Patents by Inventor Francis Joseph Carr

Francis Joseph Carr 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: 20190144562
    Abstract: An antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof which binds to PSMA and comprises a heavy chain variable domain comprising the sequence given in SEQ ID NO:33, wherein SEQ ID NO:33 is: EVQLVQSGX9E X11KKPGASVKV SCKX24SGYTFT EYTIHWVX38QA X41 GKGLEWIGN INPNX55GGTTY NOKFEDRX68TX70 TVDKSTSTAY MELSSLRSED TAVYYCAAGW NFDYWGOGTT VTVSS wherein: X9 is A or P X11 is V or L X24 is A or T X38 is R or K X41 is P or H X55 is N or Q X68 is V or A; and X70 is I or L whereby the heavy chain variable domain comprises up to 3 amino acid sequence modification(s) between positions 1-30, 36-49, 67-98 and 105-115 of SEQ ID NO: 33. The invention also provides compounds that include the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, such as conjugates, and their use in the treatment or diagnosis of diseases, in particular cancers, particularly prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy David Jones, Robert George Edward Holgate, Francis Joseph Carr
  • Patent number: 10259871
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies specific for an epitope present on CD22. The antibodies are useful in various treatment, diagnostic, and monitoring applications, which are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Redwood Bioscience, Inc.
    Inventors: David Rabuka, Robert George Edward Holgate, Francis Joseph Carr
  • Publication number: 20190106510
    Abstract: Provided herein, in one aspect, are antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a human KIT antigen comprising the fourth and/or fifth extracellular Ig-like domains (that is, D4 and/or D5 domains), polynucleotides comprising nucleotide sequences encoding such antibodies, and expression vectors and host cells for producing such antibodies. The antibodies can inhibit KIT activity, such as ligand-induced receptor phosphorylation. Also provided herein are kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising antibodies that specifically bind to a KIT antigen, as well as methods of treating or managing a KIT-associated disorder or disease and methods of diagnosing a KIT-associated disorder or disease using the antibodies described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yaron Hadari, Elizabeth M Mandel-Bausch, Francis Joseph Carr, Timothy David Jones, Laura Clare Alexandra Perry
  • Patent number: 10202457
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel compositions comprising anti-DEspR antibodies and fragments thereof derived from 6G8G7 and 7C5B2 anti-DEspR variant antibodies, including fully human, composite engineered human, humanized, monoclonal, and polyclonal anti-DEspR antibodies and fragments thereof, and methods of their use in a variety of therapeutic applications. The compositions comprising the anti-DEspR antibodies and fragments thereof described herein are useful in diagnostic and imaging methods, such as DEspR-targeted molecular imaging of angiogenesis, and for companion diagnostic and/or in vivo non-invasive imaging and/or assessments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nelson Ruiz-Opazo, Victoria L. M. Herrera, Francis Joseph Carr
  • Patent number: 10184007
    Abstract: Provided herein, in one aspect, are antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a human KIT antigen comprising the fourth and/or fifth extracellular Ig-like domains (that is, D4 and/or D5 domains), polynucleotides comprising nucleotide sequences encoding such antibodies, and expression vectors and host cells for producing such antibodies. The antibodies can inhibit KIT activity, such as ligand-induced receptor phosphorylation. Also provided herein are kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising antibodies that specifically bind to a KIT antigen, as well as methods of treating or managing a KIT-associated disorder or disease and methods of diagnosing a KIT-associated disorder or disease using the antibodies described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yaron Hadari, Elizabeth M Mandel-Bausch, Francis Joseph Carr, Timothy David Jones, Laura Clare Alexandra Perry
  • Publication number: 20180251534
    Abstract: The invention relates to polypeptides that comprise a portion of filamentous bacteriophage gene 3 protein (g3p) sufficient to bind to and/or disaggregate amyloid, e.g., the N1-N2 portion of g3p and mutants and fragments thereof, wherein that g3p amino acid sequence has been modified through amino acid substitution to be substantially less immunogenic than the corresponding wild-type g3p amino acid sequence when used in vivo. The polypeptides of the invention retain their ability bind to and/or disaggregate amyloid. The invention relates furthermore to the use of these variant g3p-polypeptides in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases associated with misfolding or aggregation of amyloid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Richard A. Fisher, Robert George Edward Holgate, Francis Joseph Carr, Timothy David Jones
