Patents by Inventor Anne De Groot

Anne De Groot has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11911414
    Abstract: The present is directed to compositions comprising regulatory T cell epitopes, wherein said epitopes comprises a polypeptide comprising at least a portion of SEQ NOS: 1-124 (and/or fragments and variants thereof), and optionally 1 to 12 additional amino acids distributed in any ratio on the N-terminus and/or C-terminus of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NOS: 1-124, as well as methods of producing and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: EpiVax Inc.
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin
  • Patent number: 11844826
    Abstract: The invention is directed to T cell epitopes wherein said epitopes comprises a peptide or polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant or variable region. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the epitopes of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: EpiVax Inc.
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin, Daniel S. Rivera
  • Publication number: 20230321237
    Abstract: The present is directed to compositions comprising regulatory T cell epitopes, wherein said epitopes comprise a polypeptide comprising at least a portion of SEQ NOS: 1-73, fragments and/or variants thereof, as well as methods of producing and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin
  • Publication number: 20230279072
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compositions including regulatory T-cell epitopes that includes a polypeptide including one or more of SEQ ID NOs. 1, 8, 117, 118, 119, and combinations thereof, and fragments and/or variants thereof, as well as methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin
  • Publication number: 20230242591
    Abstract: The present is directed to compositions comprising regulatory T cell epitopes, wherein said epitopes comprises a polypeptide comprising at least a portion of SEQ ID NOS: 4-370, 391-440, and 448-833 (and/or fragments and variants thereof), and optionally 1 to 12 additional amino acids distributed in any ratio on the N-terminus and/or C-terminus of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NOS: 4-370, 391-440, and 448-833, as well as methods of producing and using the same. The present is further directed to detolerized antigens to the regulatory T cell epitopes, including proteins or polypeptides of SARS-CoV-2 wherein one or more of the identified T cell epitopes are deleted, partially deleted and/or mutated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin
  • Publication number: 20230190915
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to novel epitope-based compositions, including vaccines, against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and diseases caused by SARS-CoV-2, including the highly contagious coronavirus disease 2019 (which has been termed and may be referred to herein as “COVID-19”, “2019-nCoV”, or the “2019 novel coronavirus”. The disclosure relates to immunogenic polypeptides and the uses thereof, particularly in vaccine compositions. The disclosure also relates to nucleic acids, vectors, and cells which express the polypeptides and the uses thereof. The polypeptides more specifically comprise an agretope predicted to be a ligand of HLA class I and/or HLA class II MHC molecules, as well as an epitope that is predicted to be recognized by T-cells in the context of MHC class I and/or class II molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin
  • Publication number: 20230192777
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a T-cell epitope compounds and compositions effective against African Swine Fever Virus (“ASFV”) and related diseases. Such T-cell epitope compounds and compositions include immunogenic T-cell epitope polypeptides (including concatemeric polypeptides and chimeric or fusion polypeptides), as well as nucleic acids, plasmids, vectors, and cells which express the polypeptides, pharmaceutical compositions, and vaccines, and the uses thereof. The present disclosure is particularly suited to produce vaccines for non-human animals, particularly for vaccinating swine against ASFV infection and related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Lenny Moise, Andres Gutierrez, William Martin, Anne De Groot
  • Publication number: 20230158165
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to novel Tregitope-blood component conjugates and modified polypeptides comprising Tregitopes, with said modified peptides being capable of reacting with blood components to form such Tregitope-blood component conjugates. In aspects, the Tregitope-blood component conjugates include a blood component which acts as a carrier protein (e.g., albumin), and further include a modified polypeptide comprising one or more regulatory T cell epitopes (termed “Tregitopes”), the polypeptide having been modified by attaching a reactive moiety to the polypeptide that is capable of forming a bond (e.g., a covalent linkage) with a reactive functionality on the blood component. The present disclosure also relates to methods of using said Tregitope-blood component conjugates and modified polypeptides comprising Tregitopes in the treatment and prevent of autoimmune disorders, such as type 1 diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin
  • Publication number: 20230151061
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel epitope-based compositions, including vaccines, against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and diseases caused by SARS-CoV-2, including the highly contagious coronavirus disease 2019. The disclosure relates to immunogenic polypeptides (including concatemeric polypeptides, hybrid Ii-key constructs, and chimeric or fusion polypeptides as disclosed herein) and the uses thereof, particularly in vaccine compositions. The disclosure also relates to nucleic acids, vectors, and cells which express the polypeptides and the uses thereof. The polypeptides of the invention more specifically comprise an agretope predicted to be a ligand of HLA class I and/or HLA class II MHC molecules, as well as an epitope that is predicted to be recognized by T-cells in the context of MHC class I and/or class II molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin
