Patents by Inventor Martin GRIESSL
Martin GRIESSL 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: 11958890Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a Gram negative endolysin and a peptide selected from the group consisting of an antimicrobial peptide, an amphipathic peptide, a cationic peptide, a sushi peptide or a defensin, wherein the endolysin in turn is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9 and sequences having at least 80% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8 and/or SEQ ID NO:9. The present invention relates also to corresponding nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits in methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: LYSANDO AGInventors: Manfred Biebl, Martin Griessl
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Patent number: 11866750Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial enzymes. In particular, the present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, with the proviso that the polypeptide does neither comprise the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:2, nor the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:3, nor the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:4. The present invention relates also to nucleic acids encoding an inventive polypeptide, vectors or bacteriophages comprising an inventive nucleic acid as well as host cells comprising an inventive polypeptide, nucleic acid, vector, and/or bacteriophage. Similarly, the present invention relates to compositions comprising a polypeptide, nucleic acid, vector, bacteriophage, and/or host cell according to the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SASINAPAS CO., LTD.Inventor: Martin Griessl
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Patent number: 11427812Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial agents active against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising the CHAP domain of LysK endolysin, the M23 endopeptidase domain of lysostaphin, the cell wall binding domain (CBD) of ALE-1, and a further peptide selected from the group consisting of an antimicrobial peptide, an amphipathic peptide, a cationic peptide, a hydrophobic peptide, a sushi peptide and a defensin. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, vectors comprising such nucleic acids, and corresponding host cells, compositions and devices. Finally, the present invention relates to applications of the inventive polypeptides, in particular in the pharmaceutical field.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: LYSANDO AGInventors: Manfred Biebl, Martin Griessl, Kristin Neumann
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Publication number: 20220089657Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial agents. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising the sequence of a peptidoglycan hydrolase and a peptide sequence heterologous to the peptidoglycan hydrolase wherein said heterologous peptide sequence comprises a specific sequence motif which is 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 amino acids in length. The present invention relates also to corresponding nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits in methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body. The polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits according to the invention may also be used as an antimicrobial in, e.g., food or feed, in cosmetics, or as disinfecting agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventor: Martin GRIESSL
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Publication number: 20220064623Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial enzymes. In particular, the present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, with the proviso that the polypeptide does neither comprise the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:2, nor the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:3, nor the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:4. The present invention relates also to nucleic acids encoding an inventive polypeptide, vectors or bacteriophages comprising an inventive nucleic acid as well as host cells comprising an inventive polypeptide, nucleic acid, vector, and/or bacteriophage. Similarly, the present invention relates to compositions comprising a polypeptide, nucleic acid, vector, bacteriophage, and/or host cell according to the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: SASINAPAS CO., LTD.Inventor: Martin GRIESSL
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Publication number: 20220064616Abstract: The present invention relates in general to the field of antimicrobial enzymes. In particular, the present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of a globular Gram-negative endolysin and the amino acid sequence of a cell wall binding domain of i) a modular Gram-negative endolysin or ii) a bacteriophage tail/baseplate protein. The present invention relates also to corresponding nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, and compositions. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, and compositions in methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body. The polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, and compositions according to the invention may also be used as an antimicrobial in, e.g., food or feed, in cosmetics, or as disinfecting agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Martin GRIESSL, Manfred BIEBL
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Patent number: 11208646Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial enzymes. In particular, the present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, with the proviso that the polypeptide does neither comprise the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:2, nor the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:3, nor the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:4. The present invention relates also to nucleic acids encoding an inventive polypeptide, vectors or bacteriophages comprising an inventive nucleic acid as well as host cells comprising an inventive polypeptide, nucleic acid, vector, and/or bacteriophage. Similarly, the present invention relates to compositions comprising a polypeptide, nucleic acid, vector, bacteriophage, and/or host cell according to the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: SASINAPAS CO., LTD.Inventor: Martin Griessl
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Patent number: 11208643Abstract: The present invention relates in general to the field of antimicrobial enzymes. In particular, the present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of a globular Gram-negative endolysin and the amino acid sequence of a cell wall binding domain of i) a modular Gram-negative endolysin or ii) a bacteriophage tail/baseplate protein. The present invention relates also to corresponding nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, and compositions. The present inventions also relates to the use of the polypeptide, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, and compositions in methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body. The polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, and compositions according to the invention may also be used as an antimicrobial in, e.g., food or feed, in cosmetics, or as disinfecting agent.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: SASINAPAS CO., LTD.Inventors: Martin Griessl, Manfred Biebl
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Patent number: 11161883Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial agents. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising the sequence of a peptidoglycan hydrolase and a peptide sequence heterologous to the peptidoglycan hydrolase wherein said heterologous peptide sequence comprises a specific sequence motif which is 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 amino acids in length. The present invention relates also to corresponding nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits in methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body. The polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits according to the invention may also be used as an antimicrobial in, e.g., food or feed, in cosmetics, or as disinfecting agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: SASINAPAS CO., LTDInventor: Martin Griessl
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Publication number: 20210300979Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a Gram negative endolysin and a peptide selected from the group consisting of an antimicrobial peptide, an amphipathic peptide, a cationic peptide, a sushi peptide or a defensin, wherein the endolysin in turn is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9 and sequences having at least 80% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NOG, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NOG, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8 and/or SEQ ID NO:9. The present invention relates also to corresponding nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits in methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Manfred BIEBL, Martin GRIESSL
