Patents by Inventor Fernando Jose Rebelo Do Couto

Fernando Jose Rebelo Do Couto 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: 20240027463
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-human pro-epiregulin and anti-human amphiregulin antibodies and methods of using the same. Anti-EREG antibodies raised against amino acids 148-169 and 156-169 of the human EREG protein, and anti-AREG antibodies raised against amino acids 238-252 of the human AREG protein are disclosed. Methods of using these antibodies to detect EREG and AREG and kits and other products for performing such methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Andrea Muranyi, Kandavel Shanmugam, Shalini Singh, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 11747339
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-human pro-epiregulin and anti-human amphiregulin antibodies and methods of using the same. Anti-EREG antibodies raised against amino acids 148-169 and 156-169 of the human EREG protein, and anti-AREG antibodies raised against amino acids 238-252 of the human AREG protein are disclosed. Methods of using these antibodies to detect EREG and AREG and kits and other products for performing such methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Andrea Muranyi, Kandavel Shanmugam, Shalini Singh, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 11719699
    Abstract: Antibodies, compositions, systems, and methods for detecting C4.4a, for example immunohistochemistry methods for detecting C4.4a using a C4.4a antibody. The antibody may be obtained by immunizing a host with a C4.4a protein such as a peptide downstream of the signal peptide. The antibodies may be adapted to detect the uPAR-like domain 1 and uPAR-like domain 2. Also featured are methods for diagnosing C4.4a-associated tumors using C4.4a antibodies disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 11525003
    Abstract: Provided herein are B7-H3 antibodies, fragments of such antibodies, and compositions comprising the same. The antibodies, antibody fragments and compositions are useful in a number of analytical methods, including immunohistochemical and immunocytochemical detection and analysis of B7-H3. Also provided herein are isolated peptides and fusion proteins containing immunogenic determinants for said B7-H3 antibodies, animals immunized with the peptides and fusion proteins, isolated B cells obtained from the animals, and hybridomas made from the isolated B cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Svstems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210164985
    Abstract: Antibodies, compositions, systems, and methods for detecting C4.4a, for example immunohistochemistry methods for detecting C4.4a using a C4.4a antibody. The antibody may be obtained by immunizing a host with a C4.4a protein such as a peptide downstream of the signal peptide. The antibodies may be adapted to detect the uPAR-like domain 1 and uPAR-like domain 2. Also featured are methods for diagnosing C4.4a-associated tumors using C4.4a antibodies disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 11002738
    Abstract: The present application discloses anti-GPNMB antibodies and methods of using the same. The antibodies are selected to bind to an epitope located in a C-terminal fragment of the protein and are selected for specificity in immunohistochemical assays. The antibodies are useful in, for example, immunohistochemical methods of detecting GPNMB-positive cells in tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yifei Zhu, Zhiming Liao, Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto
  • Patent number: 10948493
    Abstract: Antibodies, compositions, systems, and methods for detecting C4.4a, for example immunohistochemistry methods for detecting C4.4a using a C4.4a antibody. The antibody may be obtained by immunizing a host with a C4.4a protein such as a peptide downstream of the signal peptide. The antibodies may be adapted to detect the uPAR-like domain 1 and uPAR-like domain 2. Also featured are methods for diagnosing C4.4a-associated tumors using C4.4a antibodies disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210063403
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-human pro-epiregulin and anti-human amphiregulin antibodies and methods of using the same. Anti-EREG antibodies raised against amino acids 148-169 and 156-169 of the human EREG protein, and anti-AREG antibodies raised against amino acids 238-252 of the human AREG protein are disclosed. Methods of using these antibodies to detect EREG and AREG and kits and other products for performing such methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Andrea Muranyi, Kandavel Shanmugam, Shalini Singh, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 10852304
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-human pro-epiregulin and anti-human amphiregulin antibodies and methods of using the same. Anti-EREG antibodies raised against amino acids 148-169 and 156-169 of the human EREG protein, and anti-AREG antibodies raised against amino acids 238-252 of the human AREG protein are disclosed. Methods of using these antibodies to detect EREG and AREG and kits and other products for performing such methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Andrea Muranyi, Kandavel Shanmugam, Shalini Singh, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 10823734
    Abstract: The invention provides antibodies that bind specifically to human indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), nucleic acids encoding the same, and methods of using the same. The antibodies are capable of binding to a sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1 and specifically bind to human IDO1 in formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues. The antibodies are useful in a number of different analytical techniques, including immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunocytochemistry (ICC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 10775383
