Patents by Inventor Joshua P. Frederick

Joshua P. Frederick 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: 20230359371
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotide molecules comprising an mRNA encoding an OX40L polypeptide. Also provided is a method for activating T cells or increasing the number of NK cells in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua P. FREDERICK, Ailin BAI
  • Publication number: 20230346928
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of nucleic acid (e.g., mRNA) combination therapies for the treatment of cancer. The disclosure provides compositions, and methods for their preparation, manufacture, and therapeutic use, wherein those compositions comprise at least two polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) in combination wherein the at least two polynucleotides are selected from the group consisting of (i) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response primer (e.g., IL23), (ii) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response co-stimulatory signal (e.g., OX40L), (iii) a polynucleotide encoding a checkpoint inhibitor (e.g., an anti CTLA-4 antibody), and, (iv) a combination thereof. The therapeutic methods disclosed herein comprise, e.g., the administration of a combination therapy disclosed herein for the treatment of cancer, e.g., by reducing the size of a tumor or inhibiting the growth of a tumor, in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua P. FREDERICK, Susannah HEWITT, Ailin BAI, Stephen G. HOGE, Vladimir PRESNYAK, Iain MCFADYEN, Kerry BENENATO, Ellalahewage Sathyajith KUMARASINGHE
  • Patent number: 11708396
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of signal-sensor polynucleotides, primary transcripts and mmRNA molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen G. Hoge, Tirtha Chakraborty, Joshua P. Frederick, Matthias John, Antonin De Fougerolles
  • Patent number: 11687256
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotide molecules comprising an mRNA encoding an OX40L polypeptide. Also provided is a method for activating T cells or increasing the number of NK cells in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua P. Frederick, Ailin Bai
  • Patent number: 11660341
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of nucleic acid (e.g., mRNA) combination therapies for the treatment of cancer. The disclosure provides compositions, and methods for their preparation, manufacture, and therapeutic use, wherein those compositions comprise at least two polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) in combination wherein the at least two polynucleotides are selected from the group consisting of (i) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response primer (e.g., IL23), (ii) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response co-stimulatory signal (e.g., OX40L), (iii) a polynucleotide encoding a checkpoint inhibitor (e.g., an anti CTLA-4 antibody), and, (iv) a combination thereof. The therapeutic methods disclosed herein comprise, e.g., the administration of a combination therapy disclosed herein for the treatment of cancer, e.g., by reducing the size of a tumor or inhibiting the growth of a tumor, in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua P. Frederick, Susannah Hewitt, Ailin Bai, Stephen G. Hoge, Vladimir Presnyak, Iain McFadyen, Kerry Benenato, Ellalahewage Sathyajith Kumarasinghe
  • Publication number: 20230013773
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of signal-sensor polynucleotides, primary transcripts and mmRNA molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen G. HOGE, Tirtha CHAKRABORTY, Joshua P. FREDERICK, Matthias JOHN, Antonin DE FOUGEROLLES
  • Publication number: 20220378868
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotide molecules comprising an mRNA encoding an OX40L polypeptide. Also provided is a method for activating T cells or increasing the number of NK cells in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua P. FREDERICK, Ailin BAI
  • Patent number: 11403008
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotide molecules comprising an mRNA encoding an OX40L polypeptide. Also provided is a method for activating T cells or increasing the number of NK cells in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua P. Frederick, Ailin Bai
  • Patent number: 11344504
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of combinations of immunomodulatory polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) encoding an immune response primer polypeptide (e.g., an interleukin 23 (IL-23) polypeptide or an interleukin 36? (IL-36-gamma) polypeptide), and an immune response co-stimulatory signal polypeptide (e.g., an OX40L polypeptide).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua P. Frederick, Ailin Bai, Vladimir Presnyak, Stephen G. Hoge, Kerry Benenato, Iain McFadyen, Ellalahewage Sathyajith Kumarasinghe, Susannah Hewitt
  • Publication number: 20220096630
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of nucleic acid (e.g., mRNA) combination therapies for the treatment of cancer. The disclosure provides compositions, and methods for their preparation, manufacture, and therapeutic use, wherein those compositions comprise at least two polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) in combination wherein the at least two polynucleotides are selected from the group consisting of (i) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response primer (e.g., IL23), (ii) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response co-stimulatory signal (e.g., OX40L), (iii) a polynucleotide encoding a checkpoint inhibitor (e.g., an anti CTLA-4 antibody), and, (iv) a combination thereof. The therapeutic methods disclosed herein comprise, e.g., the administration of a combination therapy disclosed herein for the treatment of cancer, e.g., by reducing the size of a tumor or inhibiting the growth of a tumor, in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua P. FREDERICK, Susannah HEWITT, Ailin BAI, Stephen G. HOGE, Vladimir PRESNYAK, Iain MCFADYEN, Kerry BENENATO, Ellalahewage Sathyajith KUMARASINGHE
