Patents by Inventor Brian Bettencourt

Brian Bettencourt 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).

  • Publication number: 20220193247
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, improved methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating cystic fibrosis based on codon optimized mRNA encoding a Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Anusha Dias, Jonathan Abysalh, Brian Bettencourt, Frank DeRosa, Michael Heartlein
  • Publication number: 20220155716
    Abstract: The technology described herein relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the Serpina1 gene, and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to inhibit expression of Serpina1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Alfica SEHGAL, David BUMCROT, Brian BETTENCOURT
  • Patent number: 11332743
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Publication number: 20220127618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double-stranded RNAi agents, targeting the ketohexokinase (KHK) gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of KHK and methods of treating subjects having a KHK-associated disorder, e.g., liver disease (e.g., fatty liver, steatohepatitis), dyslipidemia (e.g., hyperlipidemia, high LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, hypertriglyceridemia, postprandial hypertriglyceridemia), disorders of glycemic control (e.g., insulin resistance, diabetes), cardiovascular disease (e.g., hypertension, endothelial cell dysfunction), kidney disease (e.g., acute kidney disorder, tubular dysfunction, proinflammatory changes to the proximal tubules), metabolic syndrome, adipocyte dysfunction, visceral adipose deposition, obesity, hyperuricemia, gout, eating disorders, and excessive sugar craving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Fitzgerald, Brian Bettencourt, Gregory Hinkle, Jennifer Willoughby
  • Patent number: 11306315
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Patent number: 11306316
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Patent number: 11306314
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Publication number: 20220090068
    Abstract: The invention relates to iRNA, e.g., double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), compositions targeting the complement component C5 gene, and methods of using such iRNA, e.g., dsRNA, compositions to inhibit expression of C5 and to treat subjects having a complement component C5-associated disease, e.g., paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Fitzgerald, James Butler, Brian Bettencourt, Anna Borodovsky, Satyanarayana Kuchimanchi, Klaus Charisse, Muthiah Manoharan, Martin A. Maier, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Donald Foster
  • Publication number: 20220073927
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Publication number: 20220073925
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Publication number: 20220073928
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Publication number: 20220073926
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Publication number: 20220073924
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Publication number: 20220073929
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Patent number: 11261444
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of treating EPAS1-related diseases such as cancer, metastases, astrocytoma, bladder cancer, breast cancer, chondrosarcoma, colorectal carcinoma, gastric carcinoma, glioblastoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma, neuroblastoma, non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, multiple myeloma, ovarian cancer, rectal cancer, renal cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (and metastases of this and other cancers), gingivitis, psoriasis, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, preeclampsia, inflammation, chronic inflammation, neovascular diseases, and rheumatoid arthritis, using a therapeutically effective amount of a RNAi agent to EPAS1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, Shanthi Ganesh, Elizabeth George, Dieter Huesken, Stuart Milstein, Jonathan Solomon, Emily Thomas, Ivanka Toudjarska, Jennifer Tullai, Jan Weiler
  • Patent number: 11253605
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, improved methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating cystic fibrosis based on codon optimized mRNA encoding a Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Translate Bio, Inc.
    Inventors: Anusha Dias, Jonathan Abysalh, Brian Bettencourt, Frank DeRosa, Michael Heartlein
  • Publication number: 20220049253
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting an APOC3 gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of APOC3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, Kevin Fitzgerald, Stuart Milstein, Martin A. Maier, Klaus Charisse, Kallanthottathil Rajeev, Satyanarayana Kuchimanchi, Muthiah Manoharan, Tuyen Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20220042012
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNAi agents, targeting the insulin-like growth factor binding protein, acid labile subunit (IGFALS) gene or the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) gene, methods of using such double stranded RNAi agents to inhibit expression of an IGFALS gene or an IGF-1 gene, and methods of treating subjects having an IGF system-associated disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: James Butler, Kevin Fitzgerald, Gregory Hinkle, Brian Bettencourt, Huilei Xu
  • Publication number: 20210388360
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a PROC gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of PROC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Ivanka Toudjarska, John M. Maraganore, Brian Bettencourt, Stuart Milstein, Martin A. Maier, Klaus Charisse, Kallanthottathil Rajeev, Satyanarayana Kuchimanchi
  • Patent number: 11198876
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the TMPRSS6 gene, and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to inhibit expression of TMPRSS6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David Bumcrot, Brian Bettencourt, Ivanka Toudjarska