Patents by Inventor Christian Gerdes

Christian Gerdes 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: 20160054735
    Abstract: Systems and methods for coordinating and controlling vehicles, for example heavy trucks, to follow closely behind each other, or linking, in a convenient, safe manner and thus to save significant amounts of fuel while increasing safety. In an embodiment, on-board controllers in each vehicle interact with vehicular sensors to monitor and control, for example, relative distance, relative acceleration/deceleration, and speed. Additional safety features in at least some embodiments include providing each driver with one or more visual displays of forward and rearward looking cameras. Long-range communications are provided for coordinating vehicles for linking, and for communicating analytics to fleet managers or others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Joshua P. SWITKES, Joseph Christian GERDES, David Frederick LYONS, Stephen Norris BOYD, Eugene BERDICHEVSKY
  • Publication number: 20160045597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical product for the treatment of a proliferative disease, comprising the combination of an antibody, or an antigen-binding portion thereof, that specifically binds to human CD40; and a PD-L1 antibody; and optionally a 3rd component which comprises as an active ingredient a cytokine inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Emily Rana CORSE, Olivier FREYTAG, Christian GERDES, Marine LE CLECH, Hyam LEVITSKY, Marion OTT, Martin STERN, Wei XU
  • Patent number: 9180185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the combination therapy of anti-HER3 antibodies with certain anti-HER antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Frieder Bauss, Birgit Bossenmaier, Thomas Friess, Christian Gerdes, Max Hasmann, Marlene Thomas, Martin Weisser
  • Publication number: 20140303870
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for vehicles to safely closely follow one another through partial automation. Following closely behind another vehicle has significant fuel savings benefits, but is unsafe when done manually by the driver. On the opposite end of the spectrum, fully autonomous solutions require inordinate amounts of technology, and a level of robustness that is currently not cost effective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Joshua P. Switkes, Joseph Christian Gerdes, Eugene Berdichevsky
  • Publication number: 20140227256
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for identifying which patients diagnosed with cancer will most benefit from treatment with an anti-cancer therapy comprising an ADCC-enhanced antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: ROCHE GLYCART AG
    Inventors: Lilla Di Scala, Stefan Evers, Christian Gerdes, Christoph Mancao, Alexandre Passioukov, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20140227255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the combination therapy of anti-HER3 antibodies with certain anti-HER antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Frieder Bauss, Birgit Bossenmaier, Thomas Friess, Christian Gerdes, Max Hasmann, Marlene Thomas, Martin Weisser
  • Patent number: 8744666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for vehicles to safely closely follow one another through partial automation. Following closely behind another vehicle has significant fuel savings benefits, but is unsafe when done manually by the driver. On the opposite end of the spectrum, fully autonomous solutions require inordinate amounts of technology, and a level of robustness that is currently not cost effective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Peloton Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua P. Switkes, Joseph Christian Gerdes, Eugene Berdichevsky
  • Publication number: 20140072528
    Abstract: The present invention provides combinations of (a) an immunoconjugate comprising a first antibody engineered to have reduced effector function and an effector moiety, and (b) a second antibody engineered to have increased effector function, for use in treating a disease in an individual in need thereof. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the combinations, and methods of using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Roche Glycart AG
    Inventors: Christian Gerdes, Christian Klein, Valeria G. Nicolini, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20140065097
    Abstract: The present invention provides combinations of (a) an immunoconjugate comprising at least one antigen-binding moiety and an effector moiety, and (b) an antibody engineered to have increased effector function, for use in treating a disease in an individual in need thereof. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the combinations, and methods of using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Roche Glycart AG
    Inventors: Christian Gerdes, Christian Klein, Ekkenhard Moessner, Valeria G. Nicolini, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20130273032
