Patents by Inventor Jean-Marc Alfred Schlaeppi
Jean-Marc Alfred Schlaeppi 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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Publication number: 20220098296Abstract: IL-18 participates in both innate and acquired immunity. The bioactivity of IL-18 is negatively regulated by the IL-18 binding protein (IL18BP), a naturally occurring and highly specific inhibitor. This soluble protein forms a complex with free IL-18 preventing its interaction with the IL-18 receptor, thus neutralizing and inhibiting its biological activity. The present invention discloses binding molecules, in particular antibodies or fragments thereof, which bind IL-18 and do not bind IL-18 bound to IL-18BP (IL-18/IL-18BP complex). Apart from its physiological role, IL-18 has been shown to mediate a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The binding molecules of the inventions may be used as therapeutic molecules for treating IL-18-related autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or as diagnostic tools for characterizing, detecting and/or measuring IL-18 not bound to IL-18BP as component of the total IL-18 pool.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Michael Otto BARDROFF, Barbara BRANNETTI, Emma Michelle CAMPBELL, Beate DIEFENBACH-STREIBER, Adina EBERTH, Christian Carsten Silverster KUNZ, Sylwia MARSHALL, Jean-Michel Rene RONDEAU, Jean-Marc Alfred SCHLAEPPI, Gino Anselmus VAN HEEKE
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Patent number: 11111293Abstract: Interleukin-18 (IL-18) participates in both innate and acquired immunity. The bioactivity of IL-18 is negatively regulated by the IL-18 binding protein (IL18BP), a naturally occurring and highly specific inhibitor. This soluble protein forms a complex with free IL-18 preventing its interaction with the IL-18 receptor, thus neutralizing and inhibiting its biological activity. The present invention discloses binding molecules, in particular antibodies or fragments thereof, which bind IL-18 and do not bind IL-18 bound to IL-18BP (IL-18/IL-18BP complex). Apart from its physiological role, IL-18 has been shown to mediate a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The binding molecules of the inventions may be used as therapeutic molecules for treating IL-18-related autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or as diagnostic tools for characterizing, detecting and/or measuring IL-18 not bound to IL-18BP as component of the total IL-18 pool.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: NOVARTIS AGInventors: Michael Otto Bardroff, Barbara Brannetti, Emma Michelle Campbell, Beate Diefenbach-Streiber, Adina Eberth, Christian Carsten Silverster Kunz, Sylwia Marshall, Jean-Michel Rene Rondeau, Jean-Marc Alfred Schlaeppi, Gino Anselmus Van Heeke
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Publication number: 20190085068Abstract: IL-18 participates in both innate and acquired immunity. The bioactivity of IL-18 is negatively regulated by the IL-18 binding protein (IL18BP), a naturally occurring and highly specific inhibitor. This soluble protein forms a complex with free IL-18 preventing its interaction with the IL-18 receptor, thus neutralizing and inhibiting its biological activity. The present invention discloses binding molecules, in particular antibodies or fragments thereof, which bind IL-18 and do not bind IL-18 bound to IL-18BP (IL-18/IL-18BP complex). Apart from its physiological role, IL-18 has been shown to mediate a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The binding molecules of the inventions may be used as therapeutic molecules for treating IL-18-related autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or as diagnostic tools for characterizing, detecting and/or measuring IL-18 not bound to IL-18BP as component of the total IL-18 pool.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: NOVARTIS AGInventors: Michael Otto BARDROFF, Barbara BRANNETTI, Emma Michelle CAMPBELL, Beate DIEFENBACH-STREIBER, Adina EBERTH, Christian Carsten Silverster KUNZ, Sylwia MARSHALL, Jean-Michel Rene RONDEAU, Jean-Marc Alfred SCHLAEPPI, Gino Anselmus VAN HEEKE
