Patents by Inventor Hubert Metzner

Hubert Metzner 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: 11814421
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a polypeptide comprising a truncated von Willebrand Factor (VWF) and a half-life extending moiety, for use in the treatment of a blood coagulation disorder, said treatment comprising administering the polypeptide to a subject having a blood coagulation disorder and having endogenous Factor VIII (FVIII), wherein the activity level of endogenous FVIII in said subject before treatment with said polypeptide is reduced relative to the activity level of FVIII in normal human plasma (NHP) provided that the activity level of endogenous FVIII in said subject is at least 0.5% of the activity level of endogenous FVIII in normal human plasma (NHP), wherein the polypeptide is capable of binding to endogenous FVIII and wherein the endogenous FVIII level is increased following administration of said polypeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CSL BEHRING LENGNAU AG
    Inventors: Stefan Schulte, Thomas Weimer, Sabine Pestel, Hubert Metzner, Steve Dower
  • Patent number: 11554156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations comprising the C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH), exhibiting a higher stability for prolonged storage and a reduced formation of aggregates of said esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) upon storage for ameliorated use in treating or preventing disorders related to kinin formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CSL BEHRING GMBH
    Inventors: Hubert Metzner, Ernst-Juergen Kanzy
  • Publication number: 20220389082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a polypeptide comprising a truncated von Willebrand Factor (VWF) for increasing the in vitro stability of coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) in a composition comprising said FVIII and said polypeptide, wherein the molar ratio of the polypeptide to the FVIII in the composition is greater than 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: CSL BEHRING LENGNAU AG
    Inventors: Hubert METZNER, Uwe LIEBING
  • Patent number: 11510968
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for increasing the stability of a Factor VIII molecule after purification, lyophilization and reconstitution, comprising preventing proteolytic cleavage of the Factor VIII molecule into a first fragment comprising essentially the A1 domain and the A2 domain and a second fragment comprising essentially the A3 domain, the C1 domain and the C2 domain throughout manufacturing the Factor VIII molecule. The disclosure further pertains to a method for improving the bioavailability of Factor VIII after intravenous and non-intravenous injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CSL LIMITED
    Inventors: Carsten Horn, Sabine Zollner, Hubert Metzner, Stefan Schulte
  • Patent number: 11479578
    Abstract: A process for purifying a recombinant protein comprising the steps of: i) providing a solution comprising the recombinant protein; ii) adding an alkyl glycoside to the solution; and iii) purifying the recombinant protein. The addition of the alkyl glycoside provides improved clearance of process-related impurities. The purified recombinant protein of the invention has low levels of host cell DNA, host cell protein and viral contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: CSL Behring Lengnau AG
    Inventors: Tobias Brandt, Hubert Metzner, Carsten Horn, Thomas Nowak
  • Publication number: 20210308229
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for increasing the stability of a Factor VIII molecule after purification, lyophilization and reconstitution, comprising preventing proteolytic cleavage of the Factor VIII molecule into a first fragment comprising essentially the A1 domain and the A2 domain and a second fragment comprising essentially the A3 domain, the C1 domain and the C2 domain throughout manufacturing the Factor VIII molecule. The disclosure further pertains to a method for improving the bioavailability of Factor VIII after intravenous and non-intravenous injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Carsten HORN, Sabine ZOLLNER, Hubert METZNER, Stefan SCHULTE
  • Patent number: 10881717
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for increasing the stability of a Factor VIII molecule after purification, lyophilization and reconstitution, comprising preventing proteolytic cleavage of the Factor VIII molecule into a first fragment comprising essentially the A1 domain and the A2 domain and a second fragment comprising essentially the A3 domain, the C1 domain and the C2 domain throughout manufacturing the Factor VIII molecule. The disclosure further pertains to a method for improving the bioavailability of Factor VIII after intravenous and non-intravenous injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: CSL Limited
    Inventors: Carsten Horn, Sabine Zollner, Hubert Metzner, Stefan Schulte
  • Publication number: 20200390845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations comprising the C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH), exhibiting a higher stability for prolonged storage and a reduced formation of aggregates of said esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) upon storage for ameliorated use in treating or preventing disorders related to kinin formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Hubert METZNER, Ernst-Juergen KANZY
  • Publication number: 20200317727
    Abstract: A process for purifying a recombinant protein comprising the steps of: i) providing a solution comprising the recombinant protein; ii) adding an alkyl glycoside to the solution; and iii) purifying the recombinant protein. The addition of the alkyl glycoside provides improved clearance of process-related impurities. The purified recombinant protein of the invention has low levels of host cell DNA, host cell protein and viral contamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias BRANDT, Hubert METZNER, Carsten HORN, Thomas NOWAK
  • Publication number: 20200268854
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for increasing the stability of a Factor VIII molecule after purification, lyophilization and reconstitution, comprising preventing proteolytic cleavage of the Factor VIII molecule into a first fragment comprising essentially the A1 domain and the A2 domain and a second fragment comprising essentially the A3 domain, the C1 domain and the C2 domain throughout manufacturing the Factor VIII molecule. The disclosure further pertains to a method for improving the bioavailability of Factor VIII after intravenous and non-intravenous injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Carsten HORN, Sabine ZOLLNER, Hubert METZNER, Stefan SCHULTE
