Patents Examined by Terra C. Gibbs
  • Patent number: 11680266
    Abstract: A method for reducing neovascularization in an ocular tissue is carried out by contacting the tissue with an inhibitor of endomucin expression or activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia A. D'Amore, Magali Saint-Geniez, Cindy Park-Windhol
  • Patent number: 11674141
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antisense nucleic acid medicine that can modulate expression of a target transcriptional product in an ischemic site of a subject. The present invention also provides a composition for modulating expression of a target transcriptional product in an ischemic site of a subject, having a nucleic acid complex formed by annealing together a first nucleic acid strand having an antisense oligonucleotide region with respect to the target transcriptional product, and a lipid-conjugated second nucleic acid strand having a complementary region that is complementary to at least part of the first nucleic acid strand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takanori Yokota, Satoru Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 11667913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for performing antisense oligonucleotide-mediated exon skipping in the retina of a subject in need thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for performing antisense oligonucleotide-mediated exon skipping in a retina cell of a subject comprising the step of injecting into the vitreous of the subject an amount of the antisense oligonucleotide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: INSERM, FONDATION IMAGINE, UNIVERSITE PARIS CITE, ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE-HÔPITAUX DE PARIS (APHP)
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Rozet, Isabelle Perrault, Xavier Gerard, Josseline Kaplan, Arnold Munnich
  • Patent number: 11666663
    Abstract: Disclosed are nanostructures comprising a ribonucleic acid (RNA) scaffold comprising a hexameric tetrahedral core. The tetrahedral core may comprise four hexameric RNA nanorings linked together. Related pharmaceutical compositions, methods of modulating the expression of a target gene in a mammal, methods of treating or preventing a disease in a mammal, and methods of producing a hexameric tetrahedral RNA nanostructure are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Bruce A. Shapiro, Paul J. Zakrevsky, Luc Jaeger
  • Patent number: 11661604
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to oligonucleotides, compositions and methods useful for reducing LDHA expression, particularly in hepatocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: DICERNA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Bob D. Brown, Henryk T. Dudek, Utsav Saxena, Natalie Pursell, Cheng Lai, Weimin Wang, Rachel Storr, Naim Nazef, Boyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11661630
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for determining the quality of stored blood and detecting Autologous Blood Transfusions (ABT) and blood doping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jen-Tsan Ashley Chi, Jennifer Doss, Katelyn Walzer
  • Patent number: 11643659
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are conditional siRNAs activatable by CBF?-MYH11 oncogenic gene and use thereof for treating conditions such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The conditional siRNAs target MCL-1 or HDAC8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: CITY OF HOPE, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Guido Marcucci, Ya-Huei Kuo, Si-ping Han, Lisa Scherer, William A. Goddard, III, John Rossi
  • Patent number: 11633482
    Abstract: A compound for forming a conjugate with an active agent such as an oligonucleotide having a structure represented by Formula (321). The present disclosure also provides a corresponding conjugate. The conjugate of the present disclosure can specifically target hepatocytes, thereby effectively solve the problems associated with delivery of oligonucleotide drugs in vivo, and have low toxicity and excellent delivery efficiency while maintaining high stability for the delivered oligonucleotide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SUZHOU RIBO LIFE SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongyan Zhang, Zhiwei Yang, Liqiang Cao, Liangyi Wan
  • Patent number: 11634716
    Abstract: A cardiovascular graft is provided, such as a prosthetic heart valve or blood vessel, that comprises mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and/or progeny thereof, modified to knock down or knockout expression of the telomerases reverse transcriptase gene (TERT), or otherwise reduce activity of TERT. Also provided are a method of making the cardiovascular graft, and a method of implanting the cardiovascular graft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventor: Cynthia St. Hilaire
  • Patent number: 11607457
    Abstract: Provided herein are, inter alia, nucleic acid-peptide conjugates including a non-cell penetrating protein (e.g., an Hdm2 targeting peptide) attached at its C-terminus to a phosphorothioate nucleic acid. Attachment of the phosphorothioate nucleic acid to the non-cell penetrating protein conveys stability to and allows for efficient intracellular delivery of the non-cell penetrating peptide. The nucleic acid-peptide conjugates provided herein including embodiments thereof are useful, inter alia, for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: CITY OF HOPE, SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Hua Yu, Yanwen Fu
  • Patent number: 11597934
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in part, methods of discovering immunotherapy targets in vivo, therapeutic compositions (e.g., shRNA, immunoresponsive cells expressing shRNA and/or a chimeric antigen receptors (CAR)), and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC., THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai W. Wucherpfennig, Glenn Dranoff, Penghui Zhou, Donald Shaffer, Nir Hacohen, Harvey I. Cantor, Diana Alvarez Arias
