Patents by Inventor Khai Kong

Khai Kong 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: 20240033289
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising: (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a trans-membrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain wherein the antigen binding domains of the first and second CARs bind to different antigens, and wherein each of the first and second CARs is an activating CAR comprising an activating endodomain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Khai Kong, Shaun Cordoba
  • Publication number: 20240033292
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising: (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a transmembrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain wherein the antigen binding domains of the first and second CARs bind to different antigens, wherein the spacer of the first CAR is different to the spacer of the second CAR and wherein one of the first or second CARs is an activating CAR comprising an activating endodomain and the other CAR is an inhibitory CAR comprising a ligation-off inhibitory endodomain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Khai Kong, Shaun Cordoba
  • Publication number: 20220267404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell which comprises a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a signal transduction modifying protein, selected from one of the following: (i) a truncated protein which comprises an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM), but lacks a kinase domain; (ii) a truncated protein which comprises an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM) but lacks a phosphatase domain; (iii) a fusion protein which comprises (a) an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM) or from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM); and (ii) a heterologous domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Simon Thomas, Khai Kong
  • Patent number: 11345734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell which comprises a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a signal transduction modifying protein, selected from one of the following: (i) a truncated protein which comprises an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM), but lacks a kinase domain; (ii) a truncated protein which comprises an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM) but lacks a phosphatase domain; (iii) a fusion protein which comprises (a) an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM) or from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM); and (ii) a heterologous domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Simon Thomas, Khai Kong
  • Publication number: 20210187026
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising: (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a trans-membrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain wherein the antigen binding domains of the first and second CARs bind to different antigens, and wherein each of the first and second CARs is an activating CAR comprising an activating endodomain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Khai Kong, Shaun Cordoba
  • Publication number: 20210154229
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising: (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a trans-membrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain wherein the antigen binding domains of the first and second CARs bind to different antigens, wherein the spacer of the first CAR is different to the spacer of the second CAR and wherein one of the first or second CARs is an activating CAR comprising an activating endodomain and the other CAR is an inhibitory CAR comprising a ligation-off inhibitory endodomain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Khai Kong, Shaun Cordoba
  • Publication number: 20210032332
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) signalling system comprising; (i) a receptor component comprising an antigen binding domain, a transmembrane domain and a first binding domain; and (ii) an intracellular signalling component comprising a signalling domain and a second binding domain which specifically binds the first binding domain of the receptor component; wherein, binding of the first and second binding domains is disrupted by the presence of an agent, such that in the absence of the agent the receptor component and the signalling component heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen results in signalling through the signalling domain, whereas in the presence of the agent the receptor component and the signalling component do not heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen does not result in signalling through the signalling domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Khai Kong
  • Publication number: 20200338194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) signalling system comprising; (i) a receptor component comprising an extracellular antigen-binding domain, a transmembrane domain and a intracellular first chemical inducer of dimerization binding domain 1 (CBD1); and (ii) an intracellular signalling component comprising a signalling domain and a second chemical inducer of dimerization binding domain 2 (CBD2); wherein CBD1 and CBD2 are capable of simultaneously binding to a chemical inducer of dimerization (CID); wherein, in the absence of the CID, binding of the antigen-binding component to antigen does not result in signalling through the signalling component; whilst, in the presence of the CID, the receptor component and the signalling component heterodimerize and binding of the antigen-binding domain to antigen results in signalling through the signalling domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Khai Kong
  • Patent number: 10654927
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) signalling system comprising; (i) a receptor component comprising an antigen binding domain, a transmembrane domain and a first binding domain; and (ii) an intracellular signalling component comprising a signalling domain and a second binding domain which specifically binds the first binding domain of the receptor component; wherein, binding of the first and second binding domains is disrupted by the presence of an agent, such that in the absence of the agent the receptor component and the signalling component heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen results in signalling through the signalling domain, whereas in the presence of the agent the receptor component and the signalling component do not heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen does not result in signalling through the signalling domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: UCL BUSINESS LTD
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Khai Kong
  • Patent number: 10588967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) signalling system comprising; (i) a receptor component comprising an extracellular antigen-binding domain, a transmembrane domain and a intracellular first chemical inducer of dimerization binding domain 1 (CBD1); and (ii) an intracellular signalling component comprising a signalling domain and a second chemical inducer of dimerization binding domain 2 (CBD2); wherein CBD1 and CBD2 are capable of simultaneously binding to a chemical inducer of dimerization (CID); wherein, in the absence of the CID, binding of the antigen-binding component to antigen does not result in signalling through the signalling component; whilst, in the presence of the CID, the receptor component and the signalling component heterodimerize and binding of the antigen-binding domain to antigen results in signalling through the signalling domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: UCL BUSINESS LTD
