Patents by Inventor Brian Harms

Brian Harms 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: 20170335015
    Abstract: Bi-specific fusion proteins with therapeutic uses are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins, and methods for using such fusion proteins to repair or regenerate damaged or diseased tissue. The bi-specific fusion proteins generally comprise: (a) a targeting polypeptide domain that binds to a target molecule; and (b) an activator domain that detectably modulates tissue regeneration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Ulrik Nielsen, Thomas Wickham, Birgit Schoeberl, Brian Harms, Bryan Linggi, Matthew Onsum, Byron DeLaBarre, Shaun M. Lippow
  • Publication number: 20170306415
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for selecting a therapy for, or for providing a treatment to, a patient having a cancer. The methods of the present invention comprise detecting the protein biomarkers c-Met, HGF, and EpCAM in cancer cells or cancerous tissues of a subject, and predicting the subject's responsiveness to treatment with a c-Met-targeted or other HGF-inhibitory treatment, thereby enabling the selection and administration of an effective therapeutic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Merrimack Phamaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Adnan ABU-YOUSIF, Aaron FULGHAM, Brian HARMS, Gavin MACBEATH, Victoria RIMKUNAS
  • Publication number: 20170307631
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating patients which methods comprise methods for predicting responses of cells, such as tumor cells, to treatment with therapeutic agents. These methods involve measuring, in a sample of the cells, levels of one or more components of a cellular network and then computing a Network Activation State (NAS) or a Network Inhibition State (NIS) for the cells using a computational model of the cellular network. The response of the cells to treatment is then predicted based on the NAS or NIS value that has been computed. The invention also comprises predictive methods for cellular responsiveness in which computation of a NAS or NIS value for the cells (e.g., tumor cells) is combined with use of a statistical classification algorithm. Biomarkers for predicting responsiveness to treatment with a therapeutic agent that targets a component within the ErbB signaling pathway are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Birgit SCHOEBERL, Brian HARMS, Francis David GIBBONS, Jonathan Basil FITZGERALD, Matthew David ONSUM, Ulrik NIELSEN, William KUBASEK
  • Publication number: 20170218028
    Abstract: Provided herein are tandem Fcs and tandem Fc antibodies (“TFcAs”), e.g., tandem Fc bispecific antibodies (“TFcBAs”), which comprise one or at least two binding sites that specifically bind to one or more cell surface receptors. The binding sites are connected through a TFc, which TFc comprises a first Fc region and a second Fc region, wherein the first and the second Fc regions are linked through a TFc linker to form a contiguous polypeptide and dimerize to form an Fc dimer. Exemplary TFcBAs inhibit signal transduction through the cell surface receptor(s) for which the binding sites of the TFcBA are specific.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Brian HARMS, Neeraj KOHLI, Alexey LUGOVSKOY, Stephen SU, Melissa GEDDIE
  • Patent number: 9718892
    Abstract: Bi-specific fusion proteins with therapeutic uses are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins, and methods for using such fusion proteins to repair or regenerate damaged or diseased tissue. The bi-specific fusion proteins generally comprise: (a) a targeting polypeptide domain that binds to a target molecule; and (b) an activator domain that detectably modulates tissue regeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrik Nielsen, Thomas Wickham, Birgit Schoeberl, Brian Harms, Bryan Linggi, Matthew Onsum, Byron DeLaBarre, Shaun M. Lippow
  • Publication number: 20170081421
    Abstract: Provided herein are tandem Fcs and tandem Fc antibodies (“TFcAs”), e.g., tandem Fc bispecific antibodies (“TFcBAs”), which comprise one or at least two binding sites that specifically bind to one or more cell surface receptors. The binding sites are connected through a TFc, which TFc comprises a first Fc region and a second Fc region, wherein the first and the second Fc regions are linked through a TFc linker to form a contiguous polypeptide and dimerize to form an Fc dimer. Exemplary TFcBAs bind to the cell surface receptors c-Met and EpCam and inhibit signal transduction through the cell surface receptor(s) for which the binding sites of the TFcBA are specific.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Brian HARMS, Neeraj KOHLI, Alexey Alexandrovich LUGOVSKOY, Melissa GEDDIE, Eric Mark KRAULAND, William George ROACH, Stephen SU, Adnan ABU-YOUSIF
  • Publication number: 20170054569
    Abstract: In one embodiment, one or more systems may receive input from a user identifying an interactive region of a physical environment. The one or more systems may determine a location of the interactive region relative to a depth sensor and monitor, at least in part by the depth sensor, the interactive region for a predetermined event. The one or more systems may detect, at least in part by the depth sensor, the predetermined event. In response to detecting the predetermined event, the one or more systems may initiate a predetermined action associated with the predetermined event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Harms, Pol Pla, Yedan Qian, Olivier Bau