  • Publication number: 20220378889
    Abstract: The invention relates to improved strategies, compositions, and methods for producing neoplasia vaccines and for their use in methods of treating cancer in a patient. In aspects, a method of treating cancer comprises: (a) administering an effective amount of one or more of the instantly-disclosed peptides or polypeptides comprising one or more identified shared neo-epitopes (including peptides or polypeptide comprising one or more peptides or polypeptides from Table A, B, and/or C and/or fragments and variants thereof); and subsequently (b) administering an effective amount of one or more of the instantly-disclosed subject-specific peptides or polypeptides comprising one or more identified subject-specific neo-epitopes. The peptides or polypeptides administered in step (a) and in step (b) are designed to exclude neo-epitopes that are known or determined (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: William D. Martin, Anne De Groot, Gad Berdugo, Guilhem Richard, Dominique Bridon, Leonard Moise, Michael F. Princiotta
  • Publication number: 20220362365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved strategies, compositions, and methods for producing shared neoplasia vaccines, including “off the shelf” pre-furnished shared neo-epitope warehouses, which can be used to enable the rapid production of bladder cancer neoantigen-based vaccines. The present invention relates to identified and designed shared neo-epitopes based on non-synonymous mutations that are present in at least 1% of subjects having bladder cancer. The strategies, compositions, and methods include the identification of neo-epitopes that are known or determined (e.g. predicted) to engage regulatory T cells and/or other detrimental T cells (including T cells with potential host cross-reactivity and/or anergic T cells) and exclusion of such identified neo-epitopes that are known or determined (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: William D. Martin, Anne De Groot, Gad Berdugo, Guilhem Richard, Dominique Bridon, Leonard Moise, Michael F. Princiotta
  • Publication number: 20220211827
    Abstract: The invention is directed to T cell epitopes wherein said epitopes comprises a peptide or polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant or variable region. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the epitopes of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin, Daniel S. Rivera
  • Publication number: 20220023412
    Abstract: The invention provides a swine influenza vaccine composition as part of a vaccine package where the composition produces one or more T cell epitopes that are highly conserved in circulating influenza strains including those of H1N1 and others. The invention addresses variability amongst the influenza viruses from year to year, and therefore, provides great economic relief to pork farmers. The invention further provides a preferred, heterologous vaccine regimen embodiment where a DNA vaccine, such as the composition disclosed herein, is used in combination with a more conventional vaccine, such as one based on part or whole of an inactivated virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, Leonard J. Moise, William Martin
  • Publication number: 20210308182
    Abstract: The present is directed to compositions comprising regulatory T cell epitopes, wherein said epitopes comprises a polypeptide comprising at least a portion of SEQ NOS: 1-124 (and/or fragments and variants thereof), and optionally 1 to 12 additional amino acids distributed in any ratio on the N-terminus and/or C-terminus of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NOS: 1-124, as well as methods of producing and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin
  • Publication number: 20210300985
    Abstract: The present is directed to compositions comprising regulatory T cell epitopes, wherein said epitopes comprise a polypeptide comprising at least a portion of SEQ NOS: 1-14 and 74-116, fragments and/or variants thereof, as well as methods of producing and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin
  • Publication number: 20210252119
    Abstract: The invention is directed to T cell epitopes wherein said epitopes comprises a peptide or polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant or variable region. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the epitopes of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin, Daniel S. Rivera
  • Publication number: 20210236609
    Abstract: The invention is directed to T cell epitopes wherein said epitopes comprises a peptide or polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant or variable region. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the epitopes of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin, Daniel S. Rivera
  • Patent number: 11045532
    Abstract: The invention is directed to T cell epitopes wherein said epitopes comprises a peptide or polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant or variable region. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the epitopes of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: EpiVax, Inc.
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin, Daniel S. Rivera
  • Patent number: 11045531
    Abstract: The invention is directed to T cell epitopes wherein said epitopes comprises a peptide or polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant or variable region. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the epitopes of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: EpiVax Inc.
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin, Daniel S. Rivera
  • Patent number: 11045529
    Abstract: The invention is directed to T cell epitopes wherein said epitopes comprises a peptide or polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant or variable region. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the epitopes of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: EpiVax, Inc.
    Inventors: Anne De Groot, William Martin, Daniel S. Rivera