Patents by Inventor Joerg Kaufmann

Joerg Kaufmann 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: 20180291381
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Silence Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Giese, Jörg Kaufmann, Anke Klippel-Giese
  • Publication number: 20180223286
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Silence Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus GIESE, Jörg KAUFMANN, Anke KLIPPEL-GIESE
  • Patent number: 9790501
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Silence Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Giese, Jörg Kaufmann, Anke Klippel-Giese
  • Patent number: 9790505
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Silence Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Giese, Jörg Kaufmann, Anke Klippel-Giese
  • Patent number: 9783802
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Silence Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Giese, Jörg Kaufmann, Anke Klippel-Giese
  • Patent number: 9758784
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Silence Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Giese, Jörg Kaufmann, Anke Klippel-Giese
  • Publication number: 20170247707
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Silence Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus GIESE, Jörg KAUFMANN, Anke KLIPPEL-GIESE
  • Publication number: 20170247698
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Silence Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus GIESE, Jörg KAUFMANN, Anke KLIPPEL-GIESE
  • Publication number: 20170247691
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Silence Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus GIESE, Jörg KAUFMANN, Anke KLIPPEL-GIESE
  • Publication number: 20170247697
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Silence Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus GIESE, Jörg KAUFMANN, Anke KLIPPEL-GIESE
  • Patent number: 9695423
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Giese, Jörg Kaufmann, Anke Klippel-Giese
  • Patent number: 9486538
    Abstract: The present invention is related to uses of a composition comprising a pharmaceutically active component and a compound according to formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 are each and independently selected from the group comprising alkyl; n is any integer between 1 and 4; R3 is an acyl selected from the group comprising lysyl, ornithyl, 2,4-diaminobutyryl, histidyl and an acyl moiety according to formula (II), wherein m is any integer from 1 to 3 and Y? is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Keil, Jörg Kaufmann, Ansgar Santel
  • Publication number: 20160303047
    Abstract: The present invention is related to composition comprising a lipid composition, wherein the lipid composition consists of a cationic lipid of formula (I) wherein n is any one of 1, 2, 3, and 4, wherein m is any one of 1, 2 and 3, Y? is an anion, wherein each of R1 and R2 is individually and independently selected from the group consisting of linear C12-C18 alkyl and linear C12-C18 alkenyl; a sterol compound, wherein the sterol compound is selected from the group consisting of cholesterol and stigmasterol; and a PEGylated lipid, wherein the PEGylated lipid comprises a PEG moiety and wherein the PEGylated lipid is selected from the group consisting of a PEGylated phosphoethanolamine of formula (II) wherein each of R3 and R4 is individually and independently linear C13-C17 alkyl, and p is any integer from 15 to 130; a PEGylated ceramide of formula (III) wherein R5 is linear C7-C15 alkyl, and q is any integer from 15 to 130; and a PEGylated diacylglycerol of formula (IV) wherein each of R6 and R7 is individually
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: OLIVER KEIL, JÖRG KAUFMANN, VOLKER FEHRING, UTE SCHAEPER
  • Patent number: 9458461
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an siRNA comprising an antisense strand and a sense strand, wherein all or a portion of said antisense strand comprises an antisense duplex region, wherein all or a portion of said sense strand comprises a sense duplex region, wherein said antisense duplex region is at least partially complementary to said sense duplex region, wherein said siRNA comprises a duplex region consisting of said antisense duplex region and said sense duplex region, and wherein: a) said antisense strand comprises a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 68, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102 or 104; or b) said antisense strand comprises an antisense duplex region, all or a portion of which, is complementary to a portion of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Ansgar Santel, Jörg Kaufmann, Martin Witzenrath
  • Publication number: 20160130587
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Klaus Giese, Jörg Kaufmann, Anke Klippel-Giese
  • Patent number: 9222092
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Giese, Jörg Kaufmann, Anke Klippel-Giese
  • Publication number: 20150368650
    Abstract: The present invention is related to the use of VEGFR1 or of a nucleic acid coding for VEGFR1 as a biomarker in a method for the treatment of a subject, wherein the method for the treatment comprises administering to the subject a PKN3 inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: KLAUS GIESE, JOERG KAUFMANN
  • Publication number: 20150359906
    Abstract: The present invention is related to uses of a composition comprising a pharmaceutically active component and a compound according to formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 are each and independently selected from the group comprising alkyl; n is any integer between 1 and 4; R3 is an acyl selected from the group comprising lysyl, ornithyl, 2,4-diaminobutyryl, histidyl and an acyl moiety according to formula (II), wherein m is any integer from 1 to 3 and Y? is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: OLIVER KEIL, JÖRG KAUFMANN, ANSGAR SANTEL
  • Patent number: 9133515
    Abstract: The present invention is related to the use of VEGFR1 or of a nucleic acid coding for VEGFR1 as a biomarker in a method for the treatment of a subject, wherein the method for the treatment comprises administering to the subject a PKN3 inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Giese, Joerg Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 9125820
    Abstract: The present invention is related to uses of a composition comprising a pharmaceutically active component and a compound according to formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 are each and independently selected from the group comprising alkyl; n is any integer between 1 and 4; R3 is an acyl selected from the group comprising lysyl, ornithyl, 2,4-diaminobutyryl, histidyl and an acyl moiety according to formula (II), wherein m is any integer from 1 to 3 and Y? is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Keil, Jörg Kaufmann, Ansgar Santel