Patents by Inventor Linda Liang
Linda Liang 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).
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Patent number: 12138609Abstract: Described herein are coated chloride salt particles, including NaCl/TiO2 and NaCl/SiO2 core/shell particles, along with methods of making and using the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignees: Khalifa University of Science and Technology, National Center of MeteorologyInventors: Linda Yuan Zou, Mustapha Jouiad, Abdelali Zaki, Nabil El Hadri, Haoran Liang
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Patent number: 12102681Abstract: The present invention includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human or cynomolgous monkey LAG3 as well as immunoglobulin chains thereof and polynucleotides encoding the same along with injection devices comprising such antibodies or fragments. Vaccines including such antibodies and fragments as well as compositions comprising the antibodies and fragments (e.g., including anti-PD1 antibodies) are included in the invention. Methods for treating or preventing cancer or infection using such compositions are also provided. In addition, methods for recombinant expression of the antibodies and fragments are part of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Linda Liang, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Rene De Waal Malefyt, Gopalan Raghunathan
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Patent number: 12102680Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-TIGIT antibodies, as well as use of these antibodies in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and infectious disease.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Sybil M. G. Williams, Drake LaFace, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Gopalan Raghunathan, Linda Liang, Wolfgang Seghezzi
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Patent number: 12065491Abstract: Provided herein are anti-TREM1 antibodies and related methods of making and using anti-TREM1 antibodies. Also provided are methods and compositions for enhancing an immune response and/or for the treatment of an immune-related condition in an individual, e.g., cancer, comprising killing, disabling, or depleting non-stimulatory myeloid cells using an anti-TREM1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Pionyr Immunotherapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Chan, Aritra Pal, Venkataraman Sriram, Leonard G. Presta, Tiep Tu Le, Linda Liang
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Patent number: 12059662Abstract: Described herein are coated chloride salt particles, including NaCl/TiO2 and NaCl/SiO2 core/shell particles, along with methods of making and using the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignees: Khalifa University of Science and Technology, National Center of MeteorolgyInventors: Linda Yuan Zou, Mustapha Jouiad, Abdelali Zaki, Nabil El Hadri, Haoran Liang
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Patent number: 11958902Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-TIGIT antibodies, as well as use of these antibodies in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and infectious disease.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Sybil M. G. Williams, Wolfgang Seghezzi, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Linda Liang, Veronica Juan
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Publication number: 20240084000Abstract: Provided herein are anti-MARCO antibodies. Provided are also methods of generating and using anti-MARCO antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Nadine Jahchan, Michel Streuli, Xi Yang, Linda Liang, Venkataraman Sriram, Joshua Pollack, Kara Mojica, Vladislava Juric, Linnea Haeggblom, Leonard G. Presta, Sayantan Mitra
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Publication number: 20230333090Abstract: The present disclosure describes a murine T cell 3A9 comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding human LAG3, and a murine IL-2 promotor operably associated with a reporter gene. The disclosure also describes a cell-based potency assay for measuring LAG3 antagonist activity using a co-cultured system with the murine T cells and LK35.2 murine B cells, and hen egg lysozyme peptide.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Kevin B. Gurney, Yue Zhang, Linda Liang, Cuiwei Ai
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Publication number: 20230174647Abstract: The present application relates to antibodies specifically binding to immunoglobulin-like transcript 4 (ILT4), which is also known as LILRB2, LIR2, MIR10, and CD85d, and corresponding nucleic acids, host cells, compositions, and uses. In some embodiments, the antibodies bind specifically to human ILT4, but do not significantly bind to ILT2, ILT3, or ILT5, or to other members of the LILRA or LILRB families.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicants: Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyInventors: Xiao Min Schebye, Diana Yuhui Chen, Andrew Rankin, Xiaodi Deng, Joseph Toth, Linda Liang, Michelle Minhua Han, Christine Bee, Hong-An Truong, Mark J. Selby, Nils Lonberg, Guodong Chen, Richard Y. Huang, Ekaterina G. Deyanova, Alan J. Korman
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Publication number: 20230119066Abstract: This disclosure provides isolated antibodies, for example, monoclonal antibodies, that specifically bind to the C-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 8 (CCR8) expressed on the surface of a cell and mediate depletion of the CCR8-expressing cell by anti-body-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). The disclosure provides methods for treating a subject afflicted with a cancer comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-CCR8 antibody as monotherapy or in combination with an anti-cancer agent such as an immune checkpoint inhibitor, for example, an anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibody.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Ruth Yin-Zong Lan, Olufemi A. Adelakun, Ishita Barman, Joseph Campbell, SJ Jian Zhe Diong, Felix Findeisen, Danielle M. Greenawalt, Renu Jain, Amy D. Jhatakia, John K. Lee, Peter S.K. Lee, Linda Liang, Kai Lu, Bryan McDonald, Paul Mesko, Arvind Rajpal, Sharmila Sambanthamoorthy, Mark J. Selby, Nathan O. Siemers, Pavel Strop, Gaby A. Terracina, Xi-Tao Wang
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Publication number: 20230099074Abstract: Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising an antibody conjugated to an anti-inflammatory therapeutic agent via a phosphate-based linker with tunable extracellular and intracellular stability are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Ambrx, Inc.Inventors: Philip E. Brandish, Robert M. Garbaccio, Jeffrey Kern, Linda Liang, Sanjiv Shah, Dennis Zaller, Andrew Beck, Dennis Gately, Nick Knudsen, Anthony Manibusan, Jianing Wang, Ying Sun
