Patents by Inventor HyeMee Joo

HyeMee Joo 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: 11957734
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for inhibiting an inflammatory or autoimmune response and for inducing immune tolerance in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antigen presenting cell (APC)-targeted antibody operatively linked to IL-10 or a fragment thereof. The compositions and methods described herein are useful for treating inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Baylor Research Institute
    Inventors: SangKon Oh, Sandra Zurawski, Hyemee Joo, Gerard Zurawski
  • Publication number: 20210299224
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for inhibiting an inflammatory or autoimmune response and for inducing immune tolerance in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antigen presenting cell (APC)-targeted antibody operatively linked to IL-10 or a fragment thereof. The compositions and methods described herein are useful for treating inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: SangKon OH, Sandra ZURAWSKI, Hyemee JOO, Gerard ZURAWSKI
  • Patent number: 10993990
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for inhibiting an inflammatory or autoimmune response and for inducing immune tolerance in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antigen presenting cell (APC)-targeted antibody operatively linked to IL-10 or a fragment thereof. The compositions and methods described herein are useful for treating inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Baylor Research Institute
    Inventors: SangKon Oh, Sandra Zurawski, Hyemee Joo, Gerard Zurawski
  • Patent number: 10570208
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions for treating autoimmunity and inflammatory conditions without non-specific suppression of the host immune system. In particular, the anti-OX40L antibodies described herein are unique in that they not only inhibit the differentiation of inflammatory T cells but also promote the generation and function of regulatory T cells by inducing IL-10 and inhibiting TNF-? and by reducing aberrant Th2 cell responses. Furthermore, the methods and compositions described herein eliminate or reduce aberrant T follicular helper cell—(Tfh) responses that may contribute to the pathogenicity of autoimmune disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Baylor Research Institute
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Liu, Sandra Zurawski, SangKon Oh, Shino Hanabuchi, Haruyuki Fujita, Hideki Ueno, Patrick Blanco, Hyemee Joo
  • Publication number: 20190092869
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions for treating autoimmunity and inflammatory conditions without non-specific suppression of the host immune system. In particular, the anti-OX40L antibodies described herein are unique in that they not only inhibit the differentiation of inflammatory T cells but also promote the generation and function of regulatory T cells by inducing IL-10 and inhibiting TNF-? and by reducing aberrant Th2 cell responses. Furthermore, the methods and compositions described herein eliminate or reduce aberrant T follicular helper cell—(Tfh) responses that may contribute to the pathogenicity of autoimmune disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Liu, Sandra Zurawski, SangKon Oh, Shino Hanabuchi, Haruyuki Fujita, Hideki Ueno, Patrick Blanco, Hyemee Joo
  • Patent number: 10167339
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions for treating autoimmunity and inflammatory conditions without non-specific suppression of the host immune system. In particular, the anti-OX40L antibodies described herein are unique in that they not only inhibit the differentiation of inflammatory T cells but also promote the generation and function of regulatory T cells by inducing IL-10 and inhibiting TNF-? and by reducing aberrant Th2 cell responses. Furthermore, the methods and compositions described herein eliminate or reduce aberrant T follicular helper cell—(Tfh) responses that may contribute to the pathogenicity of autoimmune disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Baylor Research Institute
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Liu, Sandra Zurawski, SangKon Oh, Shino Hanabuchi, Haruyuki Fujita, Hideki Ueno, Patrick Blanco, Hyemee Joo
  • Publication number: 20170349661
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions for treating autoimmunity and inflammatory conditions without non-specific suppression of the host immune system. In particular, the anti-OX40L antibodies described herein are unique in that they not only inhibit the differentiation of inflammatory T cells but also promote the generation and function of regulatory T cells by inducing IL-10 and inhibiting TNF-? and by reducing aberrant Th2 cell responses. Furthermore, the methods and compositions described herein eliminate or reduce aberrant T follicular helper cell- (Tfh) responses that may contribute to the pathogenicity of autoimmune disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Yong-Jun LIU, Sandra ZURAWSKI, SangKon OH, Shino HANABUCHI, Haruyuki FUJITA, Hideki UENO, Patrick BLANCO, Hyemee JOO
  • Publication number: 20170106051
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for inhibiting an inflammatory or autoimmune response and for inducing immune tolerance in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antigen presenting cell (APC)-targeted antibody operatively linked to IL-10 or a fragment thereof. The compositions and methods described herein are useful for treating inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: SangKon Oh, Sandra Zurawski, Hyemee Joo, Gerard Zurawski
  • Publication number: 20120308578
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating a patient at risk for or diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by determining the overall expression of syndecan-1 in one or more cells of a patient suspected of having SLE; and predicting the efficacy of a therapy with a pharmaceutical agent for treating the patient, wherein a decrease in the overall expression of syndecan-1 in the patient cells when compared to the expression of syndecan-1 in normal cells indicates a predisposition to responsiveness to anti-neoplastic agent therapy, wherein the therapy comprises administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical agent to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: SangKon Oh, Maria Virginia Pascual, Jacques F. Banchereau, Christine Morel Coquery, HyeMee Joo