  • Patent number: 10688157
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a truncated von Willebrand Factor (VWF) for use in the treatment of a blood coagulation disorder, wherein the polypeptide carries a half-life extending moiety and is administered in molar excess over Factor VIII and/or endogenous VWF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: CSL BEHRING LENGNAU AG
    Inventors: Stefan Schulte, Hubert Metzner, Sabine Pestel, Thomas Weimer
  • Publication number: 20200095567
    Abstract: The invention relates to therapeutic fusion proteins in which a coagulation factor is fused to a half-life enhancing polypeptide, and in which both are connected by a linker peptide that is proteolytically cleavable. The cleavage of such linkers liberates the coagulation factor from activity-compromising steric hindrance caused by the half-life enhancing polypeptide and thereby allows the generation of fusion proteins may show relatively high molar specific activity when tested in coagulation-related assays. Furthermore, the fact that the linker is cleavable can enhance the rates of inactivation and/or elimination after proteolytic cleavage of the peptide linker compared to the rates measured for corresponding therapeutic fusion proteins linked by the non-cleavable linker having the amino acid sequence GGGGGGV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Hubert METZNER, Thomas WEIMER, Stefan SCHULTE
  • Patent number: 10537616
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for increasing the stability of a Factor VIII molecule after purification, lyophilization and reconstitution, comprising preventing proteolytic cleavage of the Factor VIII molecule into a first fragment comprising essentially the A1 domain and the A2 domain and a second fragment comprising essentially the A3 domain, the C1 domain and the C2 domain throughout manufacturing the Factor VIII molecule. The disclosure further pertains to a method for improving the bioavailability of Factor VIII after intravenous and non-intravenous injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: CSL Limited
    Inventors: Carsten Horn, Sabine Zollner, Hubert Metzner, Stefan Schulte
  • Publication number: 20190263890
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a polypeptide comprising a truncated von Willebrand Factor (VWF) and a half-life extending moiety, for use in the treatment of a blood coagulation disorder, said treatment comprising administering the polypeptide to a subject having a blood coagulation disorder and having endogenous Factor VIII (FVIII), wherein the activity level of endogenous FVIII in said subject before treatment with said polypeptide is reduced relative to the activity level of FVIII in normal human plasma (NHP) provided that the activity level of endogenous FVIII in said subject is at least 0.5% of the activity level of endogenous FVIII in normal human plasma (NHP), wherein the polypeptide is capable of binding to endogenous FVIII and wherein the endogenous FVIII level is increased following administration of said polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan SCHULTE, Thomas WEIMER, Sabine PESTEL, Hubert METZNER, Steve DOWER
  • Publication number: 20190175683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations comprising the C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH), exhibiting a higher stability for prolonged storage and a reduced formation of aggregates of said esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) upon storage for ameliorated use in treating or preventing disorders related to kinin formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Hubert Metzner, Ernst-Juergen Kanzy
  • Patent number: 10238718
    Abstract: The invention relates to factor VIII compositions and their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: CSL LIMITED
    Inventors: Uwe Liebing, Hubert Metzner, Christina Bodenbender
  • Publication number: 20190038722
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for increasing the stability of a Factor VIII molecule after purification, lyophilization and reconstitution, comprising preventing proteolytic cleavage of the Factor VIII molecule into a first fragment comprising essentially the A1 domain and the A2 domain and a second fragment comprising essentially the A3 domain, the C1 domain and the C2 domain throughout manufacturing the Factor VIII molecule. The disclosure further pertains to a method for improving the bioavailability of Factor VIII after intravenous and non-intravenous injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Carsten HORN, Sabine ZOLLNER, Hubert METZNER, Stefan SCHULTE
  • Publication number: 20180161402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a truncated von Willebrand Factor (VWF) for use in the treatment of a blood coagulation disorder, wherein the polypeptide carries a half-life extending moiety and is administered in molar excess over Factor VIII and/or endogenous VWF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan SCHULTE, Hubert METZNER, Sabine PESTEL, Thomas WEIMER
  • Publication number: 20180119128
    Abstract: The invention relates to therapeutic fusion proteins in which a coagulation factor is fused to a half-life enhancing polypeptide, and in which both are connected by a linker peptide that is proteolytically cleavable. The cleavage of such linkers liberates the coagulation factor from activity-compromising steric hindrance caused by the half-life enhancing polypeptide and thereby allows the generation of fusion proteins may show relatively high molar specific activity when tested in coagulation-related assays. Furthermore, the fact that the linker is cleavable can enhance the rates of inactivation and/or elimination after proteolytic cleavage of the peptide linker compared to the rates measured for corresponding therapeutic fusion proteins linked by the non-cleavable linker having the amino acid sequence GGGGGGV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: CSL Behring GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert METZNER, Thomas WEIMER, Stefan SCHULTE
  • Patent number: 9956269
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for increasing the stability of a Factor VIII molecule after purification, lyophilization and reconstitution, comprising preventing proteolytic cleavage of the Factor VIII molecule into a first fragment comprising essentially the A1 domain and the A2 domain and a second fragment comprising essentially the A3 domain, the C1 domain and the C2 domain throughout manufacturing the Factor VIII molecule. The disclosure further pertains to a method for improving the bioavailability of Factor VIII after intravenous and non-intravenous injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: CSL Limited
    Inventors: Carsten Horn, Sabine Zollner, Hubert Metzner, Stefan Schulte