Patents by Inventor Hunter Chen

Hunter Chen 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: 12480955
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods of analyzing a post-translationally modified protein of interest using electrophoresis, the methods comprising deglycosylating the protein of interest after labeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yiming Zhao, Hunter Chen, Shao-Chun Wang, Timothy Riehlman, Gabriel Carreau, Ying Wang
  • Publication number: 20250295590
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating protein-encapsulating microgels using hydrocarbon-in-fluorocarbon emulsions can include: (a) combining at least one crosslinkable polymer, at least one crosslinking modulator, and a powder including at least one protein with a hydrocarbon solvent to form a dispersed phase suspension; (b) adding said dispersed phase suspension to a continuous phase solution, wherein said solution includes a fluorocarbon liquid and a fluorosurfactant, to form a combined dispersed phase suspension and continuous phase solution; (c) applying blending forces to said combined dispersed phase suspension and continuous phase solution to form a non-aqueous emulsion having multiple hydrocarbon droplets including said at least one crosslinkable polymer and said powder further including at least one protein in the fluorocarbon liquid; and (d) removing the hydrocarbon solvent and the fluorocarbon liquid from said non-aqueous emulsion to form isolated hydrogel microparticles, wherein said hydrogel microparticles inc
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2025
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Inventors: Hunter Chen, Yiming Zhao
  • Publication number: 20250289868
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2025
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Inventors: Shunhai Wang, Ning Li, Hunter Chen, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Shawn M. Lawrence, Amy S. Johnson, Meghan Casey, Jaimie Grapel
  • Patent number: 12396952
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for tuning the release profile of a biologic disposed in a hydrogel. Parameters that can be used for the tuning include a molar ratio of a nucleophilic group to an electrophilic group, the number of the nucleophilic groups in the first precursor, the number of the electrophilic groups in the second precursor, the molecular weight of the first precursor, the molecular weight of the second precursor, a weight ratio of the biologic and excipient to the hydrogel, a weight percentage of the biologic in a solid state formulation, and a ratio of surface area to volume of the hydrogel. The methods described herein allow the formation of hydrogel with different release profiles suitable for different therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hunter Chen, Erica Schlesinger, James Feindt
  • Publication number: 20250235505
    Abstract: Non-aqueous membrane emulsion methods for producing polymeric and polymer-coated microparticles are provided. Some embodiments provide methods for producing a sustained release or controlled release microparticle by combining micronized protein powder and a polymer into a hydrocarbon solvent to form a non-aqueous first solution, agitating the first non-aqueous solution to form a suspension, feeding the suspension into a dispersion pump, wherein the suspension is infused through a porous membrane into a continuous phase comprising a fluorocarbon liquid and a fluorosurfactant to form a hydrocarbon-in-fluorocarbon emulsion. The hydrocarbon solvent, the fluorocarbon liquid, and the fluorosurfactant are removed, and the microparticles are collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hunter Chen, Yiming Zhao
  • Patent number: 12350374
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for fabricating protein-encapsulating microgels using hydrocarbon-in-fluorocarbon emulsions. The non-aqueous emulsion-based microgel fabrication methods can be used for the encapsulation of a wide range of proteins and peptides, including antibodies and antibody-fusion proteins, for therapeutic use with ease of administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Hunter Chen, Yiming Zhao
  • Patent number: 12338274
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shunhai Wang, Ning Li, Hunter Chen, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Shawn M. Lawrence, Amy S. Johnson, Meghan Casey, Jaimie Grapel
  • Patent number: 12319728
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shunhai Wang, Ning Li, Hunter Chen, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Shawn M. Lawrence, Amy S. Johnson, Meghan Casey, Jaimie Grapel
  • Patent number: 12239687
    Abstract: Non-aqueous membrane emulsion methods for producing polymeric and polymer-coated microparticles are provided. Some embodiments provide methods for producing a sustained release or controlled release microparticle by combining micronized protein powder and a polymer into a hydrocarbon solvent to form a non-aqueous first solution, agitating the first non-aqueous solution to form a suspension, feeding the suspension into a dispersion pump, wherein the suspension is infused through a porous membrane into a continuous phase comprising a fluorocarbon liquid and a fluorosurfactant to form a hydrocarbon-in-fluorocarbon emulsion. The hydrocarbon solvent, the fluorocarbon liquid, and the fluorosurfactant are removed, and the microparticles are collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hunter Chen, Yiming Zhao
  • Publication number: 20250034231
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Shunhai Wang, Ning Li, Hunter Chen, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Shawn M. Lawrence, Amy S. Johnson, Meghan Casey, Jaimie Grapel
  • Publication number: 20240352103
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to the cat allergen Fel d1. The formulations may contain, in addition to the anti-Fel d1 antibody, a buffer, a thermal stabilizer, a viscosity reducer, and a surfactant. In one aspect, co-formulations comprising two anti-Fel d1 antibodies are provided that have acceptable stability and optimal viscosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Hunter Chen, Shalini Minocha, Ritwik Nandagiri, Saurav Sharma, Xiaolin Tang, Franco Tzul
  • Publication number: 20240316195
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to compositions and methods of making high concentration protein formulations of a therapeutic protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Hunter Chen, Erica Schlesinger
  • Publication number: 20240309064
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Shunhai Wang, Ning Li, Hunter Chen, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Shawn M. Lawrence, Amy S. Johnson, Meghan Casey, Jaimie Grapel
  • Publication number: 20240294606
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Shunhai Wang, Ning Li, Hunter Chen, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Shawn M. Lawrence, Amy Johnson, Meghan Casey, Jaimie Grapel
  • Patent number: 12054532
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shunhai Wang, Ning Li, Hunter Chen, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla
  • Patent number: 12036280
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to compositions and methods of making high concentration protein formulations of a therapeutic protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hunter Chen, Erica Schlesinger
  • Publication number: 20240207194
    Abstract: Microparticles containing a core of therapeutic protein and a cortex of a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, and methods of making and using the microparticles are provided. The extended release of a therapeutic protein from the microparticles in a physiological solution is demonstrated over an extended period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Hunter Chen, Scott Walsh
  • Patent number: 12012445
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shunhai Wang, Ning Li, Hunter Chen, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Shawn Lawrence, Amy Johnson, Meghan Casey, Jaimie Grapel
  • Patent number: 12012444
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shunhai Wang, Ning Li, Hunter Chen, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Shawn M. Lawrence, Amy S. Johnson, Meghan Casey, Jaimie Grapel
  • Patent number: 11958894
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shunhai Wang, Ning Li, Hunter Chen, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Shawn M. Lawrence, Amy S. Johnson, Meghan Casey, Jaimie Grapel