  • Patent number: 9458245
    Abstract: Provided herein are tandem Fcs and tandem Fc antibodies (“TFcAs”), e.g., tandem Fc bispecific antibodies (“TFcBAs”), which comprise one or at least two binding sites that specifically bind to one or more cell surface receptors. The binding sites are connected through a TFc, which TFc comprises a first Fc region and a second Fc region, wherein the first and the second Fc regions are linked through a TFc linker to form a contiguous polypeptide and dimerize to form an Fc dimer. Exemplary TFcBAs bind to the cell surface receptors c-Met and EpCam and inhibit signal transduction through the cell surface receptor(s) for which the binding sites of the TFcBA are specific.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Harms, Neeraj Kohli, Alexey Lugovskoy, Melissa Geddie, Eric Mark Krauland, William George Roach, Stephen Su, Adnan Abu-Yousif
  • Publication number: 20160168269
    Abstract: Bi-specific fusion proteins with therapeutic uses are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins, and methods for using such fusion proteins to repair or regenerate damaged or diseased tissue. The bi-specific fusion proteins generally comprise: (a) a targeting polypeptide domain that binds to a target molecule; and (b) an activator domain that detectably modulates tissue regeneration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Ulrik Nielsen, Thomas Wickham, Birgit Schoeberl, Brian Harms, Bryan Linggi, Matthew Onsum, Byron DeLaBarre, Shaun M. Lippow
  • Publication number: 20160086379
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes presenting to a user, on a display of a head-worn client computing device, a three-dimensional video including images of a real-life scene that is remote from the user's physical environment. The method also includes presenting to the user, on the display of the head-worn client computing device, a graphical object including an image of the user's physical environment or a virtual graphical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Sajid Sadi, Sergio Perdices-Gonzalez, Rahul Budhiraja, Brian Dongwoo Lee, Ayesha Mudassir Khwaja, Pranav Mistry, Link Huang, Cathy Kim, Michael Noh, Ranhee Chung, Sangwoo Han, Jason Yeh, Junyeon Cho, Soichan Nget, Brian Harms, Yedan Qian, Ruokan He
  • Patent number: 9238080
    Abstract: Bi-specific fusion proteins with therapeutic uses are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins, and methods for using such fusion proteins to repair or regenerate damaged or diseased tissue. The bi-specific fusion proteins generally comprise: (a) a targeting polypeptide domain that binds to a target molecule; and (b) an activator domain that detectably modulates tissue regeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrik Nielsen, Thomas Wickham, Birgit Schoeberl, Brian Harms, Bryan Linggi, Matthew Onsum, Byron DeLaBarre, Shaun M. Lippow
  • Publication number: 20140302035
    Abstract: Provided herein are tandem Fcs and tandem Fc antibodies (“TFcAs”), e.g., tandem Fc bispecific antibodies (“TFcBAs”), which comprise one or at least two binding sites that specifically bind to one or more cell surface receptors. The binding sites are connected through a TFc, which TFc comprises a first Fc region and a second Fc region, wherein the first and the second Fc regions are linked through a TFc linker to form a contiguous polypeptide and dimerize to form an Fc dimer. Exemplary TFcBAs bind to the cell surface receptors c-Met and EpCam and inhibit signal transduction through the cell surface receptor(s) for which the binding sites of the TFcBA are specific.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicants: ADIMAB, LLC, MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian HARMS, Neeraj KOHLI, Alexey LUGOVSKOY, Melissa GEDDIE, Eric Mark KRAULAND, WIlliam George ROACH, Stephen SU, Adnan ABU-YOUSIF
  • Publication number: 20140294834
    Abstract: Provided herein are tandem Fcs and tandem Fc antibodies (“TFcAs”), e.g., tandem Fc bispecific antibodies (“TFcBAs”), which comprise one or at least two binding sites that specifically bind to one or more cell surface receptors. The binding sites are connected through a TFc, which TFc comprises a first Fc region and a second Fc region, wherein the first and the second Fc regions are linked through a TFc linker to form a contiguous polypeptide and dimerize to form an Fc dimer. Exemplary TFcBAs inhibit signal transduction through the cell surface receptor(s) for which the binding sites of the TFcBA are specific.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian HARMS, Neeraj KOHLI, Alexey LUGOVSKOY, Stephen SU, Melissa GEDDIE
  • Publication number: 20140178380
    Abstract: Bi-specific fusion proteins with therapeutic uses are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins, and methods for using such fusion proteins to repair damaged tissue. The bi-specific fusion proteins generally comprise: (a) a targeting polypeptide domain that binds to an ischemia-associated molecule; and (b) an activator domain that that detectably modulates the activity of a cellular network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrik Nielsen, Thomas Wickham Groton, Birgit Schoeberl, Brian Harms, Bryan Linggi, Matthew Onsum, Byron DeLaBarre