  • Publication number: 20220001026
    Abstract: The disclosure features methods for treating ovarian cancer, as well as other cancers such as solid tumors, lymphomas and epithelial origin cancers, by administering mRNA encoding an OX40L polypeptide. The disclosure also features compositions for use in the methods. The disclosure also features combination therapies, such as use of mRNA encoding an OX40L polypeptide in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor, such as an anti-PD-L1 antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Robert MEEHAN, Sima ZACHAREK, Kristen HOPSON, Joshua P. FREDERICK
  • Patent number: 11185510
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of combinations of immunomodulatory polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) encoding an immune response primer polypeptide (e.g., an interleukin 23 (IL-23) polypeptide or an interleukin 36? (IL-36-gamma) polypeptide), and an immune response co-stimulatory signal polypeptide (e.g., an OX40L polypeptide).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua P. Frederick, Ailin Bai, Vladimir Presnyak, Stephen G. Hoge, Kerry Benenato, Iain McFadyen, Ellalahewage Sathyajith Kumarasinghe, Susannah Hewitt
  • Publication number: 20210318817
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotide molecules comprising an mRNA encoding an OX40L polypeptide. Also provided is a method for activating T cells or increasing the number of NK cells in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua P. FREDERICK, Ailin BAI
  • Publication number: 20210269506
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotide molecules encoding at least one polypeptide of interest to modulate the immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Beene BOLEN, Joshua P. FREDERICK
  • Publication number: 20210206818
    Abstract: The invention features isolated mRNAs encoding at least one intracellular binding domain, including mRNAs comprising one or more modified nucleobase and preferably lacking an encoded scaffold polypeptide, and methods of using the same, for example, for inducing apoptosis and/or treating cancer (e.g., liver cancer or colorectal cancer).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Yi-Chun HUANG, Joshua P. FREDERICK, Kristine MCKINNEY, Christina HENDERSON, Kahlin CHEUNG-ONG, Joseph BOLEN, Stephen Michael KELSEY, Michael MORIN, Sushma GURUMURTHY, Kerry BENENATO, Stephen HOGE, Iain MCFADYEN, Vladimir PRESNYAK
  • Patent number: 11003366
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotide molecules comprising an mRNA encoding an OX40L polypeptide. Also provided is a method for activating T cells or increasing the number of NK cells in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua P. Frederick, Ailin Bai
  • Patent number: 10973917
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of nucleic acid (e.g., mRNA) combination therapies for the treatment of cancer. The disclosure provides compositions, and methods for their preparation, manufacture, and therapeutic use, wherein those compositions comprise at least two polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) in combination wherein the at least two polynucleotides are selected from the group consisting of (i) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response primer (e.g., IL23), (ii) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response co-stimulatory signal (e.g., OX40L), (iii) a polynucleotide encoding a checkpoint inhibitor (e.g., an anti CTLA-4 antibody), and, (iv) a combination thereof. The therapeutic methods disclosed herein comprise, e.g., the administration of a combination therapy disclosed herein for the treatment of cancer, e.g., by reducing the size of a tumor or inhibiting the growth of a tumor, in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua P. Frederick, Susannah Hewitt, Ailin Bai, Stephen G. Hoge, Vladimir Presnyak, Iain McFadyen, Kerry Benenato, Ellalahewage Sathyajith Kumarasinghe
  • Patent number: 10815291
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of polynucleotide molecules encoding at least one polypeptide of interest to modulate the immune response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Beene Bolen, Joshua P. Frederick
  • Publication number: 20200113844
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of combinations of immunomodulatory polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) encoding an immune response primer polypeptide (e.g., an interleukin 23 (IL-23) polypeptide or an interleukin 36? (IL-36-gamma) polypeptide), and an immune response co-stimulatory signal polypeptide (e.g., an OX40L polypeptide).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua P. FREDERICK, Ailin BAI, Vladimir PRESNYAK, Stephen G. HOGE, Kerry BENENATO, Iain MCFADYEN, Ellalahewage Sathyajith KUMARASINGHE, Susannah HEWITT
  • Publication number: 20200054747
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of nucleic acid (e.g., mRNA) combination therapies for the treatment of cancer. The disclosure provides compositions, and methods for their preparation, manufacture, and therapeutic use, wherein those compositions comprise at least two polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) in combination wherein the at least two polynucleotides are selected from the group consisting of (i) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response primer (e.g., IL23), (ii) a polynucleotide encoding an immune response co-stimulatory signal (e.g., OX40L), (iii) a polynucleotide encoding a checkpoint inhibitor (e.g., an anti CTLA-4 antibody), and, (iv) a combination thereof. The therapeutic methods disclosed herein comprise, e.g., the administration of a combination therapy disclosed herein for the treatment of cancer, e.g., by reducing the size of a tumor or inhibiting the growth of a tumor, in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua P. FREDERICK, Susannah HEWITT, Ailin BAI, Stephen G. HOGE, Vladimir PRESNYAK, Iain MCFADYEN, Kerry BENENATO, Ellalahewage Sathyajith KUMARASINGHE