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Khai Kong
  • Publication number: 20200016204
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising: (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a trans-membrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain wherein the antigen binding domains of the first and second CARs bind to different antigens, wherein the spacer of the first CAR is different to the spacer of the second CAR and wherein one of the first or second CARs is an activating CAR comprising an activating endodomain and the other CAR is an inhibitory CAR comprising a ligation-off inhibitory endodomain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Khai Kong, Shaun Cordoba
  • Publication number: 20200016203
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising: (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a trans-membrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain wherein the antigen binding domains of the first and second CARs bind to different antigens, and wherein one of the first or second CARs is an activating CAR comprising an activating endodomain and the other CAR is an inhibitory CAR comprising a ligation-off inhibitory endodomain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Khai Kong, Shaun Cordoba
  • Publication number: 20190292240
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses (i) a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a GPCR at the cell surface and (ii) an intracellular component comprising a protease domain linked to a GPCR-targeting domain; wherein an intracellular domain of the GPCR comprises a protease cleavage site linked to a transcriptional regulatory domain, which transcriptional regulatory domain is capable of modulating the expression of a nucleic acid encoding the CAR; and wherein the protease domain of the intracellular component is capable of cleaving the cleavage site; such that, upon binding of ligand to the GPCR, the intracellular component is recruited to the GPCR and the protease domain cleaves the cleavage site thereby releasing the transcriptional regulatory domain from the GPCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Paul Maciocia, Khai Kong
  • Publication number: 20190038672
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising: (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a trans-membrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain wherein the antigen binding domains of the first and second CARs bind to different antigens, and wherein each of the first and second CARs is an activating CAR comprising an activating endodomain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Khai Kong, Shaun Cordoba
  • Publication number: 20190023761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell which comprises a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a signal transduction modifying protein, selected from one of the following: (i) a truncated protein which comprises an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM), but lacks a kinase domain; (ii) a truncated protein which comprises an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM) but lacks a phosphatase domain; (iii) a fusion protein which comprises (a) an SH2 domain from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM) or from a protein which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM); and (ii) a heterologous domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Simon Thomas, Khai Kong
  • Patent number: 10172885
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising: (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a trans-membrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain wherein the antigen binding domains of the first and second CARs bind to different antigens, and wherein one of the first or second CARs is an activating CAR comprising an activating endodomain and the other CAR is an inhibitory CAR comprising a ligation-off inhibitory endodomain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: UCL BUSINESS PLC
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Khai Kong, Shaun Cordoba
  • Patent number: 10172886
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising: (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a trans-membrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain wherein the antigen binding domains of the first and second CARs bind to different antigens, wherein the spacer of the first CAR is different to the spacer of the second CAR and wherein one of the first or second CARs is an activating CAR comprising an activating endodomain and the other CAR is an inhibitory CAR comprising a ligation-off inhibitory endodomain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: UCL BUSINESS PLC
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Khai Kong, Shaun Cordoba
  • Publication number: 20170260269
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) signalling system comprising; (i) a receptor component comprising an antigen binding domain, a transmembrane domain and a first binding domain; and (ii) an intracellular signalling component comprising a signalling domain and a second binding domain which specifically binds the first binding domain of the receptor component; wherein, binding of the first and second binding domains is disrupted by the presence of an agent, such that in the absence of the agent the receptor component and the signalling component heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen results in signalling through the signalling domain, whereas in the presence of the agent the receptor component and the signalling component do not heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen does not result in signalling through the signalling domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Khai Kong
  • Publication number: 20170014508
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) signalling system comprising; (i) a receptor component comprising an extracellular antigen-binding domain, a transmembrane domain and a intracellular first chemical inducer of dimerization binding domain 1 (CBD1); and (ii) an intracellular signalling component comprising a signalling domain and a second chemical inducer of dimerization binding domain 2 (CBD2); wherein CBD1 and CBD2 are capable of simultaneously binding to a chemical inducer of dimerization (CID); wherein, in the absence of the CID, binding of the antigen-binding component to antigen does not result in signalling through the signalling component; whilst, in the presence of the CID, the receptor component and the signalling component heterodimerize and binding of the antigen-binding domain to antigen results in signalling through the signalling domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: UCL BUSINESS PLC
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Khai Kong
  • Publication number: 20160296562
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising : (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a trans-membrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain wherein the antigen binding domains of the first and second CARs bind to different antigens, and wherein each of the first and second CARs is an activating CAR comprising an activating endodomain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: UCL BUSINESS PLC
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Khai Kong, Shaun Cordoba