Patents by Inventor Jens Harborth

Jens Harborth 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: 11926831
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of target genes using RNA interference. RNAi structures and molecules of this invention can be used for modulating or silencing the expression of genes, with high levels of RNAi activity and reduced off target actions. Advantageous structures include siRNAs targeted to any gene having one or more 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Wenbin Ying, Jane Zheng, Narendra Vaish
  • Publication number: 20220267779
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of target genes using RNA interference. RNAi structures and molecules of this invention can be used for modulating or silencing the expression of genes, with high levels of RNAi activity and reduced off target actions. Advantageous structures include siRNAs targeted to any gene having one or more 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Wenbin Ying, Jane Zheng, Narendra Vaish
  • Patent number: 11390871
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of target genes using RNA interference. RNAi structures and molecules of this invention can be used for modulating or silencing the expression of genes, with high levels of RNAi activity and reduced off target actions. Advantageous structures include siRNAs targeted to any gene having one or more 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Wenbin Ying, Jane Zheng, Narendra Vaish
  • Patent number: 11359202
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of target genes using RNA interference. RNAi structures and molecules of this invention can be used for modulating or silencing the expression of genes, with high levels of RNAi activity and reduced off target actions. Advantageous structures include siRNAs targeted to any gene having one or more 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Wenbin Ying, Jane Zheng, Narendra Vaish
  • Publication number: 20220049251
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions that include double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) constructs that inhibit expression or translation of a Coronavirus protein, and methods of using them to treat MERS, SARS, Covid-19 and/or symptoms thereof. Some embodiments relate to a method for preventing, treating, inhibiting, or ameliorating a MERS, SARS, or Covid-19 symptom using a composition herein disclosed. In some embodiments the composition targets the lung.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Bharat Majeti, Roger Adami, Wenbin Ying
  • Publication number: 20220047619
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human GST-? using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more of nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kenjirou MINOMI, Hirokazu TAKAHASHI, Erika TERADA, Jens HARBORTH, Jun ZHANG, Mohammad AHMADIAN, Wenbin YING
  • Patent number: 11045488
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human GST-? using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more of nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Erika Terada, Jens Harborth, Jun Zhang, Mohammad Ahmadian, Wenbin Ying
  • Publication number: 20190323015
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of target genes using RNA interference. RNAi structures and molecules of this invention can be used for modulating or silencing the expression of genes, with high levels of RNAi activity and reduced off target actions. Advantageous structures include siRNAs targeted to any gene having one or more 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Wenbin Ying, Jane Zheng, Narendra Vaish
  • Patent number: 10405749
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human p21 using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. A nucleic acid molecule can have a) a polynucleotide sense strand and a polynucleotide antisense strand; b) each strand of the molecule being from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length; c) a contiguous region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides of the antisense strand being complementary to a sequence of an mRNA encoding p21; and d) at least a portion of the sense strand can be complementary to at least a portion of the antisense strand, and the molecule has a duplex region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Kwok Yin Tsang, Wenbin Ying, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10358647
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of target genes using RNA interference. RNAi structures and molecules of this invention can be used for modulating or silencing the expression of genes, with high levels of RNAi activity and reduced off target actions. Advantageous structures include siRNAs targeted to any gene having one or more 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Wenbin Ying, Jane Zheng, Narendra Vaish
  • Publication number: 20180369274
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human GST-? using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more of nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Erika Terada, Jens Harborth, Jun Zhang, Mohammad Ahmadian, Wenbin Ying
  • Publication number: 20180235995
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting Ebola virus and Ebola infection utilizing gene silencing siRNAs. The siRNAs can be targeted to one or more Ebola genes including NP, VP30, VP35, L polymerase, glycoprotein (GP), VP24, VP40, and intergenic overlapping regions selected from NP/VP35, VP35/VP40, GP/VP30, and VP24/L. A composition containing the siRNAs can be administered in a delivery vehicle such as liposomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Wenbin Ying, Bharat Majeti, Jens Harborth, Roger Adami
  • Patent number: 10047111
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human GST-? using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more of nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Erika Terada, Jens Harborth, Jun Zhang, Mohammad Ahmadian, Wenbin Ying
  • Patent number: 10047110
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human GST-? using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. A nucleic acid molecule can have a) a polynucleotide sense strand and a polynucleotide antisense strand; b) each strand of the molecule being from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length; c) a contiguous region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides of the antisense strand being complementary to a sequence of an mRNA encoding GST-?; and d) at least a portion of the sense strand can be complementary to at least a portion of the antisense strand, and the molecule has a duplex region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Erika Terada, Jens Harborth, Jun Zhang, Mohammad Ahmadian, Wenbin Ying
  • Patent number: 10023597
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human p21 using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Kwok Yin Tsang, Wenbin Ying, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170298086
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human p21 using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Kwok Yin Tsang, Wenbin Ying, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9695206
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human p21 using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Kwok Yin Tsang, Wenbin Ying, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170166898
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of target genes using RNA interference. RNAi structures and molecules of this invention can be used for modulating or silencing the expression of genes, with high levels of RNAi activity and reduced off target actions. Advantageous structures include siRNAs targeted to any gene having one or more 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Wenbin Ying, Jane Zheng, Narendra Vaish
  • Publication number: 20160208256
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human p21 using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiro Niitsu, Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Kwok Yin Tsang, Wenbin Ying, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: RE49431
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human GST-? using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more of nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Erika Terada, Jens Harborth, Jun Zhang, Mohammad Ahmadian, Wenbin Ying