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Patent number: 10081677Abstract: Interleukin-18 (IL-18) participates in both innate and acquired immunity. The bioactivity of IL-18 is negatively regulated by the IL-18 binding protein (IL18BP), a naturally occurring and highly specific inhibitor. This soluble protein forms a complex with free IL-18 preventing its interaction with the IL-18 receptor, thus neutralizing and inhibiting its biological activity. The present invention discloses binding molecules, in particular antibodies or fragments thereof, which bind IL-18 and do not bind IL-18 bound to IL-18BP (IL-18/IL-18BP complex). Apart from its physiological role, IL-18 has been shown to mediate a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The binding molecules of the inventions may be used as therapeutic molecules for treating IL-18-related autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or as diagnostic tools for characterizing, detecting and/or measuring IL-18 not bound to IL-18BP as component of the total IL-18 pool.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: NOVARTIS AGInventors: Michael Otto Bardroff, Barbara Brannetti, Emma Michelle Campbell, Beate Diefenbach-Streiber, Adina Eberth, Christian Carsten Silverster Kunz, Sylwia Marshall, Jean-Michel Rene Rondeau, Jean-Marc Alfred Schlaeppi, Gino Anselmus Van Heeke
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Publication number: 20160376361Abstract: IL-18 participates in both innate and acquired immunity. The bioactivity of IL-18 is negatively regulated by the IL-18 binding protein (IL18BP), a naturally occurring and highly specific inhibitor. This soluble protein forms a complex with free IL-18 preventing its interaction with the IL-18 receptor, thus neutralizing and inhibiting its biological activity. The present invention discloses binding molecules, in particular antibodies or fragments thereof, which bind IL-18 and do not bind IL-18 bound to IL-18BP (IL-18/IL-18BP complex). Apart from its physiological role, IL-18 has been shown to mediate a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The binding molecules of the inventions may be used as therapeutic molecules for treating IL-18-related autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or as diagnostic tools for characterizing, detecting and/or measuring IL-18 not bound to IL-18BP as component of the total IL-18 pool.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: NOVARTIS AGInventors: Michael Otto Bardroff, Barbara Brannetti, Emma Michelle Campbell, Beate Diefenbach-Streiber, Adina Eberth, Christian Carsten Silverster Kunz, Sylwia Marshall, Jean-Michel Rene Rondeau, Jean-Marc Alfred Schlaeppi, Gino Anselmus Van Heeke
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Patent number: 9376489Abstract: Interleukin 18 (IL-18) participates in both innate and acquired immunity. The bioactivity of IL-18 is negatively regulated by the IL-18 binding protein (IL18BP), a naturally occurring and highly specific inhibitor. This soluble protein forms a complex with free IL-18 preventing its interaction with the IL-18 receptor, thus neutralizing and inhibiting its biological activity. The present invention discloses binding molecules, in particular antibodies or fragments thereof, which bind IL-18 and do not bind IL-18 bound to IL-18BP (IL-18/IL-18BP complex). Apart from its physiological role, IL-18 has been shown to mediate a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The binding molecules of the inventions may be used as therapeutic molecules for treating IL-18-related autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or as diagnostic tools for characterizing, detecting and/or measuring IL-18 not bound to IL-18BP as component of the total IL-18 pool.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: Michael Otto Bardroff, Barbara Brannetti, Emma Michelle Campbell, Beate Diefenbach-Streiber, Adina Eberth, Christian Carsten Silvester Kunz, Sylwia Marshall, Jean-Michel Rene Rondeau, Jean-Marc Alfred Schlaeppi, Gino Anselmus Van Heeke
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Publication number: 20140112915Abstract: IL-18 participates in both innate and acquired immunity. The bioactivity of IL-18 is negatively regulated by the IL-18 binding protein (IL18BP), a naturally occurring and highly specific inhibitor. This soluble protein forms a complex with free IL-18 preventing its interaction with the IL-18 receptor, thus neutralizing and inhibiting its biological activity. The present invention discloses binding molecules, in particular antibodies or fragments thereof, which bind IL-18 and do not bind IL-18 bound to IL-18BP (IL-18/IL-18BP complex). Apart from its physiological role, IL-18 has been shown to mediate a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The binding molecules of the inventions may be used as therapeutic molecules for treating IL-18-related autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or as diagnostic tools for characterizing, detecting and/or measuring IL-18 not bound to IL-18BP as component of the total IL-18 pool.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: Michael Otto Bardroff, Barbara Brannetti, Emma Michelle Campbell, Beate Diefenbach-Streiber, Adina Eberth, Christian Carsten Silvester Kunz, Sylwia Marshall, Jean-Michel Rene Rondeau, Jean-Marc Alfred Schlaeppi, Gino Anselmus Van Heeke