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for identifying which patients diagnosed with cancer will most benefit from treatment with an anti-cancer therapy comprising an ADCC-enhanced antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Christian Gerdes, Claude Gimmi, Simon Hollingsworth, Luigi Manenti, Ruediger Rueger, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20130066511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for vehicles to safely closely follow one another through partial automation. Following closely behind another vehicle has significant fuel savings benefits, but is unsafe when done manually by the driver. On the opposite end of the spectrum, fully autonomous solutions require inordinate amounts of technology, and a level of robustness that is currently not cost effective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Joshua P. Switkes, Joseph Christian Gerdes, Gene Berdichevsky, Eugene Berdichevsky
  • Publication number: 20130041576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for facilitating participants of vehicular convoys to closely follow one another through partial automation. Following closely behind another vehicle has significant fuel savings benefits, but is unsafe when done manually by the driver. On the opposite end of the spectrum, fully autonomous solutions require inordinate amounts of technology, and a level of robustness that is currently not cost effective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Joshua P. Switkes, Joseph Christian Gerdes, Gene Berdichevsky
  • Publication number: 20120258073
    Abstract: The present invention provides combinations of (a) an immunoconjugate comprising at least one antigen-binding moiety and an effector moiety, and (b) an antibody engineered to have increased effector function, for use in treating a disease in an individual in need thereof. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the combinations, and methods of using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Christian Gerdes, Christian Klein, Ekkehard Moessner, Valeria G. Nicolini, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20120149879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bispecific antibodies against EGFR and against IGF-1R, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and methods of treatment using the antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Ulrich Brinkmann, Rebecca Croasdale, Wilma Dormeyer, Christian Gerdes, Eike Hoffmann, Christian Klein, Klaus-Peter Kuenkele, Wolfgang Schaefer, Jan Olaf Stracke, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20110200595
    Abstract: The present invention provides a humanized IgG-class anti-EGFR antibody and an anti-IGF-1R antibody for combined use in treating cancer, with or without additional agents or treatments, such as other anti-cancer drugs or radiation therapy. The invention also encompasses a pharmaceutical composition that is comprised of a combination of a humanized IgG-class anti-EGFR antibody and an anti-IGF-1R antibody in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Roche Glycart
    Inventors: Christian Gerdes, Pablo UmaƱa
  • Patent number: 7845218
    Abstract: A tire state estimator includes a lateral force upper limit estimating section, a lateral force estimating section, and a tire slip angle estimating section. The lateral force upper limit estimating section calculates an estimated tire lateral force upper limit, on a basis of an estimated tire slip angle and a measured tire self aligning torque. The lateral force estimating section calculates an estimated tire lateral force, on a basis of the estimated tire lateral force upper limit calculated by the lateral force upper limit estimating section and the estimated tire slip angle. The tire slip angle estimating section calculates the estimated tire slip angle, on a basis of the estimated tire lateral force calculated by the lateral force estimating section and a measured vehicle state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Shinichiro Joe, Yoshitaka Deguchi, Yung-Hsiang Judy Hsu, Shad Mitchell Laws, Joseph Christian Gerdes
  • Publication number: 20100081796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bispecific antibodies against EGFR and against IGF-1R, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and methods of treatment using the antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Ulrich Brinkmann, Rebecca Croasdale, Wilma Dormeyer, Christian Gerdes, Eike Hoffmann, Christian Klein, Klaus-Peter Kuenkele, Wolfgang Schaefer, Jan Olaf Stracke, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20100077847
    Abstract: A tire state estimator includes a lateral force upper limit estimating section, a lateral force estimating section, and a tire slip angle estimating section. The lateral force upper limit estimating section calculates an estimated tire lateral force upper limit, on a basis of an estimated tire slip angle and a measured tire self aligning torque. The lateral force estimating section calculates an estimated tire lateral force, on a basis of the estimated tire lateral force upper limit calculated by the lateral force upper limit estimating section and the estimated tire slip angle. The tire slip angle estimating section calculates the estimated tire slip angle, on a basis of the estimated tire lateral force calculated by the lateral force estimating section and a measured vehicle state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Shinichiro JOE, Yoshitaka Deguchi, Yung-Hsiang Judy Hsu, Shad Mitchell Laws, Joseph Christian Gerdes