Patents by Inventor Marian Gindy

Marian Gindy 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: 20230030119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of CTNNB1 gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a beta-catenin gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (RNAi) against CTNNB1 gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Duncan Brown, James J. Cunningham, Marian Gindy, Victoria Pickering, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Walter R. Strapps
  • Patent number: 11406706
    Abstract: The instant invention provides for novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations, containing cationic lipids, for use as vaccine adjuvants and/or as antigen delivery systems. It is an object of the instant invention to provide LNP formulations that demonstrate enhancements in humoral and/or cellular immunogenicity of vaccine antigens, particularly subunit vaccine antigens, when utilized alone or in combination with immunostimulatory agents (e.g. small molecule or oligonucleotide TLR agonists). The instant invention further identifies physical and chemical properties of the LNP formulations that can be manipulated to enhance antigen efficiency and adjuvant tolerability in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Marian Gindy, Danilo R. Casimiro, Andrew Bett, Jan H. Ter Meulen
  • Patent number: 11376225
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to sterically stabilized colloidal constructs comprising preformed colloidal particles encapsulated within a polymeric shell. The constructs, which are controllably sized, are nanoparticles comprising hydrophobic elements, electrostatically charged particles with hydrophobic surfaces, hydrophobic inorganic nanostructures, and amphiphilic copolymers with hydrophobic domains and hydrophilic domains. The constructs are made by a process that allows for the simultaneous encapsulation of a preformed colloidal agent as well as a dissolved hydrophobic active within the core of the polymeric nanoparticle. Among the actives incorporated in various embodiments are organic fluorescent dyes, metal nanostructures and superparamagnetic materials for use in combined fluorescence, optical and magnetic resonance imaging applications, and hydrophobic drugs for therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Robert K Prud'homme, Marian Gindy, Ying Liu
  • Publication number: 20210002813
    Abstract: The instant invention provides for novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations, containing cationic lipids, for use as vaccine adjuvants and/or as antigen delivery systems. It is an object of the instant invention to provide LNP formulations that demonstrate enhancements in humoral and/or cellular immunogenicity of vaccine antigens, particularly subunit vaccine antigens, when utilized alone or in combination with immunostimulatory agents (e.g. small molecule or oligonucleotide TLR agonists). The instant invention further identifies physical and chemical properties of the LNP formulations that can be manipulated to enhance antigen efficiency and adjuvant tolerability in vivo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Marian Gindy, Danilo R. Casimiro, Andrew Bett, Jan H. Ter Meulen
  • Patent number: 10821175
    Abstract: The instant invention provides for novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations, containing cationic lipids, for use as vaccine adjuvants and/or as antigen delivery systems. It is an object of the instant invention to provide LNP formulations that demonstrate enhancements in humoral and cellular immunogenicity of vaccine antigens, particularly subunit vaccine antigens, when utilized alone or in combination with immunostimulatory agents (e.g. small molecule or oligonucleotide TLR agonists). The instant invention further identifies physical and chemical properties of the LNP formulations that can be manipulated to enhance antigen efficiency and adjuvant tolerability in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Marian Gindy, Danilo R. Casimiro, Andrew Bett, Jan H. Ter Meulen
  • Publication number: 20190374468
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) composition comprising (a) an Akt inhibitor; (b) DSPC; (c) cholesterol; and (d) PEG-DMG. Also disclosed herein is a method for preparing the lipid composition using a scalable tangential flow micro-mixing technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Hughes Smith, Marian Gindy
  • Publication number: 20190330639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of CTNNB1 gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a beta-catenin gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (RNAi) against CTNNB1 gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Duncan Brown, James J. Cunningham, Marian Gindy, Victoria Pickering, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Walter R. Strapps
  • Patent number: 10246714
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of CTNNB1 gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a beta-catenin gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (RNAi) against CTNNB1 gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Sirna Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Duncan Brown, James J. Cunningham, Marian Gindy, Victoria Pickering, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Walter R. Strapps
  • Publication number: 20180243229
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to sterically stabilized colloidal constructs comprising preformed colloidal particles encapsulated within a polymeric shell. The constructs, which are controllably sized, are nanoparticles comprising hydrophobic elements, electrostatically charged particles with hydrophobic surfaces, hydrophobic inorganic nanostructures, and amphiphilic copolymers with hydrophobic domains and hydrophilic domains. The constructs are made by a process that allows for the simultaneous encapsulation of a preformed colloidal agent as well as a dissolved hydrophobic active within the core of the polymeric nanoparticle. Among the actives incorporated in various embodiments are organic fluorescent dyes, metal nanostructures and superparamagnetic materials for use in combined fluorescence, optical and magnetic resonance imaging applications, and hydrophobic drugs for therapeutic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Robert K. Prud'homme, Marian Gindy, Ying Liu
