Patents by Inventor Derek R. Moen

Derek R. Moen 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: 20210015906
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating Sanfilippo syndrome (also known as Sanfilippo disease type D, Sanfilippo D, mucopolysaccharidosis type IIID, MPS IIID). The method can entail injecting to the spinal fluid of a MPS IIID patient an effective amount of a composition comprising a recombinant human acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase (GNS) protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 and having the enzymatic activity of the human GNS protein. The composition can be provided in an artificial cerebrospinal fluid. About 1 mg to about 100 mg of the recombinant polypeptide may be administered to the patient once every 2 weeks to 6 months.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Patricia Dickson, Tsui-Fen Chou, Sean Ekins, Shih-Hsin Kan, Steven Le, Derek R. Moen
  • Publication number: 20180221459
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating Sanfilippo syndrome (also known as Sanfilippo disease type D, Sanfilippo D, mucopolysaccharidosis type IIID, MPS IIID). The method can entail injecting to the spinal fluid of a MPS IIID patient an effective amount of a composition comprising a recombinant human acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase (GNS) protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 and having the enzymatic activity of the human GNS protein. The composition can be provided in an artificial cerebrospinal fluid. About 1 mg to about 100 mg of the recombinant polypeptide may be administered to the patient once every 2 weeks to 6 months.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Patricia Dickson, Tsui-Fen Chou, Sean Ekins, Shih-Hsin Kan, Steven Le, Derek R. Moen