  • Patent number: 11578327
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides antisense oligonucleotides, compositions, and methods that target ATP7B exon 6 or a flanking intron, thereby modulating splicing of ATP7B pre-mRNA to increase the level of ATP7B mRNA molecules having exon 6, e.g., to provide a therapy for Wilson disease. The present disclosure provides an antisense oligonucleotide including a nucleobase sequence at least 70% complementary to an ATP7B target sequence in exon 6, a 5?-flanking intron, a 3?-flanking intron, or a combination of exon 6 and the 5?-flanking or 3?-flanking intron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Deep Genomics Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniele Merico, Erno Wienholds, Frank Schmitges, Matthew O'Hara
  • Patent number: 11571440
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides method of preventing, lessening the effects, or treating cytokine release syndrome (CRS) or related disorders, and/or neurotoxicity associated with immunotherapy comprising administering defibrotide. The defibrotide can be administered after the immunotherapy begins or be administered prophylactically before immunotherapy begins or before the patient develops CRS and/or neurotoxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Sarah McMahon, Yasuhiro Oki
  • Patent number: 11566245
    Abstract: The present invention provides oligomeric compounds. Certain such oligomeric compounds are useful for hybridizing to a complementary nucleic acid, including but not limited, to nucleic acids in a cell. In certain embodiments, hybridization results in modulation of the amount activity or expression of the target nucleic acid in a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Freier, Eric E. Swayze
  • Patent number: 11548936
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment or prevention of a lysosomal disease or disorder involving increasing the level, expression, or activity of a metallothionein polypeptide or polynucleotide in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION, OSPEDALE SAN RAFFAELE S.R.L., DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC., FONDAZIONE TELETHON
    Inventors: Alessandra Biffi, Eleonora Cavalca
  • Patent number: 11549111
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a composition for suppressing inflammation comprising at least one substance that disrupts a stem-loop structure in the 3? untranslated region of a Regnase-1 mRNA, wherein the stem-loop structure is at least one stem-loop structure selected from a first stem-loop structure formed in a region corresponding to positions 231 to 245 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a second stem-loop structure formed in a region corresponding to positions 424 to 442 of SEQ ID NO: 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Kyoto University
    Inventor: Osamu Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11535851
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to RNA interference (RNAi) reagents for treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, compositions comprising same, and use thereof to treat individuals infected with HBV. The reagents are artificial miRNA (shmiRNA) used alone or in combination with additional shmiRNA or shRNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Benitec IP Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Tin Mao, David Suhy
  • Patent number: 11535847
    Abstract: Provided herein, inter alia, are double stranded oligonucleotide molecules and methods of making the molecules. The double stranded oligonucleotide molecules include a first oligonucleotide strand comprising a first nucleic acid sequence bound to a second nucleic acid sequence through a first spacer, wherein said second nucleic acid sequence is bound to a third nucleic acid sequence through a second spacer and a second oligonucleotide strand comprising a fourth nucleic acid sequence bound to a fifth nucleic acid sequence through a third spacer, wherein said fifth nucleic acid sequence is bound to a sixth nucleic acid sequence through a fourth spacer, wherein the second nucleic acid sequence and the fifth nucleic acid sequence are hybridized to form a double stranded nucleic acid core of said double stranded oligonucleotide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: CITY OF HOPE
    Inventor: Piotr Swiderski
  • Patent number: 11530410
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing LDL-C in an individual having elevated LDL-C. Additionally disclosed are antisense compounds and methods for treating, preventing, or ameliorating hypercholesterolemia and/or atherosclerosis. Further disclosed are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing coronary heart disease risk. Such methods include administering to an individual in need of treatment an antisense compound targeted to a PCSK9 nucleic acid. The antisense compounds administered include gapmer antisense oligonucleotides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Freier, Rosanne M. Crooke, Mark J. Graham, Kristina M. Lemonidis, Diane Tribble, Sanjay Bhanot, Andrew T. Watt
  • Patent number: 11525145
    Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising, or consisting of, the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or a nucleic acid sequence of at least 400 bp having at least 80% identity to said sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein said isolated nucleic acid molecule specifically leads to the expression in direction selective retinal ganglion cells of a gene when operatively linked to a nucleic acid sequence coding for said gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
    Inventors: Dominik Hartl, Josephine Juettner, Arnaud Krebs, Botond Roska, Dirk Schuebeler