuel A. Riquelme, Sumin Gu
  • Patent number: 11203624
    Abstract: In part, the present disclosure relates methods for treating, preventing, or reducing the severity of a myeloproliferative disorder (e.g., polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myelofibrosis) or one or more complications of a myeloproliferative disorder. The present disclosure further relates methods for treating, preventing, or reducing the severity of a Janus kinase-associated disorder or one or more complications of a Janus kinase-associated disorder. In certain aspects the disclosure provides T?RII antagonists for treating, preventing, or reducing the severity of a myeloproliferative disorder (e.g., polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myelofibrosis) or a Janus kinase-associated disorder or one or more complications of a myeloproliferative disorder or a Janus kinase-associated disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: ACCELERON PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Ravindra Kumar, Rajasekhar Naga Venkata Sai Suragani
  • Patent number: 11198736
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to antibodies that bind to human folate receptor and diagnostic assays for folate receptor 1-based therapies. Methods of using the antibodies to monitor therapy are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: ImmunoGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Olga Ab, Daniel Tavares, Juliantro Setiady, Sharron Ladd, Christina N. Carrigan, Lingyun Rui
  • Patent number: 11192952
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are aqueous pharmaceutical formulations comprising denosumab or another human anti-RANKL monoclonal antibody or portion thereof, and characteristics of pH, buffer systems, and amino acid aggregation inhibitors. Also disclosed are presentation of the formulation for use, e.g. in a single-use vial, single-use syringe, or glass container, methods of using the formulations and articles for preventing or treating diseases, and related kits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Robert Brych, Lyanne M. Wong, Jaymille Fallon, Monica Michelle Goss, Jian Hua Gu, Pavan Ghattyvenkatakrishna
  • Patent number: 11192922
    Abstract: Novel cell penetrating agents for intracellular delivery of desired cargo, including proteins. Use of cell penetrating agents to deliver cargos to the interior of cells and cellular compartments and organelles is transformative for diagnostic, therapeutic, and research processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan L. McMurry, John C. Salerno, Scott J. Nowak, Marcus C. Davis, Kathleen Bartlow
  • Patent number: 11195595
    Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods for developing classifiers useful for predicting response to particular treatments. For example, in some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of treating subjects suffering from an autoimmune disorder, the method comprising a step of: administering an anti-TNF therapy to subjects who have been determined to be responsive via a classifier established to distinguish between responsive and non-responsive prior subjects in a cohort who have received the anti-TNF therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SCIPHER MEDICINE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susan Dina Ghiassian, Theodore R. Mellors, Marc Santolini, Asher Ameli, Nancy Schoenbrunner, Viatcheslav R. Akmaev, Keith J. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11186646
    Abstract: Antibodies that bind CSF1R are provided. Antibody heavy chains and light chains that are capable of forming antibodies that bind CSF1R are also provided. Polynucleotides encoding antibodies to CSF1R are provided. Polynucleotides encoding antibody heavy chains and lights chains are also provided. Methods of treatment using antibodies to CSF1R are provided. Such methods include, but are not limited to, methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis, bone loss, and multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Wong, Maximiliano Vasquez
  • Patent number: 11180551
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions and methods for the treatment of ocular conditions associated with angiogenesis comprising administering an antibody that targets a tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Peters, Michael Allen Flynn
  • Patent number: 11180777
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to method and compositions for generating proteins. In particular, the present disclosure relates to electroporation mediated gene delivery in the generation of recombinant proteins (e.g., drug metabolizing enzyme and transporter vesicles) in mammalian cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Na Li, Jie Wang
  • Patent number: 11180562
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to variant activatable antibodies that include a masking moiety (MM), a cleavable moiety (CM), and an antibody (AB) that specifically binds to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and to methods of making and using these variant anti-EGFR activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Bernard Lowman, Luc Roland Desnoyers, Shouchun Liu
  • Patent number: 11180565
    Abstract: The aspects disclosed herein describe methods of identifying a subject that is non-responsive to anti-TNF therapy. The aspects disclosed herein further provide for a method of selecting a therapy for a subject with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and treating the subject with the therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Dermot McGovern, Stephan Targan, Dalin Li