Patents by Inventor Ghassan N. Fayad

Ghassan N. Fayad 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: 20250051434
    Abstract: Monovalent IL-12 heterodimeric Fc proteins that display attenuated potency at the IL-12 receptor compared to wild-type IL-12 and have an extended half-life compared to wild-type IL-12 are described. The monovalent heterodimeric IL-12 heterodimeric Fc proteins comprise a heterodimer comprising an IL-12p35 subunit first Fc domain fusion protein and an IL-p40 subunit second Fc domain fusion protein IL-12 and Fc domains wherein the first and second Fc domains comprise modifications that facilitate heterodimerization of the first Fc domain to the second Fc domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Mehabaw Getahun Derebe, Ghassan N. Fayad, Veronica M. Juan, Mike Lee, Ji Hea Park, Piyali Saha, Fan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240309061
    Abstract: Provided herein are IL-2 muteins that bind to the IL-2 receptor ? subunit but do not have measurable binding to the IL-2 receptor a subunit. Also provided are compositions, kits, methods, and uses involving such IL-2 muteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Juan C. Alvarez, Alan C. Cheng, Ghassan N. Fayad, Brian E. Hall, Veronica M. Juan, Peter S. Kim, Sheila H. Ranganath, Venkataraman Sriraman, Gary C. Starling, Nicole C. Walsh
  • Patent number: 7871055
    Abstract: A lightweight concrete formwork panel has a wooden rectangular frame with perimeter members and inner ribs that define openings in the frame. A lightweight core material substantially fills the openings in the wooden frame. An outer skin substantially covers the frame. The outer skin has a layer of transversely oriented fibrous material and a layer of longitudinally oriented fibrous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: University Of Maine System Board Of Trustees
    Inventors: Habib J. Dagher, Ghassan N. Fayad, Jonathon E. Kenerson, Matthew S. Giffen