Patents by Inventor Frank Comer

Frank Comer 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: 20250041435
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to binding molecules (e.g. antibodies) for the treatment of cancer, and related antibody-drug conjugates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Asurayya WORREDE, Frank COMER, Jeong Min HAN, Eric James MOORE, Sujiet PUTHENVEETIL, Vanessa MUNIZ-MEDINA, Dewald van DYK, Sao Fong CHEUNG, Melanie EHUDIN, Darlene MONLISH, Akbar Husain KHAN, Andreas Lothar Severino MADERNA, Maximillian Taro William LEE, Nicole Danielle BARTOLO
  • Publication number: 20210301037
    Abstract: A compound comprising one or more polysaccharide moieties each independently represented by the formula ?(1?4)-[GlcNH—R]n-2,5-anhydromannose, wherein n is a positive integer from 3 to 500, and R is H or an acyl group, is described. The compound can be manufactured by (a) reacting chitosan with an acylating agent sufficient to partially N-acylate the chitosan, yielding a modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer; and (b) reacting the modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer with a deaminating agent to cleave the mixed polymer at the unacylated chitosan moieties. The compound can be used to immunize against fungal infection. Antibodies specific to the compound, and the use of such antibodies to protect against fungal infection are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Francis MICHON, Samuel J. WOHLSTADTER, Frank COMER, Kuishu REN
  • Patent number: 10988552
    Abstract: A compound comprising one or more polysaccharide moieties each independently represented by the formula ?(1?4)-[GlcNH—R]n-2,5-anhydromannose, wherein n is a positive integer from 3 to 500, and R is H or an acyl group, is described. The compound can be manufactured by (a) reacting chitosan with an acylating agent sufficient to partially N-acylate the chitosan, yielding a modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer; and (b) reacting the modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer with a deaminating agent to cleave the mixed polymer at the unacylated chitosan moieties. The compound can be used to immunize against fungal infection. Antibodies specific to the compound, and the use of such antibodies to protect against fungal infection are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Wellstat Vaccines, LLC
    Inventors: Francis Michon, Samuel J. Wohlstadter, Frank Comer, Kuishu Ren
  • Publication number: 20200339707
    Abstract: A compound comprising one or more polysaccharide moieties each independently represented by the formula ?(1?4)-[GlcNH—R]n-2,5-anhydromannose, wherein n is a positive integer from 3 to 500, and R is H or an acyl group, is described. The compound can be manufactured by (a) reacting chitosan with an acylating agent sufficient to partially N-acylate the chitosan, yielding a modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer; and (b) reacting the modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer with a deaminating agent to cleave the mixed polymer at the unacylated chitosan moieties. The compound can be used to immunize against fungal infection. Antibodies specific to the compound, and the use of such antibodies to protect against fungal infection are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Francis MICHON, Samuel J. WOHLSTADTER, Frank COMER, Kuishu REN
  • Patent number: 10752704
    Abstract: A compound comprising one or more polysaccharide moieties each independently represented by the formula ?(1?4)-[GlcNH—R]n-2,5-anhydromannose, wherein n is a positive integer from 3 to 500, and R is H or an acyl group, is described. The compound can be manufactured by (a) reacting chitosan with an acylating agent sufficient to partially N-acylate the chitosan, yielding a modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer; and (b) reacting the modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer with a deaminating agent to cleave the mixed polymer at the unacylated chitosan moieties. The compound can be used to immunize against fungal infection. Antibodies specific to the compound, and the use of such antibodies to protect against fungal infection are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Wellstat Vaccines, LLC
    Inventors: Francis Michon, Samuel J. Wohlstadter, Frank Comer, Kuishu Ren
  • Publication number: 20200062866
    Abstract: A compound comprising one or more polysaccharide moieties each independently represented by the formula ?(1?4)-[GlcNH—R]n-2,5-anhydromannose, wherein n is a positive integer from 3 to 500, and R is H or an acyl group, is described. The compound can be manufactured by (a) reacting chitosan with an acylating agent sufficient to partially N-acylate the chitosan, yielding a modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer; and (b) reacting the modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer with a deaminating agent to cleave the mixed polymer at the unacylated chitosan moieties. The compound can be used to immunize against fungal infection. Antibodies specific to the compound, and the use of such antibodies to protect against fungal infection are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Francis MICHON, Samuel J. WOHLSTADTER, Frank COMER, Kuishu REN
