Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Morrison

Christopher J. Morrison 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: 20240252562
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods of protecting the genomic integrity and/or biological activity of AAV viral particles in a sample containing both AAV particles and helper virus particles during heat inactivation. The methods include heating, to a temperature greater than or equal to 45° C., a sample containing helper virus particles, AAV particles, and a buffer. The buffer includes a concentration of 10 mM or greater kosmotropic salts and/or a concentration of 10 mM or greater of divalent or trivalent cations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher J. Morrison, James D. Maratt
  • Patent number: 11944658
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods of protecting the genomic integrity and/or biological activity of AAV viral particles in a sample containing both AAV particles and helper virus particles during heat inactivation. The methods include heating, to a temperature greater than or equal to 45?C, a sample containing helper virus particles, AAV particles, and a buffer. The buffer includes a concentration of 10 mM or greater kosmotropic salts and/or a concentration of 10 mM or greater of divalent or trivalent cations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Morrison, James D. Maratt
  • Publication number: 20230242939
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems for use in the production of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) particles comprising a payload (e.g., a polynucleotide encoding aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) or a functional variant thereof). In certain embodiments, the production process uses Sf9 insect cells as viral production cells. In certain embodiments, the production process and system use Baculoviral Expression Vectors (BEVs) and/or Baculoviral Infected Insect Cells (BIICs) in the production of rAAV particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Krishanu Mathur, Andrade Hendricks, Matthew Luther, Jacob J. Cardinal, Daniel S. Hurwit, Lori B. Karpes, Christopher J. Morrison
  • Publication number: 20220243225
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents methods for producing baculovirus infected insect cells (BIICs). The present disclosure describes methods and systems for use in the production of adeno-associated virus (AAV) particles, compositions and formulations, including recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAV). In certain embodiments, the production process and system use Baculoviral Expression Vectors (BEVs) and/or Baculoviral Infected Insect Cells (BIICs) in the production of rAAVs. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure presents methods and systems for designing, producing, clarifying, purifying, formulating, filtering and processing rAAVs and rAAV formulations. In certain embodiments, the production process and system use Spodoptera frugiperda insect cells (such as Sf9 or Sf21) as viral production cells (VPCs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Krishanu MATHUR, Andrade HENDRICKS, Christopher J. MORRISON, Taylor POLHEMUS, Peter SLADE, Anastasia NEUMAN
  • Publication number: 20220072073
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods of protecting the genomic integrity and/or biological activity of AAV viral particles in a sample containing both AAV particles and helper virus particles during heat inactivation. The methods include heating, to a temperature greater than or equal to 45°C., a sample containing helper virus particles, AAV particles, and a buffer. The buffer includes a concentration of 10 mM or greater kosmotropic salts and/or a concentration of 10 mM or greater of divalent or trivalent cations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher J. Morrison, James D. Maratt
  • Publication number: 20220064671
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems for use in the production of adeno-associated virus (AAV) particles, comprising recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) particles. In certain embodiments, the production process and system use Sf9 insect cells as viral production cells. In certain embodiments, the production process and system use Baculoviral Expression Vectors (BEVs) and Baculoviral Infected Insect Cells (BIICs) in the production of AAV particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Maranga, Christopher J. Morrison, Krishanu Mathur, Matthew Luther, Daniel S. Hurwit, Jacob J. Cardinal, Lori B. Karpes, Aditya Ansondaria, James Forster, David Dismuke, Robert Steininger
  • Publication number: 20210355454
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems for use in the production of adeno-associated virus (AAV) particles and AAV formulations, including recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) particles and formulations. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure presents methods and systems for clarifying, purifying, formulating, filtering and processing AAV particles and AAV formulations. The present disclosure also describes compositions, methods and processes for the design, preparation, manufacture, use and/or formulation of AAV particles comprising modulatory polynucleotides, e.g., polynucleotides encoding small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules which target the Huntingtin (HTT) gene (e.g., the wild-type or the mutated CAG-expanded HTT gene). Methods for using formulated AAV particles comprising modulatory polynucleotides to inhibit the HTT gene expression in a subject with a neurodegenerative disease (e.g., Huntington's Disease (HD)) are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob J. Cardinal, Robert Steininger, Lori B. Karpes, Christopher J. Morrison, Daniel S. Hurwit, Matthew Luther, Andrew M. Wood, Dinah Wen-Yee Sah, Pengcheng Zhou, Jeffrey S. Thompson, Christina Gamba-Vitalo, Jenna Carroll Soper, Steven M. Hersch, Todd Carter
  • Patent number: 11013774
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods of protecting the genomic integrity and/or biological activity of AAV viral particles in a sample containing both AAV particles and helper virus particles during heat inactivation. The methods include heating, to a temperature greater than or equal to 45° C., a sample containing helper virus particles, AAV particles, and a buffer. The buffer includes a concentration of 10 mM or greater kosmotropic salts and/or a concentration of 10 mM or greater of divalent or trivalent cations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Morrison, James D. Maratt
  • Publication number: 20210010028
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to parvovirus genomes; plasmid vectors encoding parvovirus genomes, and particles and populations thereof; as well as methods of their production and use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Eric D. Horowitz, Sylvain Cecchini, Robert Steininger, David Dismuke, Christopher J. Morrison
  • Publication number: 20190083554
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods of protecting the genomic integrity and/or biological activity of AAV viral particles in a sample containing both AAV particles and helper virus particles during heat inactivation. The methods include heating, to a temperature greater than or equal to 45° C., a sample containing helper virus particles, AAV particles, and a buffer. The buffer includes a concentration of 10 mM or greater kosmotropic salts and/or a concentration of 10 mM or greater of divalent or trivalent cations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher J. Morrison, James D. Maratt