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Publication number: 20210198645Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a Gram negative endolysin and a peptide selected from the group consisting of an antimicrobial peptide, an amphipathic peptide, a cationic peptide, a sushi peptide or a defensin, wherein the endolysin in turn is an endolysin comprising a sequence according to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2. The present invention relates also to corresponding nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits in methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body. The polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits according to the invention may also be used as an antimicrobial in, e.g., food or feed, in cosmetics, or as disinfecting agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Manfred BIEBL, Martin GRIESSL
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Publication number: 20210108185Abstract: The present invention relates in general to the field of antimicrobial enzymes. In particular, the present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of a globular Gram-negative endolysin and the amino acid sequence of a cell wall binding domain of i) a modular Gram-negative endolysin or ii) a bacteriophage tail/baseplate protein. The present invention relates also to corresponding nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, and compositions. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, and compositions in methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body. The polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, and compositions according to the invention may also be used as an antimicrobial in, e.g., food or feed, in cosmetics, or as disinfecting agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Martin GRIESSL, Manfred BIEBL
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Publication number: 20190359962Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial agents active against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising the CHAP domain of LysK endolysin, the M23 endopeptidase domain of lysostaphin, the cell wall binding domain (CBD) of ALE-1, and a further peptide selected from the group consisting of an antimicrobial peptide, an amphipathic peptide, a cationic peptide, a hydrophobic peptide, a sushi peptide and a defensin. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, vectors comprising such nucleic acids, and corresponding host cells, compositions and devices. Finally, the present invention relates to applications of the inventive polypeptides, in particular in the pharmaceutical field.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Manfred BIEBL, Martin GRIESSL, Kristin NEUMANN
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Publication number: 20190337997Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial agents. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising the sequence of a peptidoglycan hydrolase and a peptide sequence heterologous to the peptidoglycan hydrolase wherein said heterologous peptide sequence comprises a specific sequence motif which is 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 amino acids in length. The present invention relates also to corresponding nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits in methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body. The polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits according to the invention may also be used as an antimicrobial in, e.g., food or feed, in cosmetics, or as disinfecting agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventor: Martin GRIESSL
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Publication number: 20190330608Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial agents active against Enterococcus bacteria. In particular, the present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a first and a second amino acid sequence, wherein the first amino acid sequence is a sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:2; SEQ ID NO:3; SEQ ID NO: 5; and derivatives thereof; and wherein the second amino acid sequence is an antimicrobial peptide, amphipathic peptide, cationic peptide, hydrophobic peptide, sushi peptide or defensin. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, vectors comprising such nucleic acids, and corresponding host cells. Finally, the present invention relates to applications of the inventive polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells, in particular in the pharmaceutical field.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Manfred BIEBL, Eva SCHIRMEIER, Martin GRIESSL
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Publication number: 20190194637Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial enzymes. In particular, the present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence exhibiting at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, with the proviso that the polypeptide does neither comprise the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:2, nor the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:3, nor the sequence according to SEQ ID NO:4. The present invention relates also to nucleic acids encoding an inventive polypeptide, vectors or bacteriophages comprising an inventive nucleic acid as well as host cells comprising an inventive polypeptide, nucleic acid, vector, and/or bacteriophage. Similarly, the present invention relates to compositions comprising a polypeptide, nucleic acid, vector, bacteriophage, and/or host cell according to the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventor: Martin GRIESSL
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Patent number: 10329550Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising an amino sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO: 1, and fragments and derivatives of these. The invention also relates to the corresponding nucleic acids vectors, host cells and compositions. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, host cells and compositions in a method for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body, in particular for the treatment or prevention of Gram-negative bacterial infections. The polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, host cells and compositions according to the invention may also be used as an antimicrobial in food or feed, or in cosmetics, as disinfecting agent or in the environmental field.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: LYSANDO AGInventors: Yves Briers, Rob Lavigne, Martin Griessl
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Publication number: 20190125897Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial agents active against Salmonella bacteria. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising a first and a second amino acid sequence, wherein the first amino acid sequence is an endolysin, and wherein the second amino acid sequence is an antimicrobial peptide, cationic peptide, hydrophobic peptide, amphipathic peptide or sushi peptide, and wherein the polypeptide comprises at least one sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4 and derivatives thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, vectors comprising such nucleic acids, and corresponding host cells. Finally, the present invention relates to applications of the inventive polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells, in particular in the pharmaceutical field and in the field of food and feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Martin GRIESSL, Manfred BIEBL, Eva SCHIRMEIER
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Publication number: 20170051266Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising an amino sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO: 1, and fragments and derivatives of these. The invention also relates to the corresponding nucleic acids vectors, host cells and compositions. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, host cells and compositions in a method for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body, in particular for the treatment or prevention of Gram-negative bacterial infections. The polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, host cells and compositions according to the invention may also be used as an antimicrobial in food or feed, or in cosmetics, as disinfecting agent or in the environmental field.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: Lysando AGInventors: Yves BRIERS, Rob LAVIGNE, Martin GRIESSL