Patents by Inventor C. Frank Bennett

C. Frank Bennett 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: 20180371457
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds comprising oligonucleotides complementary to a portion of the IKBKAP gene. Certain such compounds are useful for hybridizing to a portion of the IKBKAP gene, including but not limited to a portion of the IKBKAP gene in a cell. In certain embodiments, such hybridization results in modulation of splicing of the IKBKAP gene. In certain embodiments, the IKBKAP gene includes a mutation that results in defective splicing and a truncated IKAP protein. In certain embodiments, hybridization of oligonucleotides complementary to a portion of the IKBKAP gene results in a decrease in the amount of defective splicing and truncated IKAP protein. In certain embodiments, hybridization of oligonucleotides complementary to a portion of the IKBKAP gene results in an increase in the amount of normal splicing and functional, full-length IKAP protein. In certain embodiments, oligonucleotides are used to treat Familial Dysautonomia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Frank Rigo, Adrian R. Krainer, Rahul Sinha
  • Publication number: 20180291453
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for selectively reducing expression of an allelic variant of a huntingtin gene containing a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). Such methods, compounds, and composition are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate Huntington's Disease (HD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicants: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Michael Hayden, Susan M. Freier, Sarah Greenlee, Jeffrey Carroll, Simon Warby, Eric E. Swayze
  • Patent number: 10093926
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression and function of small non-coding RNAs. The compositions comprise oligomeric compounds, targeted to small non-coding RNAs. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of small non-coding RNAs as well as downstream targets of these RNAs and for diagnosis and treatment of disease associated with small non-coding RNAs are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Regulus Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Susan M. Freier, Richard H. Griffey
  • Publication number: 20180273943
    Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to methods and compounds for inhibiting SMN-NAT, the natural antisense transcript of SMN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicants: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Frank Rigo, C. Frank Bennett, Constantin Van Outryve D'Ydewalle, Charlotte J. Sumner
  • Publication number: 20180273945
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of huntingtin in a cell, tissue or animal. Further provided are methods of slowing or preventing Huntington's disease progression using an antisense compound targeted to huntingtin. Additionally provided are methods of delaying or preventing the onset of Huntingtin's disease in an individual susceptible to Huntingtin's Disease. Also provided are uses of disclosed compounds and compositions in the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicants: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., CHDI Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Hung, C. Frank Bennett, Janet M. Leeds, Susan M. Freier
  • Patent number: 10072265
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression and function of small non-coding RNAs. The compositions comprise oligomeric compounds, targeted to small non-coding RNAs. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of small non-coding RNAs as well as downstream targets of these RNAs and for diagnosis and treatment of disease associated with small non-coding RNAs are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Regulus Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Susan M. Freier, Richard H. Griffey
  • Publication number: 20180179521
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds comprising modified oligonucleotides for use in CRISPR. In certain embodiments, such modified oligonucleotides provide improved properties of crRNA. In certain embodiments, such modified oligonucleotides provide improved properties of scrRNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Meghdad Rahdar, Thazha P. Prakash, Eric E. Swayze, C. Frank Bennett
  • Patent number: 10006027
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for decreasing Ataxin 2 mRNA and protein expression. Such methods are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate Ataxin 2 associated diseases, disorders, and conditions. Such Ataxin 2 associated diseases include spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and parkinsonism. Provided are methods for reducing expression of Ataxin 2 (ATXN2) mRNA and protein in an animal. Such methods are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate neurodegenerative diseases, including spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and parkinsonism by inhibiting expression of Ataxin 2 in an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., University of Utah Reseach Foundation
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Susan M. Freier, Stefan M. Pulst, Daniel R. Scoles, Gene Hung
  • Publication number: 20180163209
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of a DMPK mRNA and protein in an animal. Also provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for preferentially reducing CUGexp DMPK RNA, reducing myotonia or reducing spliceopathy in an animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate type 1 myotonic dystrophy, or a symptom thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., University of Rochester
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Susan M. Freier, Robert A. MacLeod, Sanjay K. Pandey, Charles A. Thornton, Thurman Wheeler, Seng H. Cheng, Andrew Leger, Bruce M. Wentworth
  • Publication number: 20180142240
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for reducing expression of C9ORF72 antisense transcript in an animal with C9ORF72 antisense transcript specific inhibitors. Such methods are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate neurodegenerative diseases in an individual in need thereof. Such C9ORF72 antisense transcript specific inhibitors include antisense compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicants: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The Regents of the University of California, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Frank Rigo, Don W. Cleveland, Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne, John M. Ravits, Michael W. Baughn
  • Publication number: 20180127758
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of a a nrRNA in an animal. Also provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for treating, ameliorating, delaying or reducing a symptom of a disease or disorder associated with a nuclear-retained RNA in an animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate a disease or condition associated with a nuclear-retained RNA, or a symptom thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: C. Frank Bennett
  • Publication number: 20180127755
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for the treatment of liver cancer. These methods encompass the administration of a compound comprising a modified oligonucleotide, wherein the modified oligonucleotide is targeted to a miRNA. Also provided herein are compositions for the treatment of liver cancer. Such compositions include compounds comprising a modified oligonucleotide, wherein the modified oligonucleotide is targeted to a miRNA. Certain miRNAs have been identified as overexpressed in liver cancer, such as, for example, hepatocellular carcinoma, and are thus selected for targeting by modified oligonucleotides. Further, certain miRNAs have been identified as overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma cells exposed to dioxin, and are thus selected for targeting by modified oligonucleotides. Antisense inhibition of certain of these miRNAs has been found to inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicants: Regulus Therapeutics Inc., Rosetta Genomics Ltd.
