Patents by Inventor Christilyn Graff
Christilyn Graff 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).
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Publication number: 20140302049Abstract: Described herein are to antibodies against GPR49 and uses of such antibodies. Various aspects relate to monoclonal, humanized, or fully human antibodies against GPR49, hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such antibodies, nucleic acids and vectors comprising nucleic acids encoding for such antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Peter Chu, Xiangyang Tan, Weixing Yang, Christilyn Graff
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Publication number: 20140302054Abstract: Described herein are antibodies against GPR49 and uses of such antibodies. Various aspects relate to monoclonal, humanized, or fully human antibodies against GPR49, hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such antibodies, nucleic acids and vectors comprising nucleic acids encoding for such antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Christopher L. Reyes, Peter Chu, Xiangyang Tan, Weixing Yang, Christilyn Graff
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Publication number: 20140256041Abstract: Disclosed herein are antibodies against GPR49 and uses of such antibodies. The antibodies can be monoclonal, humanized, or fully human antibodies against GPR49, hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such antibodies, nucleic acids and vectors comprising nucleic acids encoding for such antibodies, and methods of blocking cancer stem cell growth with such antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Christopher L. Reyes, Peter Chu, Xiangyang Tan, Weixing Yang, Christilyn Graff
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Publication number: 20140199315Abstract: Endogenous Sp35 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination (Negative Regulator). Molecules that block endogenous Sp35 function, such anti-Sp35 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for Sp35, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous Sp35 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Biogen Idec MA Inc.Inventors: Sha MI, R. Blake Pepinsky, Zhaohui Shao, Christilyn Graff
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Patent number: 8734795Abstract: LIGHT-targeting molecules (e.g., LIGHT fusion molecules), anti-HER2 antibody molecules, compositions, e.g., pharmaceutical compositions thereof, are disclosed. Methods of using these molecules to treat, prevent and/or diagnose hyperproliferative, e.g., neoplastic, diseases or conditions, including, but not limited to, cancer and metastasis are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Biogen Idec MA Inc.Inventors: Xinzhong Wang, Veronique Bailly, Alexey Lugovskoy, Graham K. Farrington, Christilyn Graff, Scott Glaser
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Publication number: 20130336991Abstract: Endogenous Sp35 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination (Negative Regulator). Molecules that block endogenous Sp35 function, such anti-Sp35 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for Sp35, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous Sp35 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Biogen Idec MA Inc.Inventors: Sha MI, R. Blake PEPINSKY, Zhaohui SHAO, Christilyn GRAFF
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Patent number: 8609407Abstract: Endogenous Sp35 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Molecules that block endogenous Sp35 function, such anti-Sp35 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for Sp35, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous Sp35 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies. The invention further provides methods of promoting oligodendrocyte survival and myelination in a vertebrate, comprising administering to a vertebrate in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-Sp35 antibody.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Biogen Idec MA Inc.Inventors: Sha Mi, R. Blake Pepinsky, Zhaohui Shao, Ellen A. Garber, Steven D. Miklasz, Christilyn Graff
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Publication number: 20130323786Abstract: Endogenous LINGO-1 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Molecules that block endogenous LINGO-1 function, such anti-LINGO-1 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for LINGO-1, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous LINGO-1 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Biogen Idec MA Inc.Inventors: Sha MI, R. Blake Pepinsky, Christilyn Graff
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Publication number: 20130287796Abstract: Endogenous Sp35 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Molecules that block endogenous Sp35 function, such anti-Sp35 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for Sp35, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous Sp35 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies. The invention further provides methods of promoting oligodendrocyte survival and myelination in a vertebrate, comprising administering to a vertebrate in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-Sp35 antibody.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Sha MI, R. Blake Pepinsky, Zhaohui Shao, Ellen A. Garber, Steven D. Miklasz, Christilyn Graff
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Patent number: 8551476Abstract: Endogenous Sp35 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination (Negative Regulator). Molecules that block endogenous Sp35 function, such anti-Sp35 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for Sp35, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous Sp35 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies. The invention further provides methods of promoting oligodendrocyte survival and myelination in a vertebrate, comprising administering to a vertebrate in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-Sp35 antibody.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Biogen Idec MA Inc.Inventors: Sha Mi, R. Blake Pepinsky, Zhaohui Shao, Christilyn Graff
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Patent number: 8425910Abstract: Endogenous LINGO-1 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Molecules that block endogenous LINGO-1 function, such anti-LINGO-1 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for LINGO-1, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous LINGO-1 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies. The invention further provides methods of promoting oligodendrocyte survival and myelination in a vertebrate, comprising administering to a vertebrate in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-LINGO-1 antibody.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Biogen Idec MA Inc.Inventors: Sha Mi, R. Blake Pepinsky, Christilyn Graff
