Patents by Inventor Kevin Fitzgerald

Kevin Fitzgerald 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: 20250122505
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ALAS1 gene, and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to alter (e.g., inhibit) expression of ALAS1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, Kevin Fitzgerald, William Querbes, Robert J. Desnick, Makiko Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20250075217
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to RNA agents targeting LRP1 receptor modified for targeted delivery to the brain and/or the eye. The present invention provides modified double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents conjugated to a peptide ligand, as well as methods of modulating the expression of a target gene in a CNS cell or tissue and/or an ocular cell or tissue and methods of treating subjects having a CNS and/or an ocular disease or disorder using such dsRNAi agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: JAYAPRAKASH K. NAIR, BHAUMIK A. PANDYA, SCOTT P. LENTINI, RYAN MALONE, HAIYAN PENG, ELENA CASTELLANOS-RIZALDOS, CHRISTOPHER S. THEILE, SHIGEO MATSUDA, MARTIN A. MAIER, VASANT R. JADHAV, KEVIN FITZGERALD, MARK NEIL TOLENTINO, IVAN ZLATEV
  • Publication number: 20250064936
    Abstract: The invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double-stranded RNAi agents, targeting the HAO1 gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of HAO1 and methods of treating subjects having, e.g., PH1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Brian Bettencourt, Abigail Liebow, David V. Erbe
  • Publication number: 20250051765
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double-stranded RNAi agents, targeting the apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3) gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of APOC3 and methods of treating subjects having an APOC3 associated disorder, e.g., hypertriglyceridemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Fitzgerald, William Querbes, James Butler, Stephanie Williams, Abigail Liebow, Gregory Hinkle, Martin A. Maier, Stuart Milstein, Satyanarayana Kuchimanchi, Muthiah Manoharan
  • Publication number: 20250043279
    Abstract: The invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNAi agents, targeting the Serpina1 gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of Serpina1 and methods of treating subjects having a Serpina1 associated disease, such as a liver disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Mark K. Schlegel, Maja Janas, Vasant R. Jadhav, Donald Foster, Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Alexander V. Kel'in, Klaus Charisse, Jayaprakash K. Nair, Martin A. Maier, Shigeo Matsuda, Muthusamy Jayaraman, Alfica Sehgal, Christopher Brown, Kevin Fitzgerald, Stuart Milstein
  • Publication number: 20250034566
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ALAS1 gene, and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to alter (e.g., inhibit) expression of ALAS1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, Kevin Fitzgerald, William Querbes, Robert J. Desnick, Makiko Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20250034570
    Abstract: The invention relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting the SCAP gene, as well as methods of inhibiting epression of a SCAP gene and methods of treating subjects having a SCAP-associated disorder, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Fitzgerald, Huilei Xu, Gregory Hinkle
  • Publication number: 20250017953
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the LDHA gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of LDHA, methods of inhibiting LDHA and HAO1, and methods of treating subjects that would benefit from reduction in expression of LDHA, such as subjects having an oxalate pathway-associated disease, disorder, or condition, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: David Erbe, Abigail Liebow, Kevin Fitzgerald, Gregory Hinkle, Kyle David Wood, Ross Philip Holmes, John Knight
  • Publication number: 20240358738
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a double stranded iRNA agent comprising an antisense strand which is complementary to a target gene; a sense strand which is complementary to said antisense strand; and one or more lipophilic moieties conjugated to one or more internal positions on at least one strand, optionally via a linker or carrier. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of gene silencing, comprising administering to a cell or a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the lipophilic moieties-conjugated double-stranded iRNAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Jayaprakash K. NAIR, Martin MAIER, Vasant JADHAV, Stuart MILSTEIN, Kirk BROWN, Rubina G. PARMAR, Kallanthottathil G. RAJEEV, Muthiah MANOHARAN, Alexander V. KEL'IN, Muthusamy JAYARAMAN, Klaus CHARISSE, Adam CASTORENO, Christopher S. THEILE, Kevin FITZGERALD
