Patents by Inventor Jorg Kaufmann

Jorg 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: 20170296469
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a lipid composition contained in and/or containing a carrier comprising at least a first lipid component, at least a first helper lipid, and a shielding compound which is optionally removable from the lipid composition under in vivo conditions, whereby the lipid composition containing carrier has an osmolarity of about 50 to 600 mosmole/kg, preferably about 250-350 mosmole/kg, and more preferably about 280 to 320 mosmole/kg, and/or whereby liposomes formed by the first lipid component and/or one or both of the helper lipid and the shielding compound in the carrier have a particle size of about 20 to 200 nm, preferably about 30 to 100 nm, and more preferably about 40 to 80 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: JORG KAUFMANN, OLIVER KEIL, ANSGAR SANTEL
  • Publication number: 20170036990
    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: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: OLIVER KEIL, JORG KAUFMANN, ANSGAR SANTEL
  • Patent number: 9387262
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a lipid composition comprising at least a first lipid component, at least a first helper lipid, and a shielding compound which is removable from the lipid composition under in vivo conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Keil, Jorg Kaufmann
  • Publication number: 20150337382
    Abstract: The present invention is related to use of protein kinase N beta or a fragment or derivative thereof as a downstream target of the PI 3-kinase pathway, preferably as a downstream drug target of the PI 3-kinase pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: ANKE KLIPPEL-GIESE, JORG KAUFMANN
  • Publication number: 20150031752
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a lipid composition comprising at least a first lipid component, at least a first helper lipid, and a shielding compound which is removable from the lipid composition under in vivo conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: OLIVER KEIL, JORG KAUFMANN
  • Publication number: 20140249207
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a nucleic acid molecule 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 said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides and said second stretch is at least partially complementary to the first stretch, whereby the first stretch comprises a nucleic acid sequence which is at least complementary to a nucleotide core sequence of the nucleic acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, whereby the nucleotide core sequence comprises the nucleotide sequence from nucleotide positions 1755 to 1763 of SEQ ID NO: 1; from nucleotide positions 1904 to 1912 of SEQ ID NO: 1; from nucleotide positions 1905 to 1913 of SEQ ID NO: 1; from nucleotide positions 2548 to 2556 of SEQ ID NO: 1; whereby the first stretch is additionall
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Silence Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: MANFRED GOSSEN, ANSGAR SANTEL, JORG KAUFMANN
  • Patent number: 8722875
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a nucleic acid molecule 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 said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides and said second stretch is at least partially complementary to the first stretch, whereby the first stretch comprises a nucleic acid sequence which is at least complementary to a nucleotide core sequence of the nucleic acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, whereby the nucleotide core sequence comprises the nucleotide sequence from nucleotide positions 1755 to 1763 of SEQ ID NO: 1; from nucleotide positions 1904 to 1912 of SEQ.ID.No.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Silence Therapeutics GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Gossen, Ansgar Santel, Jorg Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 8642571
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel molecules, compositions, methods and uses for treating microvascular disorders, eye diseases and respiratory conditions based upon inhibition of the RTP801 gene and/or protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Elena Feinstein, Jorg Kaufmann, Klaus Giese
  • Publication number: 20130095117
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel molecules, compositions, methods and uses for treating microvascular disorders, eye diseases and respiratory conditions based upon inhibition of the RTP801 gene and/or protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Elena Feinstein, Jorg Kaufmann, Klaus Giese
  • Patent number: 8357722
    Abstract: The present invention is related to 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: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Silence Therpeutics AG
    Inventors: Oliver Keil, Jorg Kaufmann, Ansgar Santel
  • Patent number: 8309532
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel molecules, compositions, methods and uses for treating microvascular disorders, eye diseases and respiratory conditions based upon inhibition of the RTP801 gene and/or protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Elena Feinstein, Jorg Kaufmann, Klaus Giese
  • Patent number: 8232256
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a nucleic acid molecule and uses thereof. The nucleic acid molecule comprises 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 said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides and said second stretch is at least partially complementary to the first stretch, whereby the first stretch comprises a nucleic acid sequence which is at least partially complementary to a nucleotide core sequence of the nucleic acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO:1 (NM_013355).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Silence Therapeutics AG
    Inventors: Jorg Kaufmann, Oliver Keil, Ansgar Santel
  • Patent number: 8168607
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel molecules, compositions, methods and uses for treating microvascular disorders, eye diseases and respiratory conditions based upon inhibition of the RTP801 gene and/or protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignees: Quark Pharmaceuticals Inc., Silence Therapeutics AG
    Inventors: Elena Feinstein, Jorg Kaufmann, Klaus Giese
  • Publication number: 20120065138
    Abstract: The present invention is related to 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: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS AG
    Inventors: OLIVER KEIL, Jorg Kaufmann, Ansgar Santel
  • Publication number: 20110294871
    Abstract: The present invention is related to 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: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS AG
    Inventors: OLIVER KEIL, Jorg Kaufmann, Ansgar Santel
  • Publication number: 20110217367
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a nucleic acid molecule 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 said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides and said second stretch is at least partially complementary to the first stretch, whereby the first stretch comprises a nucleic acid sequence which is at least complementary to a nucleotide core sequence of the nucleic acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1, whereby the nucleotide core sequence comprises the nucleotide sequence from nucleotide positions 1755 to 1763 of SEQ ID NO: 1; from nucleotide positions 1904 to 1912 of SEQ. ID. No.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: SILENCE THERAPEUTICS AG
    Inventors: Manfred Gossen, Ansgar Santel, Jorg Kaufmann
  • Publication number: 20110117102
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel molecules, compositions, methods and uses for treating microvascular disorders, eye diseases and respiratory conditions based upon inhibition of the RTP801 gene and/or protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Elena Feinstein, Jorg Kaufmann, Klaus Giese
  • Publication number: 20110028532
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel molecules, compositions, methods and uses for treating microvascular disorders, eye diseases and respiratory conditions based upon inhibition of the RTP801 gene and/or protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Elena Feinstein, Jorg Kaufmann, Klaus Giese
  • Patent number: 7741299
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel molecules, compositions, methods and uses for treating microvascular disorders, eye diseases and respiratory conditions based upon inhibition of the RTP801 gene and/or protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignees: Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Silence Therapeutics AG
    Inventors: Elena Feinstein, Jorg Kaufmann, Klaus Giese
  • Publication number: 20100062967
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a lipid composition comprising at least a first lipid component, at least a first helper lipid, and a shielding compound which is removable from the lipid composition under in vivo conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Silence Therapeutics AG
    Inventors: Oliver Keil, Jorg Kaufmann