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Publication number: 20120190070Abstract: Endogenous Sp35 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Molecules that block endogenous Sp35 function, such anti-Sp35 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for Sp35, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous Sp35 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies. The invention further provides methods of promoting oligodendrocyte survival and myelination in a vertebrate, comprising administering to a vertebrate in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-Sp35 antibody.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Inventors: Sha MI, R. Blake Pepinsky, Zhaohui Shao, Ellen A. Garber, Steven D. Miklasz, Christilyn Graff
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Patent number: 8147829Abstract: The invention relates to antibodies which bind to insulin like growth factor receptor-1 (IGF-1R) and uses thereof, in particular in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Specific human and murine monoclonal antibodies which inhibit IGF-1R-mediated pro-survival and tumor proliferation pathways, and variants, fragments, and derivatives thereof are provided. Also provided are specific human and murine monoclonal antibodies which block the ability of the ligands, insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and insulin like growth factor 2 (IGF-2) to bind to IGF-1R, as well as fragments, variants and derivatives of such antibodies. The invention also includes polynucleotides encoding the above antibodies or fragments, variants or derivatives thereof, as well as vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further includes methods of diagnosing and treating cancer using antibodies of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Biogen Idec MA Inc.Inventors: Kandasamy Hariharan, Scott Glaser, Ellen Garber, Christilyn Graff, Christopher L. Reyes, Stephen Demarest
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Patent number: 8128926Abstract: Endogenous Sp35 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Molecules that block endogenous Sp35 function, such anti-Sp35 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for Sp35, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous Sp35 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies. The invention further provides methods of promoting oligodendrocyte survival and myelination in a vertebrate, comprising administering to a vertebrate in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-Sp35 antibody.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Biogen Idec MA Inc.Inventors: Sha Mi, R. Blake Pepinsky, Zhaohui Shao, Ellen A. Garber, Steven D. Miklasz, Christilyn Graff
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Publication number: 20120014960Abstract: Endogenous LINGO-1 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Molecules that block endogenous LINGO-1 function, such anti-LINGO-1 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for LINGO-1, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous LINGO-1 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventors: Sha MI, R. Blake Pepinsky, Christilyn Graff
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Publication number: 20110311542Abstract: Endogenous Sp35 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination (Negative Regulator). Molecules that block endogenous Sp35 function, such anti-Sp35 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for Sp35, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous Sp35 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: BIOGEN IDEC MA INC.Inventors: SHA MI, R. BLAKE PEPINSKY, ZHAOHUI SHAO, CHRISTILYN GRAFF
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Patent number: 8058406Abstract: Endogenous LINGO-1 is a negative regulator for neuronal survival, axon regeneration, oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Molecules that block endogenous LINGO-1 function, such anti-LINGO-1 antibodies can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of neuron and oligodendrocyte dysfunction. The present invention provides antibodies specific for LINGO-1, and methods of using such antibodies as antagonists of endogenous LINGO-1 function. The invention further provides specific hybridoma and phage library-derived monoclonal antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, and vectors and host cells comprising these antibodies. The invention further provides methods of promoting oligodendrocyte survival and myelination in a vertebrate, comprising administering to a vertebrate in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-LINGO-1 antibody.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Biogen Idec MA Inc.Inventors: Sha Mi, R. Blake Pepinsky, Christilyn Graff
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Publication number: 20100119511Abstract: LIGHT-targeting molecules (e.g., LIGHT fusion molecules), anti-HER2 antibody molecules, compositions, e.g., pharmaceutical compositions thereof, are disclosed. Methods of using these molecules to treat, prevent and/or diagnose hyperproliferative, e.g., neoplastic, diseases or conditions, including, but not limited to, cancer and metastasis are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: BIOGEN IDEC MA INC.Inventors: Xinzhong Wang, Veronique Bailly, Alexey Lugovskoy, Graham K. Farrington, Christilyn Graff
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Patent number: 7612178Abstract: The invention relates to antibodies which bind to insulin like growth factor receptor-1 (IGF-1R) and uses thereof, in particular in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Specific human and murine monoclonal antibodies which inhibit IGF-1R-mediated pro-survival and tumor proliferation pathways, and variants, fragments, and derivatives thereof are provided. Also provided are specific human and murine monoclonal antibodies which block the ability of the ligands, insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and insulin like growth factor 2 (IGF-2) to bind to IGF-1R, as well as fragments, variants and derivatives of such antibodies. The invention also includes polynucleotides encoding the above antibodies or fragments, variants or derivatives thereof, as well as vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further includes methods of diagnosing and treating cancer using antibodies of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Biogen Idec MA IncInventors: Kandasamy Hariharan, Scott Glaser, Ellen Garber, Christilyn Graff, Christopher L. Reyes, Stephen Demarest
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Publication number: 20090226442Abstract: The invention relates to antibodies which bind to RON (receptor d'origine nantais, MST1R) and uses thereof, in particular in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Specific antibodies which inhibit RON-mediated pro-survival and tumor proliferation pathways, and variants, fragments, and derivatives thereof are provided. Also provided are specific antibodies which block the ability of the ligand, MSP to bind to RON, as well as fragments, variants and derivatives of such antibodies. The invention also includes polynucleotides encoding the above antibodies or fragments, variants or derivatives thereof, as well as vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further includes methods of diagnosing and treating cancer using antibodies of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventors: Heather Huet, Veronique Bailly, Ellen Garber, Christilyn Graff, Steven Miklasz