  • Publication number: 20180244778
    Abstract: Humanized monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) or fragments thereof, to human Cluster of Differentiation 3 (CD3), which confer improved immune stimulation and stability, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising said mAbs and methods of treatment and optionally also prevention of diseases and disorders, such as autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases, and transplant rejection, that are susceptible to amelioration by binding to CD3, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Ronald Ellis, Michael Tal, Sarit Samira, Nurit Rachamim, Timothy David Jones, Francis Joseph Carr, Shahar Dotan
  • Patent number: 10040854
    Abstract: The invention provides an antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds to human endothelial vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), wherein the antibody or fragment thereof binds to the extracellular domain of VCAM-1, and wherein the antibody or fragment thereof binds to VCAM-1 when expressed on endothelial cells, wherein the antibody or fragment thereof is a human or humanized antibody, or fragment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel Clive Anthony, Sandra Jane Campbell, Francis Joseph Carr, Robin Patrick Choudhury, Benjamin Guy Davis, Timothy David Jones, Nicola Ruth Sibson
  • Publication number: 20180214564
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for immunotherapy, which include shelf-stable pharmaceutical compositions for inducing antigen-specific T cells. Such compositions are employed as components of an artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC), to provide a patient with complexes for presentation of an antigen (e.g., a tumor antigen) and/or a T cell co-stimulatory molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce McCreedy, Timothy David Jones, Francis Joseph Carr
  • Patent number: 10035859
    Abstract: Humanized antibodies and antibody fragments thereof that bind to ?v?6 are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of using these antibodies and antibody fragments to treat or prevent ?v?6-mediated diseases such as fibrosis and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Shelia M. Violette, Paul H. Weinreb, Timothy David Jones, Francis Joseph Carr, Anja Sibylle Tessarz
  • Patent number: 10035860
    Abstract: Humanized antibodies and antibody fragments thereof that bind to ?v?6 are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of using these antibodies and antibody fragments to diagnose, treat, and/or prevent ?v?6-mediated diseases such as acute tissue injury, fibrosis, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.
    Inventors: Shelia M. Violette, Paul H. Weinreb, Timothy David Jones, Francis Joseph Carr, Anja Sibylle Tessarz
  • Patent number: 10000567
    Abstract: Humanized monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) or fragments thereof, to human Cluster of Differentiation 3 (CD3), which confer improved immune stimulation and stability, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising said mAbs and methods of treatment and optionally also prevention of diseases and disorders, such as autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases, and transplant rejection, that are susceptible to amelioration by binding to CD3, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Therapix Biosciences Ltd.
    Inventors: Ronald Ellis, Michael Tal, Sarit Samira, Nurit Rachamim, Timothy David Jones, Francis Joseph Carr, Shahar Dotan
  • Patent number: 9988444
    Abstract: The invention relates to polypeptides that comprise a portion of filamentous bacteriophage gene 3 protein (g3p) sufficient to bind to and/or disaggregate amyloid, e.g., the N1-N2 portion of g3p and mutants and fragments thereof, wherein that g3p amino acid sequence has been modified through amino acid substitution to be substantially less immunogenic than the corresponding wild-type g3p amino acid sequence when used in vivo. The polypeptides of the invention retain their ability bind to and/or disaggregate amyloid. The invention relates furthermore to the use of these variant g3p-polypeptides in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases associated with misfolding or aggregation of amyloid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: PROCLARA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Richard A. Fisher, Robert George Edward Holgate, Francis Joseph Carr, Timothy David Jones
  • Patent number: 9976131