    Abstract: Provided herein are PD-L1 antibodies and methods for using the same for detecting human PD-L1 protein in biological samples. The PD-L1 antibodies and methods may be useful for diagnosing a medical condition associated with elevated PD-L1 levels (e.g., cancer) in subjects in need thereof and in evaluating the efficacy of a particular therapeutic regime in a subject diagnosed as having a PD-L1-related medical condition, among other uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 10613094
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for identifying positions of an antibody that can be modified without significantly reducing the binding activity of the antibody. In many embodiments, the method involves identifying a substitutable position in a parent antibody by comparing its amino acid sequence to the amino acid sequences of a number of related antibodies that each bind to the same antigen as the parent antibody. The amino acid at the substitutable position may be substituted for a different amino acid without significantly affecting the activity of the antibody. The subject methods may be employed to change the amino acid sequence of a CDR without significantly reducing the affinity of the antibody of the antibody, in humanization methods, or in other antibody engineering methods. The invention finds use in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and research applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: EPITOMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo Do Couto, Kristin Beth Hendricks, Stacey Ellen Wallace, Guo-Liang Yu
  • Publication number: 20200048353
    Abstract: Provided herein are B7-H3 antibodies, fragments of such antibodies, and compositions comprising the same. The antibodies, antibody fragments and compositions are useful in a number of analytical methods, including immunohistochemical and immunocytochemical detection and analysis of B7-H3. Also provided herein are isolated peptides and fusion proteins containing immunogenic determinants for said B7-H3 antibodies, animals immunized with the peptides and fusion proteins, isolated B cells obtained from the animals, and hybridomas made from the isolated B cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190376973
    Abstract: The invention provides antibodies that bind specifically to human indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), nucleic acids encoding the same, and methods of using the same. The antibodies are capable of binding to a sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1 and specifically bind to human IDO1 in formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues. The antibodies are useful in a number of different analytical techniques, including immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunocytochemistry (ICC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 10501544
    Abstract: Provided herein are B7-H3 antibodies, fragments of such antibodies, and compositions comprising the same. The antibodies, antibody fragments and compositions are useful in a number of analytical methods, including immunohistochemical and immunocytochemical detection and analysis of B7-H3. Also provided herein are isolated peptides, compositions, and fusion proteins containing immunogenic determinants for said B7-H3 antibodies, animals immunized with the peptides and fusion proteins, isolated B cells obtained from the animals, and hybridomas made from the isolated B cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Spring BioScience Corporation
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 10436785
    Abstract: The invention provides antibodies that bind specifically to human indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), and methods of using the same. The antibodies are capable of binding to a sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1 and specifically bind to human IDO1 in formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues. The antibodies are useful in a number of different analytical techniques, including immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunocytochemistry (ICC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Spring BioScience Corporation
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20180208655
    Abstract: The present application discloses anti-GPNMB antibodies and methods of using the same. The antibodies are selected to bind to an epitope located in a C-terminal fragment of the protein and are selected for specificity in immunohistochemical assays. The antibodies are useful in, for example, immunohistochemical methods of detecting GPNMB-positive cells in tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Yifei Zhu, Zhiming Liao, Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto
  • Publication number: 20180196055
    Abstract: Provided herein are PD-L1 antibodies and methods for using the same for detecting human PD-L1 protein in biological samples. The PD-L1 antibodies and methods may be useful for diagnosing a medical condition associated with elevated PD-L1 levels (e.g., cancer) in subjects in need thereof and in evaluating the efficacy of a particular therapeutic regime in a subject diagnosed as having a PD-L1-related medical condition, among other uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20180196057
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-human pro-epiregulin and anti-human amphiregulin antibodies and methods of using the same. Anti-EREG antibodies raised against amino acids 148-169 and 156-169 of the human EREG protein, and anti-AREG antibodies raised against amino acids 238-252 of the human AREG protein are disclosed. Methods of using these antibodies to detect EREG and AREG and kits and other products for performing such methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Andrea Muranyi, Kandavel Shanmugam, Shalini Singh, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 9885721
    Abstract: Provided herein are PD-L1 antibodies and methods for using the same for diagnosing a medical condition associated with elevated PD-L1 levels (e.g., cancer) in subjects in need thereof and antigen binding fragments thereof. The PD-L1 antibodies and antigen binding fragments are also useful in evaluating the efficacy of a particular therapeutic regime in a subject diagnosed as having a PD-L1-related medical condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Spring BioScience Corporation
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Yifei Zhu