Patents by Inventor Joanne McCaffrey

Joanne McCaffrey 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).

  • Publication number: 20240067929
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for isolating and cryopreserving tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including methods via use of a kit and a semi-automatic device for aseptic disaggregation, enrichment, and cryopreservation of a resected tumor prior to expansion of the TIL population. The present invention also provides methods for expansion, and/or stabilization of TILs, for instance UTILs, compositions involving the same and methods of treatment involving the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan GUEST, Joanne MCCAFFREY
  • Publication number: 20240018476
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for isolating and cryopreserving tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including methods via use of a kit and a semi-automatic device for aseptic disaggregation, enrichment, and cryopreservation of a resected tumor prior to expansion of the TIL population. The present invention also provides methods for expansion, and/or stabilization of TILs, for instance UTILs, compositions involving the same and methods of treatment involving the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: INSTIL BIO (UK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryan Guest, Joanne MCCAFFREY
  • Patent number: 11767510
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for isolating and cryopreserving tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including methods via use of a kit and a semi-automatic device for aseptic disaggregation, enrichment, and cryopreservation of a resected tumor prior to expansion of the TIL population. The present invention also provides methods for expansion, and/or stabilization of TILs, for instance UTILs, compositions involving the same and methods of treatment involving the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: INSTIL BIO (UK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryan Guest, Joanne McCaffrey
  • Publication number: 20220356449
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for isolating and cryopreserving tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including methods via use of a kit and a semi-automatic device for aseptic disaggregation, enrichment, and cryopreservation of a resected tumor prior to expansion of the TIL population. The present invention also provides methods for expansion, and/or stabilization of TILs, for instance UTILs, compositions involving the same and methods of treatment involving the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan GUEST, Joanne MCCAFFREY
  • Publication number: 20220356448
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for isolating and cryopreserving tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including methods via use of a kit and a semi-automatic device for aseptic disaggregation, enrichment, and cryopreservation of a resected tumor prior to expansion of the TIL population. The present invention also provides methods for expansion, and/or stabilization of TILs, for instance UTILs, compositions involving the same and methods of treatment involving the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan GUEST, Joanne MCCAFFREY
  • Publication number: 20220348874
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for isolating and cryopreserving tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including methods via use of a kit and a semi-automatic device for aseptic disaggregation, enrichment, and cryopreservation of a resected tumor prior to expansion of the TIL population. The present invention also provides methods for expansion, and/or stabilization of TILs, for instance UTILs, compositions involving the same and methods of treatment involving the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan GUEST, Joanne MCCAFFREY
  • Publication number: 20170112760
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cell delivery system for the delivery of materials including nucleic acids across a biological barrier and methods of use thereof. The cell delivery system of the invention comprises a microprotrusion array composed of a swellable and/or dissolvable polymer composition for use in the transport of a material across a biological barrier, wherein the material comprises nanoparticles formed from a nucleic acid complexed with an amphipathic cell penetrating peptide and wherein the microprotrusion array is loaded with the nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Helen McCarthy, Ryan Donnelly, Joanne McCaffrey