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Patent number: 11572407Abstract: Provided herein are anti-MARCO antibodies. Provided are also methods of generating and using anti-MARCO antibodies.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: PIONYR IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Nadine Jahchan, Michel Streuli, Xi Yang, Linda Liang, Venkataraman Sriram, Joshua Pollack, Kara Mojica, Vladislava Juric, Linnea Haeggblom, Leonard G. Presta, Sayantan Mitra
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Patent number: 11510993Abstract: Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising an antibody conjugated to an anti-inflammatory therapeutic agent via a phosphate-based linker with tunable extracellular and intracellular stability are described.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Ambrx, Inc.Inventors: Philip E. Brandish, Robert M. Garbaccio, Jeffrey Kern, Linda Liang, Sanjiv Shah, Dennis Zaller, Andrew Beck, Dennis Gately, Nick Knudsen, Anthony Manibusan, Jianing Wang, Ying Sun
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Publication number: 20220257762Abstract: The present invention includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human or cynomolgous monkey LAG3 as well as immunoglobulin chains thereof and polynucleotides encoding the same along with injection devices comprising such antibodies or fragments. Vaccines including such antibodies and fragments as well as compositions comprising the antibodies and fragments (e.g., including anti-PD1 antibodies) are included in the invention. Methods for treating or preventing cancer or infection using such compositions are also provided. In addition, methods for recombinant expression of the antibodies and fragments are part of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Linda Liang, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Rene De Waal Malefyt, Gopalan Raghunathan
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Patent number: 11401328Abstract: The present application relates to antibodies specifically binding to immunoglobulin-like transcript 4 (ILT4), which is also known as LILRB2, LIR2, MIR10, and CD85d, and corresponding nucleic acids, host cells, compositions, and uses. In some embodiments, the antibodies bind specifically to human ILT4, but do not significantly bind to ILT2, ILT3, or ILT5, or to other members of the LILRA or LILRB families.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyInventors: Xiao Min Schebye, Diana Yuhui Chen, Andrew Rankin, Xiaodi Deng, Joseph Toth, Linda Liang, Michelle Minhua Han, Christine Bee, Hong-An Truong, Mark J. Selby, Nils Lonberg, Guodong Chen, Richard Y. Huang, Ekaterina G. Deyanova, Alan J. Korman
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Publication number: 20220153832Abstract: Provided herein are anti-MARCO antibodies. Provided are also methods of generating and using anti-MARCO antibodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Nadine Jahchan, Michel Streuli, Xi Yang, Linda Liang, Venkataraman Sriram, Joshua Pollack, Kara Mojica, Vladislava Juric, Linnea Haeggblom, Leonard G. Presta, Sayantan Mitra
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Patent number: 11278620Abstract: The present invention includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human or cynomolgous monkey LAG3 as well as immunoglobulin chains thereof and polynucleotides encoding the same along with injection devices comprising such antibodies or fragments. Vaccines including such antibodies and fragments as well as compositions comprising the antibodies and fragments (e.g., including anti-PD1 antibodies) are included in the invention. Methods for treating or preventing cancer or infection using such compositions are also provided. In addition, methods for recombinant expression of the antibodies and fragments are part of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.Inventors: Linda Liang, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Rene De Waal Malefyt, Gopalan Raghunathan
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Patent number: 11207406Abstract: The present invention includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human or cynomolgous monkey LAG3 as well as immunoglobulin chains thereof and polynucleotides encoding the same along with injection devices comprising such antibodies or fragments. Vaccines including such antibodies and fragments as well as compositions comprising the antibodies and fragments (e.g., including anti-PD1 antibodies) are included in the invention. Methods for treating or preventing cancer or infection using such compositions are also provided. In addition, methods for recombinant expression of the antibodies and fragments are part of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.Inventors: Linda Liang, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Rene De Waal Malefyt, Gopalan Raghunathan
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Publication number: 20210395392Abstract: This disclosure provides isolated antibodies that bind specifically to MerTK expressed on the surface of a cell and inhibit efferocytosis by the MerTK-expressing cell. The disclosure provides methods for treating a subject afflicted with a cancer comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-MerTK antibody as monotherapy or in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor, such as an anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibody.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Thomas E. Spires, Jr., Michael Quigley, Virginie Lafont, Ginger C. Rakestraw, Linda Liang, Karen A. Augustine-Rauch
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Patent number: 11045547Abstract: The present invention includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human or cynomolgous monkey LAG3 as well as immunoglobulin chains thereof and polynucleotides encoding the same along with injection devices comprising such antibodies or fragments. Vaccines including such antibodies and fragments as well as compositions comprising the antibodies and fragments (e.g., including anti-PD1 antibodies) are included in the invention. Methods for treating or preventing cancer or infection using such compositions are also provided. In addition, methods for recombinant expression of the antibodies and fragments are part of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Rene De Waal Malefyt, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Linda Liang