    Abstract: The present application relates to modified T cell epitopes derived from fungal ribotoxins, including ?-sarcin, clavin, gigantin, mitogillin, and restrictocin, as well as modified ribotoxin molecules comprising one or more of the modified epitopes. The modified ribotoxin molecules inhibit protein synthesis, like the wild type ribotoxins, but exhibit reduced immunogenicity as compared to the corresponding wild type ribotoxin. Another aspect relates to a fusion protein which comprises a modified ribotoxin fused or conjugated or otherwise linked to a targeting molecule that is effective for binding a target of interest. Another aspect relates to the use of the modified ribotoxin or fusion protein for treating or managing a disease or condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt R. Gehlsen, Timothy David Jones, Francis Joseph Carr, Arron Hearn
  • Patent number: 9932402
    Abstract: Methods of treatment to suppress an immune response are provided. The method comprises administering to a subject in need of treatment a naked blocking antibody that binds selectively iNKT cells in an amount effective to suppress the subject's iNKT cell function. Compositions comprising, an isolated, humanized antibody that binds selectively iNKT cells are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: NKT Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Alemseged Truneh, Francis Joseph Carr, Timothy David Jones, James P. Gregson
  • Publication number: 20180057595
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, methods and uses involving antibodies that specifically bind to MET, a receptor tyrosine kinase, and modulate the expression and/or activity of MET. Also provided are uses and methods for managing, treating, or preventing disorders, such as cancer. In one aspect, provided herein is a monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds to the Sema/PSI domain of human MET. Also provided herein is a kit comprising an antibody or antigen-binding fragment provided herein. Also provided herein is a method of managing, protecting against, or treating cancer in a subject, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Yang, Sreekala Mandiyan, Brett Robinson, Lida Kimmel, Yaron Hadari, Timothy David Jones, Francis Joseph Carr, Robert George Edward Holgate, Richard Weldon
  • Patent number: 9879076
    Abstract: Novel antibodies, methods and compositions for treatment of a disease which is susceptible to amelioration by the blocking of APP cleavage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: RAMOT AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
    Inventors: Sarit Samira, Nurit Rachamim, Michael Tal, Ronald Ellis, Idan Rakover, Rom E. Eliaz, Beka Solomon, Timothy David Jones, Francis Joseph Carr, Polina Rabinovich-Toidman, Meital Sooliman
  • Publication number: 20170275600
    Abstract: Pseudomonas exotoxin A or “PE” is a 66 kD, highly potent, cytotoxic protein secreted by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Various forms of PE have been coupled to other proteins, such as antibodies, to generate therapeutically useful cytotoxin conjugates that selectively target cells of a desired phenotype (such as tumor cells). In the present invention, peptides spanning the sequence of an approximately 38 kD form of Pseudomonas exotoxin A protein were analyzed for the presence of immunogenic CD4+ T cell epitopes. Six immunogenic T cell epitopes were identified. Residues were identified within each epitope for introduction of targeted amino acid substitutions to reduce or prevent immunogenic T-cell responses in PE molecules which may be administered to a heterologous host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Intrexon Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy David Jones, Francis Joseph Carr
  • Patent number: 9714290
    Abstract: The invention provides an anti-CTLA4 antibody which inhibits the binding of CTLA4 to human B7, in particular, it inhibits binding of CTLA4 to human B7.1 and/or human B7.2. Specific antibodies are provided with specific variable region sequences as well as compositions comprising such antibodies for use in treating disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: ANTITOPE LIMITED
    Inventors: Timothy David Jones, Robert George Edward Holgate, Francis Joseph Carr
  • Publication number: 20170204387
    Abstract: The present application relates to modified T cell epitopes derived from fungal ribotoxins, including ?-sarcin, clavin, gigantin, mitogillin, and restrictocin, as well as modified ribotoxin molecules comprising one or more of the modified epitopes. The modified ribotoxin molecules inhibit protein synthesis, like the wild type ribotoxins, but exhibit reduced immunogenicity as compared to the corresponding wild type ribotoxin. Another aspect relates to a fusion protein which comprises a modified ribotoxin fused or conjugated or otherwise linked to a targeting molecule that is effective for binding a target of interest. Another aspect relates to the use of the modified ribotoxin or fusion protein for treating or managing a disease or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Kurt R. Gehlsen, Timothy David Jones, Francis Joseph Carr, Arron Hearn