Patents Examined by Sarah E Allen
  • Patent number: 12649922
    Abstract: An isolated or purified antisense oligomer for modifying pre-mRNA splicing in the CNOT3 gene transcript or part thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Vision Pharma PTY LTD
    Inventors: Sue Fletcher, Ianthe Pitout, Janya Grainok, Steve D. Wilton, Fred K. Chen
  • Patent number: 12599665
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to fusion proteins comprising a tBID polypeptide and a steroid hormone receptor domain, and methods of using same to induce apoptosis in cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jee Young Mock, Carl Alexander Kamb, Agnes Hamburger
  • Patent number: 12590304
    Abstract: An siRNA which inhibits kininogen (KNG) gene expression, a pharmaceutical composition containing the siRNA, and an siRNA conjugate. Each nucleotide in the siRNA is independently a modified or unmodified nucleotide. The siRNA contains a sense strand and an antisense strand. The sense strand contains nucleotide sequence I, nucleotide sequence I having the same length as the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, with no more than three nucleotide differences. The antisense strand contains nucleotide sequence II, nucleotide sequence II having the same length as the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, with no more than three nucleotide differences. The siRNA, the pharmaceutical composition thereof and the siRNA conjugate can effectively treat and/or prevent septicemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: SUZHOU RIBO LIFE SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongyan Zhang, Shan Gao, Daiwu Kang
  • Patent number: 12564601
    Abstract: This application relates to potent oligonucleotides useful for reducing HBsAg expression and treating HBV infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Koser, Marc Abrams
  • Patent number: 12559747
    Abstract: An isolated or purified antisense oligomer for modifying pre-mRNA splicing in the CNOT3 gene transcript or part thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: VISION PHARMA PTY LTD
    Inventors: Sue Fletcher, Ianthe Pitout, Jayna Grainok, Steve D. Wilton, Fred K. Chen
  • Patent number: 12553063
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to compositions and methods for multiplexed gene silencing in a cell or subject. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides an isolated nucleic acid or an rAAV encoding a transgene comprising a RNA-guided nuclease (RGN) operably linked to a first promoter, and a second promoter operably linked to a multi guide-RNA (multi-gRNA) expression cassette encoding one or more gRNAs targeting a gene associated with hypercholesterolemia or dyslipidemia. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of treating a subject having hypercholesterolemia or dyslipidemia by administering the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Guangping Gao, Alexander Brown
  • Patent number: 12503705
    Abstract: The present invention relates to circular RNA platforms, their manufacturing processes from an engineered parental circular covalently closed synthetic plasmid DNA and, uses thereof. Novel engineered circular covalently closed plasmids comprising sequences capable of aiding in RNA circularization either autonomously or when processed with an engineered ligase are provided. The circular RNA platforms of the current invention have improved stability and increased half-life, display exceptional and stable protein production, while avoiding double-stranded intramolecular self-pairing RNA segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignees: SYTE.BIO INC.
    Inventor: Martin Williams
  • Patent number: 12503699
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the UGT1a1 gene, and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to alter (e.g., inhibit) expression of UGT1a1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald Foster, James McIninch
  • Patent number: 12460215
    Abstract: An inducible promoter expression system based on the T7 RNA Polymerase (T7 RNAP), lactose repressor (Lad), and a chimeric T7lac promoter (PT7lac), which can be integrated as a single copy into the B. subtilis genome. In the absence of IPTG, Lad strongly represses T7RNAP and PT7lac, and expression of an exemplary ORF—here superfolder green fluorescent protein (sfGFP) reporter protein—is undetectable by flow cytometry. Addition of IPTG de-represses PT7lac, and simultaneously induces expression of T7RNAP, resulting in very high sfGFP levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Tabor, Sebastian M. Castillo-Hair