Patents by Inventor Kip M. Connor

Kip M. Connor 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: 20210283219
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions for reducing or inhibiting retinal cell death in a subject comprising retinal ischemic injury. The method comprises administering to an ischemic retinal tissue of the subject a composition comprising an agent that inhibits or reduces alternative complement pathway activity to reduce or inhibit complement-mediated retinal, neuronal, or retinal neuronal cell death during disease or injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Kip M. Connor
  • Publication number: 20210046002
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating conditions including autoimmune uveitis using inhibitors of Colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kip M. Connor, Yoko Okunuki
  • Patent number: 10758511
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods of reducing inflammation, angiogenesis, vascular leakage and neovascularization by administering to a subject in need thereof one or more stable analogs of CYP450 lipid metabolites (e.g., eicosanoids) and one or more inhibitors of a soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). This disclosure also relates to methods of treating disorders associated with inflammation, angiogenesis, vascular leakage and neovascularization by administering to a subject in need thereof one or more stable analogs of CYP450 lipid metabolites (e.g., eicosanoids) and one or more inhibitors of a soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). This disclosure further relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising at least one stable analog of CYP450 lipid metabolites (e.g., eicosanoids) and at least one inhibitor of a soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Kip M. Connor, Eiichi Hasegawa, Bruce D. Hammock, Kin Sing Stephen Lee
  • Patent number: 10413518
    Abstract: Methods for reducing angiogenesis, inflammation, and vascular permeability in a subject by administering an epoxymetabolite of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), e.g., as listed in Table A, e.g., one or both of 17,18-epoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (EEQ) and 19,20-epoxydocosapentaenoic acid (EDP), e.g., for the treatment of conditions associated with inflammation or excess angiogenesis or neovascularization, including age-related macular degeneration, cancer, stroke, and arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
    Inventors: Kip M. Connor, Ryoji Yanai
  • Publication number: 20180325860
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods of reducing inflammation, angiogenesis, vascular leakage and neovascularization by administering to a subject in need thereof one or more stable analogs of CYP450 lipid metabolites (e.g., eicosanoids) and one or more inhibitors of a soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). This disclosure also relates to methods of treating disorders associated with inflammation, angiogenesis, vascular leakage and neovascularization by administering to a subject in need thereof one or more stable analogs of CYP450 lipid metabolites (e.g., eicosanoids) and one or more inhibitors of a soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). This disclosure further relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising at least one stable analog of CYP450 lipid metabolites (e.g., eicosanoids) and at least one inhibitor of a soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Kip M. Connor, Eiichi Hasegawa, Bruce D. Hammock, Kin Sing Stephen Lee
  • Publication number: 20180133187
    Abstract: Methods for reducing angiogenesis, inflammation, and vascular permeability in a subject by administering an epoxymetabolite of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), e.g., as listed in Table A, e.g., one or both of 17,18-epoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (EEQ) and 19,20-epoxydocosapentaenoic acid (EDP), e.g., for the treatment of conditions associated with inflammation or excess angiogenesis or neovascularization, including age-related macular degeneration, cancer, stroke, and arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Kip M. Connor, Ryoji Yanai
  • Patent number: 9770426
    Abstract: Methods for reducing angiogenesis, inflammation, and vascular permeability in a subject by administering an epoxymetabolite of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), e.g., as listed in Table A, e.g., one or both of 17,18-epoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (EEQ) and 19,20-epoxydocosapentaenoic acid (EDP), e.g., for the treatment of conditions associated with inflammation or excess angiogenesis or neovascularization, including age-related macular degeneration, cancer, stroke, and arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
    Inventors: Kip M. Connor, Ryoji Yanai
  • Publication number: 20160237146
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for preventing or reducing photoreceptor cell death. The invention further provides compositions and methods for treating, preventing, or alleviating symptoms of retinal detachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Kip M Connor
  • Publication number: 20150335603
    Abstract: Methods for reducing angiogenesis, inflammation, and vascular permeability in a subject by administering an epoxymetabolite of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), e.g., as listed in Table A, e.g., one or both of 17,18-epoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (EEQ) and 19,20-epoxydocosapentaenoic acid (EDP), e.g., for the treatment of conditions associated with inflammation or excess angiogenesis or neovascularization, including age-related macular degeneration, cancer, stroke, and arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kip M. Connor, Ryoji Yanai
  • Publication number: 20100048705
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for treating or preventing ocular neovascularization in a subject at risk. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid to thereby treat or prevent the ocular neovascularization. This method is suitable for treating or preventing retinopathy of prematurity, retina vein occlusion, sickle cell retinopathy, choroidal neovascularization, radiation retinopathy, microangiopathy, retinal hyperoxia, diabetic retinopathy, and age related macular degeneration. Preferably the methods are applied to premature infants, especially those exposed to high levels of oxygen, to treat or prevent ocular neovascularization results from retinopathy of prematurity. Preferably, the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid is administered at high dose, periodically (e.g. from birth) over a prolonged period of time, until the eye is fully vascularized, or to the age of 1 year. Appropriate routes of administration include oral and intravenous administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicants: CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION, THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Lois E. Smith, Kip M. Connor, Charles Serhan