  • Publication number: 20140127238
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating patients which methods comprise methods for predicting responses of cells, such as tumor cells, to treatment with therapeutic agents. These methods involve measuring, in a sample of the cells, levels of one or more components of a cellular network and then computing a Network Activation State (NAS) or a Network Inhibition State (NIS) for the cells using a computational model of the cellular network. The response of the cells to treatment is then predicted based on the NAS or NIS value that has been computed. The invention also comprises predictive methods for cellular responsiveness in which computation of a NAS or NIS value for the cells (e.g., tumor cells) is combined with use of a statistical classification algorithm. Biomarkers for predicting responsiveness to treatment with a therapeutic agent that targets a component within the ErbB signaling pathway are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Birgit SCHOEBERL, Brian HARMS, Francis David GIBBONS, Jonathan Basil FITZGERALD, Matthew David ONSUM, Ulrik NIELSEN, William KUBASEK
  • Patent number: 8691771
    Abstract: Bi-specific fusion proteins with therapeutic uses are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins, and methods for using such fusion proteins to repair damaged tissue. The bi-specific fusion proteins generally comprise: (a) a targeting polypeptide domain that binds to an ischemia-associated molecule; and (b) an activator domain that that detectably modulates the activity of a cellular network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrik Nielsen, Thomas Wickham, Birgit Schoeberl, Brian Harms, Bryan Linggi, Matthew Onsum, Byron DeLaBarre
  • Patent number: 8623592
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating patients which methods comprise methods for predicting responses of cells, such as tumor cells, to treatment with therapeutic agents. These methods involve measuring, in a sample of the cells, levels of one or more components of a cellular network and then computing a Network Activation State (NAS) or a Network Inhibition State (NIS) for the cells using a computational model of the cellular network. The response of the cells to treatment is then predicted124 based on the NAS or NIS value that has been computed. The invention also comprises predictive methods for cellular responsiveness in which computation of a NAS or NIS value for the cells (e.g., tumor cells) is combined with use of a statistical classification algorithm. Biomarkers for predicting responsiveness to treatment with a therapeutic agent that targets a component within the ErbB signaling pathway are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Birgit Schoeberl, Brian Harms, Francis David Gibbons, Jonathan Basil Fitzgerald, Matthew David Onsum, Ulrik Nielsen, William Kubasek
  • Publication number: 20110293579
    Abstract: Bi-specific fusion proteins with therapeutic uses are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins, and methods for using such fusion proteins to repair or regenerate damaged or diseased tissue. The bi-specific fusion proteins generally comprise: (a) a targeting polypeptide domain that binds to a target molecule; and (b) an activator domain that detectably modulates tissue regeneration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrik Nielsen, Thomas Wickham, Birgit Schoeberl, Brian Harms, Bryan Linggi, Matthew Onsum, Byron DeLaBarre, Shaun Lippow
  • Publication number: 20110286976
    Abstract: Bi-specific fusion proteins with therapeutic uses are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins, and methods for using such fusion proteins to repair damaged tissue. The bi-specific fusion proteins generally comprise: (a) a targeting polypeptide domain that binds to an ischemia-associated molecule; and (b) an activator domain that that detectably modulates the activity of a cellular network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS
    Inventors: ULRIK NIELSEN, THOMAS WICKHAM, BIRGIT SCHOEBERL, BRIAN HARMS, BRYAN LINGGI, MATTHEW ONSUM, BYRON DELABARRE
  • Publication number: 20110159513
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating patients which methods comprise methods for predicting responses of cells, such as tumor cells, to treatment with therapeutic agents. These methods involve measuring, in a sample of the cells, levels of one or more components of a cellular network and then computing a Network Activation State (NAS) or a Network Inhibition State (NIS) for the cells using a computational model of the cellular network. The response of the cells to treatment is then predicted based on the NAS or NIS value that has been computed. The invention also comprises predictive methods for cellular responsiveness in which computation of a NAS or NIS value for the cells (e.g., tumor cells) is combined with use of a statistical classification algorithm. Biomarkers for predicting responsiveness to treatment with a therapeutic agent that targets a component within the ErbB signaling pathway are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Birgit Schoeberl, Brian Harms, Francis David Gibbons, Jonathan Basil Fitzgerald, Matthew David Onsum, Ulrik Nielsen, William Kubasek