Patents by Inventor Eric E. Swayze

Eric E. Swayze 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: 20200385716
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing STAT3 mRNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate hyperproliferative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Eric E. SWAYZE, Susan M. FREIER, Robert A. MACLEOD, Youngsoo KIM
  • Publication number: 20200377946
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for selectively reducing expression of an allelic variant of a huntingtin gene containing a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). Such methods, compounds, and composition are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate Huntington's Disease (HD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicants: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Michael Hayden, Susan M. Freier, Sarah Greenlee, Jeffrey Carroll, Simon Warby, Eric E. Swayze
  • Patent number: 10844379
    Abstract: Provided herein are oligomeric compounds with conjugate groups. In certain embodiments, the oligomeric compounds are conjugated to N-Acetylgalactosamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thazha P. Prakash, Punit P. Seth, Eric E. Swayze
  • Publication number: 20200354723
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing SOD-1 mRNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate SOD-1 associated diseases, disorders, and conditions. Such SOD-1 associated diseases include amyotrophic sclerosis (ALS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventor: Eric E. Swayze
  • Patent number: 10793862
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, compounds, and compositions for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disease associated with excess growth hormone using antisense compounds or oligonucleotides targeted to growth hormone receptor (GHR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thazha P. Prakash, Punit P. Seth, Eric E. Swayze, Sanjay Bhanot, Susan M. Freier, Huynh-Hoa Bui
  • Patent number: 10793856
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing Tau mRNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate Tau-associated diseases, disorders, and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Holly Kordasiewicz, Eric E. Swayze, Susan M. Freier, Huynh-Hoa Bui
  • Publication number: 20200276221
    Abstract: Provided herein are gapmer oligomeric compounds for reduction of target RNA in vivo comprising different nucleotide modifications within one or both wing regions. Also provided are methods of using such oligomeric compounds, including use in animals. In certain embodiments, such compound have desirable potency and toxicity characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric E. Swayze
  • Publication number: 20200270609
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains generally to chemically-modified oligonucleotides for use in research, diagnostics, and/or therapeutics. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure describes compounds and methods for the modulation of a target nucleic acid. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure describes compounds and methods for the modulation of Apoliprotein C-III expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thazha P. Prakash, Walter F. Lima, Garth A. Kinberger, Heather Murray, Eric E. Swayze, Stanley T. Crooke
  • Patent number: 10751419
    Abstract: Provided herein are improved methods for the synthesis of reactive conjugate clusters and intermediates used in such methods. In particular, improvements are provided that enhance the synthesis of reactive conjugate clusters by reducing the number of synthetic steps required. The reactive conjugate clusters prepared using the improved methods don't include any transacylation impurities that are formed using existing methods. The improved methods also provide an increase in overall yield and a cost benefit over existing methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Migawa, Jinghua Yu, W. Brad Wan, Sayten P. Patel, Guillermo Vasquez, Garth A. Kinberger, Thazha P. Prakash, Punit P. Seth, Eric E. Swayze
  • Publication number: 20200239882
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for reducing expression of C9ORF72 mRNA and protein in an animal with C9ORF72 specific inhibitors. Such methods are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate neurodegenerative diseases in an individual in need thereof. Such C9ORF72 specific inhibitors include antisense compounds. Examples of neurodegenerative diseases that can be treated, prevented, and ameliorated with the administration C9ORF72 specific inhibitors include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), corticalbasal degeneration syndrome (CBD), atypical Parkinsonian syndrome, and olivopontocerellar degeneration (OPCD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Frank Bennett, Susan M. Freier, Frank Rigo, Eric E. Swayze
  • Publication number: 20200224198
    Abstract: Provided herein are oligomeric compounds with conjugate groups. In certain embodiments, the oligomeric compounds are conjugated to N-Acetylgalactosamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Thazha P. PRAKASH, Punit P. SETH, Eric E. SWAYZE
  • Publication number: 20200197525
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, compounds, and compositions useful for inhibiting PCSK9 expression, which may be useful for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disease associated with PCSK9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Eric E. Swayze, Susan M. Freier, Huynh-Hoa Bui
  • Publication number: 20200190522
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and compounds comprising modified oligonucleotides for modulating TMPRSS6 and modulating an iron accumulation disease, disorder and/or condition in an individual in need thereof. Iron accumulation diseases in an individual such as polycythemia, hemochromatosis or ?-thalassemia can be treated, ameliorated, delayed or prevented with the administration of antisense compounds targeted to TMPRSS6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuling Guo, Mariam Aghajan, Eric E. Swayze
  • Publication number: 20200190520
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing HBV mRNA, DNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate HBV-related diseases, disorders or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Swayze, Susan M. Freier, Michael L. McCaleb
  • Patent number: 10683499
    Abstract: Provided herein are oligomeric compounds with conjugate groups. In certain embodiments, the oligomeric compounds are conjugated to N-Acetylgalactosamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thazha P. Prakash, Punit P. Seth, Eric E. Swayze
  • Patent number: 10676738
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides double stranded nucleic acid comprising first and second oligonucleotides wherein the second oligonucleotide is complementary to the first oligonucleotide. At least one of the first and second oligonucleotides comprises a 5? modified nucleoside or 5? modified nucleotide having Formula IIb: wherein Bx is a heterocyclic base moiety, T2 is an internucleoside linking group linked to one of the oligonucleotides, and each of q1 to q7 are selected from a list of substituents. In certain embodiments, T2 is a phosphodiester or phosphorothioate linkage and formula IIb is a 5?-nucleotide. In certain embodiments, T2 is a non-phosphate linkage and formula IIb is a 5?-nucleoside. In certain embodiments, the present double stranded nucleic acid provides oligonucleotides that are expected to hybridize to a portion of a target RNA resulting in loss of normal function of the target RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thazha P. Prakash, Punit P. Seth, Eric E. Swayze
  • Patent number: 10669546
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing SOD-1 mRNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate SOD-1 associated diseases, disorders, and conditions. Such SOD-1 associated diseases include amyotrophic sclerosis (ALS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventor: Eric E. Swayze
  • Publication number: 20200157548
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for non-parenteral delivery of conjugated oligomeric compounds. In certain embodiments, compositions and methods are provided for oral delivery of conjugated oligomeric compounds. In certain embodiments, the oligomeric compounds are conjugated to one or more N-acetylgalactosamines or N-acetylgalactosamine analogues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thazha P. Prakash, Punit P. Seth, Eric E. Swayze, Stanley T. Crooke
  • Publication number: 20200123551
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, compounds, and compositions for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disease associated with excess growth hormone using antisense compounds or oligonucleotides targeted to growth hormone receptor (GHR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thazha P. Prakash, Punit P. Seth, Eric E. Swayze, Sanjay Bhanot, Susan M. Freier, Huynh-Hoa Bui
  • Patent number: 10570169
    Abstract: Provided herein are oligomeric compounds with conjugate groups. In certain embodiments, the gomeric compounds are conjugated to N-Acetylgalactosamine or to N-Acetylgalactosamine analogues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Punit P. Seth, Thazha P. Prakash, Michael T. Migawa, Eric E. Swayze