  • Publication number: 20240309375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to agents which inhibit the expression and/or activity of transthyretin (TTR), e.g., a double stranded RNA (dsRNA) agent, or salt thereof, or an antisense oligonucleotide or a gene therapy targeting TTR, and the use of these agents in methods of treating or preventing Startgardt's disease, methods of decreasing Vitamin A levels or formation of toxic Vitamin A metabolites, and/or methods of halting progression of vision loss in a subject. The present invention also relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNA (dsRNA) agents, targeting the retinal binding protein 4 (RBP4) gene. The invention also relates to methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of an RBP4 gene. The invention further provides the use of RNAi agent targeting RBP4 and/or nucleic acid agents targeting TTR in methods of preventing and treating an RBP4-associated disorder, e.g., an ocular disease, e.g., Stargardt's disease, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Jared A. Gollob, Kevin Fitzgerald, David Erbe, Simina Ticau, Jeffrey Zuber
  • Patent number: 12091666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNAi agents, targeting a xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) gene, and methods of using such double stranded RNAi agents to inhibit expression of an XDH gene and methods of treating subjects having an XDH-associated disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Fitzgerald, Gregory Hinkle, Timothy Ryan Mooney
  • Publication number: 20240301425
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of inhibiting the expression of a PCSK9 gene in a subject, as well as therapeutic and prophylactic methods for treating subjects having a lipid disorder, such as a hyperlipidemia using RNAi agents, e.g., double-stranded RNAi agents, targeting the PCSK9 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventor: Kevin Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20240294911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNAi agents, targeting the insulin-like growth factor binding protein, acid labile subunit (IGFALS) gene or the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) gene, methods of using such double stranded RNAi agents to inhibit expression of an IGFALS gene or an IGF-1 gene, and methods of treating subjects having an IGF system-associated disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: James Butler, Kevin Fitzgerald, Gregory Hinkle, Brian Bettencourt, Huilei Xu
  • Publication number: 20240287524
    Abstract: The invention relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting a glucokinase (GCK) gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of a glucokinase (GCK) gene, and methods of treating subjects having a glycogen storage disease (GSD), e.g., type Ia GSD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Fitzgerald, David Erbe, Gregory Hinkle
  • Publication number: 20240271136
    Abstract: The invention relates to iRNA, e.g., double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), compositions targeting the complement component C5 gene, and methods of using such iRNA, e.g., dsRNA, compositions to inhibit expression of C5 and to treat subjects having a complement component C5-associated disease, e.g., paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Fitzgerald, James Butler, Brian Bettencourt, Anna Borodovsky, Satyanarayana Kuchimanchi, Klaus Charisse, Muthiah Manoharan, Martin A. Maier, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Donald Foster
  • Publication number: 20240271144
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., dsRNA agents, targeting the Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) gene. The invention also relates to methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of a SGLT2 gene and to methods of treating or preventing a SGLT2-associated disease, such as gout or diabetes, in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Ho-Chou Tu, Aimee M. Deaton, Jeffrey Zuber, Patrick Haslett, Kevin Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20240254486
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ALAS1 gene, and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to alter (e.g., inhibit) expression of ALAS1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, Kevin Fitzgerald, William Querbes, Robert J. Desnick, Makiko Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20240200075
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, James Butler, Stephanie Williams, Gregory Hinkle, Martin A. Maier
  • Publication number: 20240200061
    Abstract: The present invention provides iRNA agents, e.g., double stranded iRNA agents, that target the transthyretin (TTR) gene and methods of using such iRNA agents for treating or preventing TTR-associated ocular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Jayaprakash K. Nair, Martin A. Maier, Vasant R. Jadhav, Mark Keating, Kevin Fitzgerald, Stuart Milstein, Kirk Brown, Muthiah Manoharan
  • Patent number: 12005074
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a double stranded iRNA agent comprising an antisense strand which is complementary to a target gene; a sense strand which is complementary to said antisense strand; and one or more lipophilic moieties conjugated to one or more internal positions on at least one strand, optionally via a linker or carrier. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of gene silencing, comprising administering to a cell or a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the lipophilic moieties-conjugated double-stranded iRNAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jayaprakash K. Nair, Martin Maier, Vasant Jadhav, Stuart Milstein, Kirk Brown, Rubina G. Parmar, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Muthiah Manoharan, Alexander V. Kel'In, Muthusamy Jayaraman, Klaus Charisse, Adam Castoreno, Christopher S. Theile, Kevin Fitzgerald