Patents by Inventor Kerry E. Benenato

Kerry E. Benenato 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: 12595226
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry E. Benenato, Souvik Biswas, Mark Cornebise, Edward Hennessy, Ellalahewage S. Kumarasinghe
  • Publication number: 20260078082
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Kerry E. BENENATO, Mark CORNEBISE
  • Publication number: 20260069549
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Kerry E. BENENATO, Ellalahewage S. KUMARASINGHE, Mark CORNEBISE
  • Publication number: 20260055050
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Kerry E. BENENATO, Mark CORNEBISE, Edward HENNESSY, Ellalahewage S. KUMARASINGHE
  • Publication number: 20250297240
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are polypeptides that have a portion derived from a RING family E3 ubiquitin ligase, a cullin family E3 ubiquitin ligase, a homologous to E6AP carboxyl terminus (HECT) family E3 ubiquitin ligase, and a viral homolog of an E3 ubiquitin ligase, optionally having ubiquitin-proteasome recruiting activity. Also disclosed are bifunctional polypeptides that promote proteasome-mediated degradation of a target protein. In some embodiments, the bifunctional polypeptide comprises a) a targeting moiety that is capable of binding to the target protein; and b) a ubiquitin-proteasome system recruiting domain (URD). In some embodiments, proximity of the bifunctional polypeptide to the target protein through binding of the targeting moiety induces ubiquitination of the target protein via the URD, thereby promoting proteosome-mediated degradation of the target protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Inventors: HENG LI, MARIUS S. POP, ALEXANDRA SNYDER CHAREN, BENJAMIN M. STONE, CHRISTOPHER M. WILFONG, KARL DANE WITTRUP, KERRY E. BENENATO, JUWINA WIJAYA
  • Patent number: 12404232
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry E. Benenato, Mark Cornebise
  • Patent number: 12396961
    Abstract: The disclosure features amino lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include an amino lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, PEG lipids, or a combination thereof. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry E. Benenato, William Butcher
  • Publication number: 20250228777
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Kerry E. BENENATO, Mark CORNEBISE, Edward HENNESSY
  • Patent number: 12324859
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry E. Benenato, Ellalahewage Sathyajith Kumarasinghe, Mark Cornebise
  • Patent number: 12312293
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry E. Benenato, Mark Cornebise, Edward Hennessy, Ellalahewage S. Kumarasinghe
  • Publication number: 20250144036
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) include a novel cationic lipid as well as additional lipids such as ionizable lipids, phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Kerry E. BENENATO, Juneyoung LEE, Mohindra SEEPERSAUD
  • Patent number: 12263248
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry E. Benenato, Mark Cornebise, Edward Hennessy
  • Patent number: 12151995
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry E. Benenato, Mark Cornebise, Ellalahewage Sathyajith Kumarasinghe
  • Patent number: 12077501
    Abstract: The disclosure features amino lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include an amino lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, PEG lipids, or a combination thereof. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry E. Benenato, William Butcher
  • Publication number: 20240226026
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kerry E. BENENATO, Mark CORNEBISE, Edward HENNESSY, Mohindra SEEPERSAUD, Michael W. DANNEMAN
  • Patent number: 11969506
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include an ionizable lipid, a phospholipid, a first sterol or a tocopherol, and optionally a second sterol different from the first sterol. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: ModernaTX, Inc., Oregon State University
    Inventors: Siddharth Patel, Emily Robinson, Anna Brown, Orn Almarsson, Kerry E. Benenato, Staci Sabnis, Gaurav Sahay, Ashwani Kumar Narayana
  • Publication number: 20240124388
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kerry E. BENENATO, Mark CORNEBISE
  • Publication number: 20230286903
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Kerry E. BENENATO, Mark Cornebise, Edward Hennessy, Ellalahewage S. Kumarasinghe
  • Patent number: 11597698
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry E. Benenato, Mark Cornebise, Edward Hennessy, Ellalahewage S. Kumarasinghe
  • Publication number: 20230000773
    Abstract: The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kerry E. BENENATO, Mark CORNEBISE, Edward HENNESSY, Andrew MCKENZIE