  • Patent number: 9943490
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to sterically stabilized colloidal constructs comprising preformed colloidal particles encapsulated within a polymeric shell. The constructs, which are controllably sized, are nanoparticles comprising hydrophobic elements, electrostatically charged particles with hydrophobic surfaces, hydrophobic inorganic nanostructures, and amphiphilic copolymers with hydrophobic domains and hydrophilic domains. The constructs are made by a process that allows for the simultaneous encapsulation of a preformed colloidal agent as well as a dissolved hydrophobic active within the core of the polymeric nanoparticle. Among the actives incorporated in various embodiments are organic fluorescent dyes, metal nanostructures and superparamagnetic materials for use in combined fluorescence, optical and magnetic resonance imaging applications, and hydrophobic drugs for therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Robert K. Prud'homme, Marian Gindy, Ying Liu
  • Publication number: 20180030454
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of CTNNB1 gene expression and/or or activity, and/or modulate a beta-catenin gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (RNAi) against CTNNB1 gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Duncan Brown, James J. Cunningham, Marian Gindy, Victoria Pickering, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Walter R. Strapps
  • Patent number: 9850491
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of CTNNB1 gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a beta-catenin gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that medium RNA interference (RNAi) against CTNNB1 gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Sirna Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Duncan Brown, James J. Cunningham, Marian Gindy, Victoria Pickering, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Walter R. Strapps
  • Publication number: 20170029824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of CTNNB1 gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a beta-catenin gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that medium RNA interference (RNAi) against CTNNB1 gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Duncan Brown, James J. Cunningham, Marian Gindy, Victoria Pickering, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Walter R. Strapps
  • Publication number: 20160361411
    Abstract: The instant invention provides for novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations, containing cationic lipids, for use as vaccine adjuvants and/or as antigen delivery systems. It is an object of the instant invention to provide LNP formulations that demonstrate enhancements in humoral and cellular immunogenicity of vaccine antigens, particularly subunit vaccine antigens, when utilized alone or in combination with immunostimulatory agents (e.g. small molecule or oligonucleotide TLR agonists). The instant invention further identifies physical and chemical properties of the LNP formulations that can be manipulated to enhance antigen efficiency and adjuvant tolerability in vivo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & dohme Corp
    Inventors: Marian Gindy, Danilo R. Casimiro, Andrew Bett, Jan H. Ter Meulen
  • Publication number: 20160317444
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) composition comprising (a) an Akt inhibitor; (b) DSPC; (c) cholesterol; and (d) PEG-DMG. Also disclosed herein is a method for preparing the lipid composition using a scalable tangential flow micro-mixing technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Hughes Smith, Marian Gindy
  • Patent number: 9447420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of CTNNB1 gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a beta-catenin gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (RNAi) against CTNNB1 gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sirna Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Duncan Brown, James J. Cunningham, Marian Gindy, Victoria Pickering, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Walter R. Strapps
  • Publication number: 20140343126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of CTNNB1 gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a beta-catenin gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (RNAi) against CTNNB1 gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Duncan Brown, James J. Cunningham, Marian Gindy, Victoria Pickering, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Walter R. Strapps
  • Patent number: 8835623
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of CTNNB1 gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a beta-catenin gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (RNAi) against CTNNB1 gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sirna Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Duncan Brown, James J. Cunningham, Marian Gindy, Victoria Pickering, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Walter R. Strapps
  • Publication number: 20130324588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of CTNNB1 gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a beta-catenin gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (RNAi) against CTNNB1 gene expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Duncan Brown, James J. Cunningham, Marian Gindy, Victoria Pickering, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Walter R. Strapps
  • Patent number: 8518907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the study, diagnosis, and treatment of traits, diseases and conditions that respond to the modulation of CTNNB1 gene expression and/or activity, and/or modulate a beta-catenin gene expression pathway. Specifically, the invention relates to double-stranded nucleic acid molecules including small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules that are capable of mediating or that mediate RNA interference (RNAi) against CTNNB1 gene expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Duncan Brown, James J. Cunningham, Marian Gindy, Victoria Pickering, Matthew G. Stanton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Walter R. Strapps