  • Patent number: 10519253
    Abstract: A compound comprising one or more polysaccharide moieties each independently represented by the formula ?(1?4)-[GlcNH-R]n-2,5-anhydromannose, wherein n is a positive integer from 3 to 500, and R is H or an acyl group, is described. The compound can be manufactured by (a) reacting chitosan with an acylating agent sufficient to partially N-acylate the chitosan, yielding a modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer; and (b) reacting the modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer with a deaminating agent to cleave the mixed polymer at the unacylated chitosan moieties. The compound can be used to immunize against fungal infection. Antibodies specific to the compound, and the use of such antibodies to protect against fungal infection are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Wellstat Vaccines, LLC
    Inventors: Francis Michon, Samuel J. Wohlstadter, Frank Comer, Kuishu Ren
  • Publication number: 20190169315
    Abstract: A compound comprising one or more polysaccharide moieties each independently represented by the formula ?(1?4)-[GlcNH-R]n-2,5-anhydromannose, wherein n is a positive integer from 3 to 500, and R is H or an acyl group, is described. The compound can be manufactured by (a) reacting chitosan with an acylating agent sufficient to partially N-acylate the chitosan, yielding a modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer; and (b) reacting the modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer with a deaminating agent to cleave the mixed polymer at the unacylated chitosan moieties. The compound can be used to immunize against fungal infection. Antibodies specific to the compound, and the use of such antibodies to protect against fungal infection are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Francis MICHON, Samuel J. WOHLSTADTER, Frank COMER, Kuishu REN
  • Patent number: 10259888
    Abstract: A compound comprising one or more polysaccharide moieties each independently represented by the formula ?(1?4)-[GlcNH—R]n-2,5-anhydromannose, wherein n is a positive integer from 3 to 500, and R is H or an acyl group, is described. The compound can be manufactured by (a) reacting chitosan with an acylating agent sufficient to partially N-acylate the chitosan, yielding a modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer; and (b) reacting the modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer with a deaminating agent to cleave the mixed polymer at the unacylated chitosan moieties. The compound can be used to immunize against fungal infection. Antibodies specific to the compound, and the use of such antibodies to protect against fungal infection are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Wellstat Vaccines, LLC
    Inventors: Francis Michon, Samuel J. Wohlstadter, Frank Comer, Kuishu Ren
  • Publication number: 20180251573
    Abstract: A compound comprising one or more polysaccharide moieties each independently represented by the formula ?(1?4)-[GlcNH-R]n-2,5-anhydromannose, wherein n is a positive integer from 3 to 500, and R is H or an acyl group, is described. The compound can be manufactured by (a) reacting chitosan with an acylating agent sufficient to partially N-acylate the chitosan, yielding a modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer; and (b) reacting the modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer with a deaminating agent to cleave the mixed polymer at the unacylated chitosan moieties. The compound can be used to immunize against fungal infection. Antibodies specific to the compound, and the use of such antibodies to protect against fungal infection are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Francis MICHON, Samuel J. WOHLSTADTER, Frank COMER, Kuishu REN
  • Publication number: 20160017062
    Abstract: A compound comprising one or more polysaccharide moieties each independently represented by the formula ?(1?4)-[GlcNH—R]n-2,5-anhydromannose, wherein n is a positive integer from 3 to 500, and R is H or an acyl group, is described. The compound can be manufactured by (a) reacting chitosan with an acylating agent sufficient to partially N-acylate the chitosan, yielding a modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer; and (b) reacting the modified chitin/chitosan mixed polymer with a deaminating agent to cleave the mixed polymer at the unacylated chitosan moieties. The compound can be used to immunize against fungal infection. Antibodies specific to the compound, and the use of such antibodies to protect against fungal infection are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Wellstat Vaccines, LLC
    Inventors: Francis Michon, Frank Comer, Kuishu Ren
  • Patent number: D425197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Syncor International Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Comer, Monty Mong Chen Fu, Richard Lewis Green, Bing Bing Zhu