Patents by Inventor James A. Flint
James A. Flint 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).
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Patent number: 11957389Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods of bone fixation. The bone fixation system includes a bone plate having an upper surface and a lower surface configured to be in contact with bone, the bone plate having a locking hole extending from the upper surface to the lower surface. The locking hole is configured to receive a locking fastener. The locking fastener has a threaded head portion configured to engage and lock to the bone plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brian Flint, Christina Tiongson, James Gault
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Patent number: 11952597Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. The mutant toxin may include a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods and compositions for use in culturing Clostridium difficile and in producing C. difficile toxins.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Jason Arnold Lotvin, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Michael James Flint, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Maninder K. Sidhu, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Weiqiang Sun
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Publication number: 20230391835Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G.K. Donald, Maninder K. Sidhu, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Publication number: 20230174455Abstract: Recycled content triacetin (r-triacetin) is produced using a process and system that applies physical and/or credit-based recycled content from one or more feed materials to triacetin produced from the feed materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Kenneth James Flint, Michael Neil Brown, Hannah Grace Moser, Evan Patrick Beaumier
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Patent number: 11535652Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Maninder K. Sidhu, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Patent number: 11208633Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. The mutant toxin may include a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods and compositions for use in culturing Clostridium difficile and in producing C. difficile toxins.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Jason Arnold Lotvin, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Michael James Flint, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Maninder K. Sidhu, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Weiqiang Sun
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Publication number: 20210213209Abstract: A cap for an injection device includes a removable needle boot for covering a needle of a syringe within the injection device. The cap comprises a cap body and a first boot engagement portion. The first boot engagement portion is movable relative to the cap body and comprises a first pinch portion. The first pinch portion is configured such that application of compressive force to the first pinch portion effects engagement of the first boot engagement portion with the needle boot for removal of the needle boot with the cap as it is removed from the injection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: James McLusky, Nick Foley, Jimmy Mower, Michael Cannamela, Peter Krulevitch, James Flint
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Patent number: 10982198Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. The mutant toxin may include a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods and compositions for use in culturing Clostridium difficile and in producing C. difficile toxins.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Jason Arnold Lotvin, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Michael James Flint, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Maninder K. Sidhu, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Weiqiang Sun
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Publication number: 20210024903Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. The mutant toxin may include a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods and compositions for use in culturing Clostridium difficile and in producing C. difficile toxins.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Jason Arnold Lotvin, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Michael James Flint, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Maninder K. Sidhu, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Weiqiang Sun
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Patent number: 10787652Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. The mutant toxin may include a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods and compositions for use in culturing Clostridium difficile and in producing C. difficile toxins.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Jason Arnold Lotvin, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Michael James Flint, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Maninder K. Sidhu, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Weiqiang Sun
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Patent number: 10774117Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Maninder K. Sidhu, Narender K. Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark E. Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Publication number: 20200254081Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a Clostridium difficile toxoid A and/or a C. difficile toxoid B, and methods of use thereof. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for eliciting an immune response in a human against a C. difficile infection. The method includes administering to the human an effective dose of a composition, which includes a C. difficile toxoid, wherein the composition is administered at least two times, wherein the second administration is about 30 days after the first administration, and wherein the immune response against C. difficile toxin A and/or toxin B is sustained.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G.K. Donald, Michael James Flint, Nicholas Randolph Everard Kitchin, Justin Keith Moran, Louise Pedneault, Michael W. Pride, Mark Edward Ruppen, Christopher Frederick Webber
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Publication number: 20200165582Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. The mutant toxin may include a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods and compositions for use in culturing Clostridium difficile and in producing C. difficile toxins.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Jason Arnold Lotvin, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G.K. Donald, Michael James Flint, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Maninder K. Sidhu, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Weiqiang Sun
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Publication number: 20200095290Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G.K. Donald, Maninder K. Sidhu, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Patent number: 10597428Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Maninder K. Sidhu, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Patent number: 10368860Abstract: A surgical fastener for anchoring medical devices to tissue includes first and second legs lying in a first plane, and third and fourth legs lying in a second plane that is orthogonal with the first plane. A bridge interconnects proximal ends of the four legs for forming a closed end of the surgical fastener. Each leg has a proximal end, a distal end, and an insertion tip with a distal point located at the distal end of the leg. Each leg has an insertion tool alignment guide that extends between the proximal and distal ends of the leg and along a longitudinal axis that is aligned with the distal point of the insertion tip.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.Inventors: Robert Nering, Glenn Cook, James A. Flint
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Publication number: 20190202873Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G.K. Donald, Maninder K. Sidhu, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Patent number: RE48862Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Maninder K. Sidhu, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Narender K. Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark E. Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Patent number: RE48863Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Maninder K. Sidhu, Robert G. K. Donald, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Narender K. Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark E. Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Patent number: D946750Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: James McLusky, Nick Foley, Jimmy Mower, Michael Cannamela, Peter Krulevitch, James Flint