Patents by Inventor David Weiner

David Weiner 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: 20260130980
    Abstract: Compositions comprising a nucleic acid molecule that encodes TB proteins are disclosed. Methods of inducing an immune response against TB in an individual are disclosed. Method of treating an individual who has been diagnosed with TB are disclosed. Method of preventing TB infection in an individual are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Inventors: David Weiner, Elizabeth Parzych
  • Patent number: 12617841
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition including a recombinant nucleic acid sequence that encodes an antibody to a Respiratory Syncytial Virus antigen. Also disclosed herein is a method of generating a synthetic antibody in a subject by administering the composition to the subject. The disclosure also provides a method of preventing and/or treating an Respiratory Syncytial virus infection in a subject using the composition and method of generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
    Inventors: David Weiner, Kar Muthumani, Jing Chen, Trevor Smith, Katherine Schultheis
  • Patent number: 12606612
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions for generating a synthetic antibody or synthetic multivalent antibody in a subject. Also disclosed are methods for generating a synthetic antibody or synthetic multivalent antibody in a subject by administering a composition including one or more recombinant nucleic acid sequence that encodes a synthetic antibody or synthetic multivalent antibody to the subject. The disclosure also provides a compositions and methods of preventing and/or treating a Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in a subject using said synthetic antibody or synthetic multivalent antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
    Inventors: David Weiner, Elizabeth Parzych, Ami Patel
  • Patent number: 12576144
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is related to nucleic acid constructs capable of expressing at least one Powassan virus (POWV) antigen that elicits an immune response in a mammal against POWV virus, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
    Inventors: Kar Muthumani, David Weiner, Hyeree Choi, Sagar B. Kudchodkar
  • Publication number: 20260069615
    Abstract: The embodiments disclose a method including mixing a plurality of ingredients into a gelling agent ingredient to create a gummy confection mixture, heating the gummy confection mixture ingredients gradually to dissolve the gelling agent ingredient and activate its gelling properties to predetermined temperatures, fabricating a mold with a plurality of flower-shaped recesses to receive a predetermined quantity of the heated gummy confection mixture, cooling the filled mold with the heated gummy confection mixture, using sensors to monitor cooling times, temperatures, and moisture levels of the plurality of mold filled flower-shaped recesses to determine a demolding extraction time of flower-shaped gummy confections and to prevent overheating and degradation of ingredients, applying exterior coatings to the flower-shaped gummy confections after demolding extraction to enhance flavor and texture to prevent sticking and improve shelf stability, and packaging the flower-shaped gummy confections to prevent contamin
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventor: David Weiner
  • Patent number: 12564628
    Abstract: Nucleic acid molecules and compositions comprising one or more nucleotide sequences that encode a consensus Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antigen. Immunomodulatory methods and methods of inducing an immune response against EBV are disclosed. Method of treating infection by EBV and methods of treating or preventing a disease or disorder associated with EBV are disclosed. Modified consensus EBV antigens are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
    Inventors: David Weiner, Alfredo Perales Puchalt
  • Patent number: 12559547
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions for generating a synthetic antibody or synthetic multivalent antibody in a subject. Also disclosed are methods for generating a synthetic antibody or synthetic multivalent antibody in a subject by administering a composition including a recombinant nucleic acid sequence that encodes an antibody, a synthetic antibody, or a synthetic multivalent antibody to a subject. The disclosure also provides compositions and methods of preventing and/or treating a bacterial infection in a subject using said antibody, synthetic antibody, or synthetic multivalent antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
    Inventors: David Weiner, Ami Patel
  • Patent number: 12528848
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing individualized vaccines that comprise nucleic acid molecules that encode one or more neoantigens specific for antigens that are expressed by a tumor in a subject. Compositions comprising coding regions encoding neoantigens organized in a pattern of nucleic acid sequences are also disclosed as well as methods of immunizing a subject using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Inventors: Elizabeth Kennedy Duperret, Alfredo Perales Puchalt, David Weiner, Niranjan Y. Sardesai
  • Patent number: 12492243
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are mono and bispecific DNA antibodies (DMAbs) targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Also disclosed herein is a method of generating a synthetic antibody in a subject by administering the DMAbs to the subject. The disclosure also provides a method of preventing and/or treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in a subject using said composition and method of generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignees: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David Weiner, Ami Patel, Jian Yan
  • Publication number: 20250345354
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding bispecific T cell engaging (DBTE) antibodies targeting EGFRvIII and HER2 and methods of use of the same for treating glioblastoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: David Weiner, Daniel Park
  • Patent number: 12419945
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is related to nucleic acid constructs capable of expressing a Zika antigen that elicits an immune response in a mammal against Zika virus, and methods of use thereof. Additionally, there are DNA plasmid vaccines capable of generating in a mammal an immune response against a Zika virus, comprising a DNA plasmid and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and methods of use thereof. The DNA plasmid is capable of expressing a Zika antigen in a cell of the mammal in a quantity effective to elicit an immune response in the mammal that is cross reactive against all Zika strains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignees: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: David Weiner, Kar Muthumani
  • Patent number: 12390521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) in mammals susceptible to CDV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
    Inventors: Sophia Reeder, Emma Reuschel, David Weiner
  • Publication number: 20250257131
    Abstract: The present invention provides bispecific binding molecules targeting CD3 and tumor antigens having increased expression and stability, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, and methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventor: David Weiner
  • Publication number: 20250249094
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising two or more bispecific T cell engaging antibodies or nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, and methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: David Weiner
  • Publication number: 20250250348
    Abstract: The present invention provides bispecific binding molecules targeting CD3 and FSHR having increased expression and stability, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, and methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: David Weiner
  • Publication number: 20250236670
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising anti-Siglec antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, and methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: David Weiner, Devivasha Bordoloi, Kar Muthumani, Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen
  • Patent number: 12357683
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is related to nucleic acid constructs capable of expressing at least one Nipah virus (NiV) antigen that elicits an immune response in a mammal against NiV virus, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
    Inventors: Kar Muthumani, David Weiner
  • Publication number: 20250223369
    Abstract: The present invention provides natural killer engagers specific for activating natural killer cells through binding to Siglec-7, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, and methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: David Weiner, Devivasha Bordoloi, Kar Muthumani, Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen
  • Publication number: 20250215078
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising anti-Siglec antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, and methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: David Weiner, Devivasha Bordoloi, Kar Muthumani, Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen
  • Publication number: 20250178995
    Abstract: A method of preparing glucaric acid comprising contacting D-glucose and oxygen with a first catalyst composition comprising a first copper radical oxidase, a single electron oxidizer, and a small molecule activator under conditions suitable for formation of glucodialdose; and contacting glucodialdose and oxygen with a second catalyst composition comprising a second copper radical oxidase, a single electron oxidizer and a small molecule activator under conditions suitable for the formation of a product mixture comprising glucaric acid or salts thereof. A method comprising contacting a sugar with a catalyst composition comprising an oxidoreductase, a single electron oxidizer and a small molecule activator under conditions suitable for the formation of one or more oxidized sugar oxidation products comprising glucaric acid wherein the oxidoreductase comprises at least two copper radical oxidases, at least two mutated copper radical oxidases or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Solugen, Inc.
    Inventors: Toni M. Lee, David Weiner, Konrad V. Miller, Gaurab Chakrabarti, Sean Hunt