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Ayelet Chajut, Christine Esau, Eric Marcusson, Noga Yerushalmi
  • Patent number: 9963699
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for reducing expression of C90RF72 mRNA and protein in an animal with C90RF72 specific inhibitors. Such methods are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate neurodegenerative diseases in an individual in need thereof. Such C90RF72 specific inhibitors include antisense compounds. Examples of neurodegenerative diseases that can be treated, prevented, and ameliorated with the administration C90RF72 specific inhibitors include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), corticalbasal degeneration syndrome (CBD), atypical Parkinsonian syndrome, and olivopontocerellar degeneration (OPCD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignees: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Susan M. Freier, Frank Rigo, Don W. Cleveland, Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne, John M. Ravits, Michael W. Baughn
  • Publication number: 20180087052
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of huntingtin mRNA and protein in an animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate Huntington's disease, or a symptom thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Hung, C. Frank Bennett, Susan M. Freier, Holly Kordasiewicz, Lisa Stanek, Don W. Cleveland, Seng H. Cheng, Lamya Shihabuddin
  • Patent number: 9926559
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions and methods for modulating splicing of SMN2 mRNA in a subject. Also provided are uses of disclosed compounds and compositions in the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of diseases and disorders, including spinal muscular atrophy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Gene Hung, Frank Rigo
  • Publication number: 20180010128
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression and function of small non-coding RNAs. The compositions comprise oligomeric compounds, targeted to small non-coding RNAs. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of small non-coding RNAs as well as downstream targets of these RNAs and for diagnosis and treatment of disease associated with small non-coding RNAs are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Regulus Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Susan M. Freier, Richard H. Griffey
  • Publication number: 20180002695
    Abstract: The present invention provides method of increasing the efficacy and potency of antisense compounds. In certain embodiments, the invention provides methods for improved cellular uptake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Erich Koller, C. Frank Bennett
  • Patent number: 9856473
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of LMNA in a cell, tissue or animal. Also provided are methods of target validation. Also provided are uses of disclosed compounds and compositions in the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of diseases and disorders. Further provided are methods of identifying cis splicing regulatory elements of a selected mRNA using the disclosed compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Kenneth W. Dobie, Susan M. Freier, Stanley T. Crooke, Timothy Vickers
  • Patent number: 9845467
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds and methods for modulating target nucleic acids found in organelles or sub-organelles of cells. The invention includes, but is not limited to compounds and methods that modulate target nucleic acids in a sub-nuclear organelle, such as the nucleolus and/or a cajal body. In certain embodiments, the cell is in an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
    Inventors: Xue-hai Liang, Stanley T. Crooke, C. Frank Bennett, David L. Spector
  • Patent number: 9845470
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for the treatment of liver cancer. These methods encompass the administration of a compound comprising a modified oligonucleotide, wherein the modified oligonucleotide is targeted to a miRNA. Also provided herein are compositions for the treatment of liver cancer. Such compositions include compounds comprising a modified oligonucleotide, wherein the modified oligonucleotide is targeted to a miRNA. Certain miRNAs have been identified as overexpressed in liver cancer, such as, for example, hepatocellular carcinoma, and are thus selected for targeting by modified oligonucleotides. Further, certain miRNAs have been identified as overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma cells exposed to dioxin, and are thus selected for targeting by modified oligonucleotides. Antisense inhibition of certain of these miRNAs has been found to inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: Regulus Therapeutics Inc., Rosetta Genomics Ltd.
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Ayelet Chajut, Christine Esau, Eric Marcusson, Noga Yerushalmi