Patents by Inventor Fred Van Leuven

Fred Van Leuven 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).

  • Patent number: 10100104
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to antibodies, which specifically recognize and bind to phosphorylated pathological protein tau-conformers and to methods and compositions involving said antibodies for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignees: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, AC IMMUNE S.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Fred Van Leuven, Maria Pihlgren, Oskar Adolfsson
  • Patent number: 10066010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to antibodies, which specifically recognize and bind to phosphorylated pathological protein tau-conformers and to methods and compositions involving said antibodies for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignees: AC IMMUNE S.A., KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Maria Pihlgren, Oskar Adolfsson, Fred Van Leuven
  • Patent number: 9657091
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to humanized antibodies, which specifically recognize and bind to phosphorylated pathological protein tau-conformers to methods and compositions involving said antibodies for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: AC Immune S.A., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Maria Pihlgren, Oskar Adolfsson, Fred Van Leuven
  • Publication number: 20170137502
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to antibodies, which specifically recognize and bind to phosphorylated pathological protein tau-conformers and to methods and compositions involving said antibodies for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicants: AC IMMUNE S.A., KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Maria Pihlgren, Oskar Adolfsson, Fred Van Leuven
  • Patent number: 9540434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles, in particular, the invention relates to antibodies, which specifically recognize and bind to phosphorylated pathological protein tau-conformers and to methods and compositions involving said antibodies for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: AC IMMUNE S.A., KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Maria Pihlgren, Oskar Adolfsson, Fred Van Leuven
  • Publication number: 20160304590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to antibodies, which specifically recognize and bind to phosphorylated pathological protein tau-conformers and to methods and compositions involving said antibodies for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Fred Van Leuven, Maria Pihlgren, Oskar Adolfsson
  • Patent number: 9447179
    Abstract: This invention concerns affinity tools for oligomeric forms of tau protein. It relates to the field of neurodegeneration, more particularly to the field of tau-related diseases and tauopathy. The invention provides novel tau antibodies and antibody fragments, nucleic acids encoding such antibodies and antibody fragments, cell lines producing such antibodies and antibody fragments, antibody compositions, and kits for the detection of aggregated tau and for the diagnosis of diseases involving aggregated tau. The invention further provides methods for the detection of aggregated tau, for the diagnosis of diseases involving aggregated tau, and for the identification of compositions interfering with the formation and/or stability of tau aggregates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignees: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, KU RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, FUJIREBIO EUROPE N.V.
    Inventors: Joris Winderickx, Eugeen Vanmechelen, Fred Van Leuven
  • Patent number: 9304138
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to antibodies, which specifically recognize and bind to phosphorylated pathological protein tau-conformers and to methods and compositions involving said antibodies for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, AC IMMUNE S.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Fred Van Leuven, Maria Pihlgren, Oskar Adolfsson
  • Publication number: 20150259406
    Abstract: The present invention is related to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antigenic peptide, particularly an antigenic phopho-peptide mimicking a major pathological phosphor-epitope of protein tau, for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Maria Pihlgren, Fred Van Leuven
  • Publication number: 20150175682
    Abstract: The present invention provides, methods end composites for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the Invention relates to humanized antibodies, which specifically recognize and bind to phosphorylated pathological protein tau-conformers to methods and compositions involving antibodies for the therapeutic and diagnostic use In the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Maria Pihlgren, Oskar Adolfsson, Fred Van Leuven, Gai Ayalon, Danielle Marie Di Cara, Isidro Hotzel
  • Publication number: 20140294731
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles, in particular, the invention relates to antibodies, which specifically recognize and bind to phosphorylated pathological protein tau-conformers and to methods and compositions involving said antibodies for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Maria Pihlgren, Oskar Adolfsson, Fred Van Leuven
  • Publication number: 20140255412
    Abstract: The present invention is related to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antigenic peptide, particularly an antigenic phopho-peptide mimicking a major pathological phosphor-epitope of protein tau, for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Maria Pihlgren, Fred Van Leuven
  • Publication number: 20140161875
    Abstract: This invention concerns affinity tools for oligomeric forms of tau protein. It relates to the field of neurodegeneration, more particularly to the field of tau-related diseases and tauopathy. The invention provides novel tau antibodies and antibody fragments, nucleic acids encoding such antibodies and antibody fragments, cell lines producing such antibodies and antibody fragments, antibody compositions, and kits for the detection of aggregated tau and for the diagnosis of diseases involving aggregated tau. The invention further provides methods for the detection of aggregated tau, for the diagnosis of diseases involving aggregated tau, and for the identification of compositions interfering with the formation and/or stability of tau aggregates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Joris Winderickx, Eugeen Vanmachelen, Fred Van Leuven
  • Patent number: 8647631
    Abstract: The present invention is related to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to pharmaceutical composition comprising an antigenic peptide, particularly an antigenic phospho-peptide mimicking a major pathological phospho-epitope of protein tau, for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignees: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, AC Immune S.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Fred Van Leuven, Maria Pihlgren
  • Publication number: 20120276009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to antibodies, which specifically recognize and bind to phosphorylated pathological protein tau-conformers and to methods and compositions involving said antibodies for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicants: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, AC IMMUNE S.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Fred Van Leuven, Maria Pihlgren, Oskar Adolfsson
  • Publication number: 20120183599
    Abstract: The present invention is related to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to pharmaceutical composition comprising an antigenic peptide, particularly an antigenic phospho-peptide mimicking a major pathological phospho-epitope of protein tau, for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: AC IMMUNE S.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Pfeifer, Andreas Muhs, Fred Van Leuven, Maria Pihlgren
  • Publication number: 20080107601
    Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-A-beta polypeptides comprising at least one Nanobody, or a functional fragment thereof, directed against A-beta, for the treatment of diseases or disorders mediated by A-beta or dysfunction thereof, or mediated by amyloid plaque formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Ablynx N.V.
    Inventors: Marc Lauwereys, Fred Van Leuven, Ingrid Van Der Auwera, Stefaan Wera, Pascal Merchiers