Patents by Inventor Christopher Ecker

Christopher Ecker 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: 20250145952
    Abstract: Immune cell engineered to inhibit the endogenous expression of one or more of Blimp-1 and A20 and/or overexpress one or more of exogenous TCF7 and Bach2. Method of treating cancer, comprising administering the cells described herein. Method of increasing one or more of a peak fold proliferation rate, a killing efficiency, or inducing the cellular characteristics associated with naïve phenotype of an immune cell, comprising introducing an exogenous construct encoding a CAR or a TCR, and inhibiting the endogenous expression of one or more of Blimp-1 and A20, and/or introducing an exogenous construct encoding one or more of TCF7 and Bach2. Method of generating a modified immune cell, comprising introducing an exogenous construct encoding a CAR or a TCR, and inhibiting the endogenous expression of one or more of Blimp-1 and A20, and/or introducing an exogenous construct encoding one or more of TCF7 and Bach2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Saikat Banerjee, Christopher Ecker, Yoonjung Shin
  • Patent number: 12152251
    Abstract: Immune cell engineered to inhibit the endogenous expression of one or more of Blimp-1 and A20 and/or overexpress one or more of exogenous TCF7 and Bach2. Method of treating cancer, comprising administering the cells described herein. Method of increasing one or more of a peak fold proliferation rate, a killing efficiency, or inducing the cellular characteristics associated with naïve phenotype of an immune cell, comprising introducing an exogenous construct encoding a CAR or a TCR, and inhibiting the endogenous expression of one or more of Blimp-1 and A20, and/or introducing an exogenous construct encoding one or more of TCF7 and Bach2. Method of generating a modified immune cell, comprising introducing an exogenous construct encoding a CAR or a TCR, and inhibiting the endogenous expression of one or more of Blimp-1 and A20, and/or introducing an exogenous construct encoding one or more of TCF7 and Bach2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Kite Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Saikat Banerjee, Christopher Ecker, Yoonjung Shin
  • Publication number: 20230276104
    Abstract: An audio/video (AV) receiver is adapted to be dynamically reconfigured in a selected one of an encrypted content support mode and an unencrypted content support mode. The AV receiver includes a controller configured to dynamically alter one or more encryption settings based at least in part on user input provided to a mode toggle mechanism. The one or more altered encryption settings are effective to facilitate presentation of unencrypted content within a received media stream on a display while selectively preventing presentation of encrypted content included in the received media stream on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Ashif NAZIRUDEEN, Mike NAKAHARA, Allan Christopher ECKER
  • Patent number: 11689774
    Abstract: An audio/video (AV) receiver is adapted to be dynamically reconfigured in a selected one of an encrypted content support mode and an unencrypted content support mode. The AV receiver includes a controller configured to dynamically alter one or more encryption settings based at least in part on user input provided to a mode toggle mechanism. The one or more altered encryption settings are effective to facilitate presentation of unencrypted content within a received media stream on a display while selectively preventing presentation of encrypted content included in the received media stream on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ashif Nazirudeen, Mike Nakahara, Allan Christopher Ecker
  • Publication number: 20220224987
    Abstract: An audio/video (AV) receiver is adapted to be dynamically reconfigured in a selected one of an encrypted content support mode and an unencrypted content support mode. The AV receiver includes a controller configured to dynamically alter one or more encryption settings based at least in part on user input provided to a mode toggle mechanism. The one or more altered encryption settings are effective to facilitate presentation of unencrypted content within a received media stream on a display while selectively preventing presentation of encrypted content included in the received media stream on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ashif NAZIRUDEEN, Mike NAKAHARA, Allan Christopher ECKER
  • Publication number: 20220064596
    Abstract: Immune cell engineered to inhibit the endogenous expression of one or more of Blimp-1 and A20 and/or overexpress one or more of exogenous TCF7 and Bach2. Method of treating cancer, comprising administering the cells described herein. Method of increasing one or more of a peak fold proliferation rate, a killing efficiency, or inducing the cellular characteristics associated with naïve phenotype of an immune cell, comprising introducing an exogenous construct encoding a CAR or a TCR, and inhibiting the endogenous expression of one or more of Blimp-1 and A20, and/or introducing an exogenous construct encoding one or more of TCF7 and Bach2. Method of generating a modified immune cell, comprising introducing an exogenous construct encoding a CAR or a TCR, and inhibiting the endogenous expression of one or more of Blimp-1 and A20, and/or introducing an exogenous construct encoding one or more of TCF7 and B ach2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Kite Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Saikat Banerjee, Christopher Ecker, Yoonjung Shin