Patents by Inventor Melissa KOTTERMAN

Melissa KOTTERMAN 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).

  • Patent number: 11524081
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides codon optimized nucleotide sequences encoding human REP1, vectors, and host cells comprising codon optimized REP1 sequences, and methods of treating retinal disorders such as choroideremia comprising administering to the subject a codon optimized sequence encoding human REP1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: 4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Kirn, Melissa A. Kotterman, Peter Francis
  • Publication number: 20220389390
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides infectious recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) virions that comprise a variant capsid protein and a heterologous nucleic acid. The present disclosure further provides the variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins (and/or a nucleic acid encoding the variant AAV capsid proteins), which confer to an infectious rAAV virion an increased resistance to human AAV neutralizing antibodies. The present disclosure further provides host cells comprising an infectious rAAV virion and/or a nucleic acid encoding a subject variant AAV capsid protein. The present disclosure further provides methods of delivering a heterologous nucleic acid to a target cell where the target cell is contacted with a subject infectious rAAV virion. The present disclosure further provides methods of delivering a gene product to an individual, the methods generally involving administering an effective amount of a subject rAAV virion to an individual in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: David V. Schaffer, Melissa A. Kotterman, Bum-Yeol Hwang, James T. Koerber
  • Patent number: 11499166
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a variant AAV capsid protein that confers tropism to lung cells and recombinant adeno-associated viruses comprising the variant AAV and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same and their use in the delivery of heterologous nucleic acids to lung cells for the treatment of pulmonary disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: 4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Kotterman, Peter Francis, Melissa Calton, Johnny Gonzales, Roxanne Croze, Christopher Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20220290181
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides codon optimized RPGRorf15 sequences, vectors, and host cells comprising codon optimized RPGRorf15 sequences, and methods of treating retinal disorders such as XLRP comprising administering to the subject a codon optimized RPGRorf15 sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: David H. Kirn, Melissa A. Kotterman, David Schaffer, Peter Francis
  • Publication number: 20220265860
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides codon optimized nucleotide sequences encoding human REP1, vectors, and host cells comprising codon optimized REP1 sequences, and methods of treating retinal disorders such as choroideremia comprising administering to the subject a codon optimized sequence encoding human REP1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: David H. KIRN, Melissa A. KOTTERMAN, Peter FRANCIS
  • Patent number: 11419949
    Abstract: Provided herein are variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins having one or more modifications in amino acid sequence relative to a parental AAV capsid protein, which, when present in an AAV virion, confer increased infectivity of one or more types of retinal cells as compared to the infectivity of the retinal cells by an AAV virion comprising the unmodified parental AAV capsid protein. Also provided are recombinant AAV virions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof comprising a variant AAV capsid protein as described herein, methods of making these rAAV capsid proteins and virions, and methods for using these rAAV capsid proteins and virions in research and in clinical practice, for example in, e.g., the delivery of nucleic acid sequences to one or more cells of the retina for the treatment of retinal disorders and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: 4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Kirn, Melissa Kotterman, David Schaffer
  • Publication number: 20220251145
    Abstract: Provided herein are variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins having one or more modifications in amino acid sequence relative to a parental AAV capsid protein, which, when present in an AAV virion, confer increased infectivity of one or more types of muscle cells as compared to the infectivity of the muscle cells by an AAV virion comprising the unmodified parental AAV capsid protein. Also provided are recombinant AAV virions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof comprising a variant AAV capsid protein as described herein, methods of making these rAAV capsid proteins and virions, and methods for using these rAAV capsid proteins and virions in research and in clinical practice, for example in, e.g., the delivery of nucleic acid sequences to one or more muscle cells for the treatment of muscle disorders and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: David H. KIRN, Melissa KOTTERMAN, David SCHAFFER
  • Patent number: 11364308
    Abstract: Provided herein are variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins having one or more modifications in amino acid sequence relative to a parental AAV capsid protein, which, when present in an AAV virion, confer increased infectivity of one or more types of retinal cells as compared to the infectivity of the retinal cells by an AA V virion comprising the unmodified parental AAV capsid protein. Also provided are recombinant AAV virions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof comprising a variant AAV capsid protein as described herein, methods of making these rAAV capsid proteins and virions, and methods for using these rAAV capsid proteins and virions in research and in clinical practice, for example in, e.g., the delivery of nucleic acid sequences to one or more cells of the retina for the treatment of retinal disorders and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: 4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Kirn, Melissa Kotterman, David Schaffer
  • Patent number: 11357870
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides codon optimized nucleotide sequences encoding human REP1, vectors, and host cells comprising codon optimized REP1 sequences, and methods of treating retinal disorders such as choroideremia comprising administering to the subject a codon optimized sequence encoding human REP1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: 4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Kirn, Melissa A. Kotterman, Peter Francis
  • Patent number: 11345930
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides codon optimized RPGRorf15 sequences, vectors, and host cells comprising codon optimized RPGRorf15 sequences, and methods of treating retinal disorders such as XLRP comprising administering to the subject a codon optimized RPGRorf15 sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: David H. Kirn, Melissa A. Kotterman, David Schaffer, Peter Francis
  • Publication number: 20220064673
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides codon optimized RPGRorf15 sequences, vectors, and host cells comprising codon optimized RPGRorf15 sequences, and methods of treating retinal disorders such as XLRP comprising administering to the subject a codon optimized RPGRorf15 sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: David H. KIRN, Melissa A. KOTTERMAN, David SCHAFFER, Peter FRANCIS
  • Publication number: 20220062438
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides codon optimized nucleotide sequences encoding human REP1, vectors, and host cells comprising codon optimized REP1 sequences, and methods of treating retinal disorders such as choroideremia comprising administering to the subject a codon optimized sequence encoding human REP1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: David H. KIRN, Melissa A. KOTTERMAN, Peter FRANCIS
  • Publication number: 20220017876
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides infectious recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) virions that comprise a variant capsid protein and a heterologous nucleic acid. The present disclosure further provides the variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins (and/or a nucleic acid encoding the variant AAV capsid proteins), which confer to an infectious rAAV virion an increased resistance to human AAV neutralizing antibodies. The present disclosure further provides host cells comprising an infectious rAAV virion and/or a nucleic acid encoding a subject variant AAV capsid protein. The present disclosure further provides methods of delivering a heterologous nucleic acid to a target cell where the target cell is contacted with a subject infectious rAAV virion. The present disclosure further provides methods of delivering a gene product to an individual, the methods generally involving administering an effective amount of a subject rAAV virion to an individual in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: David V. Schaffer, Melissa A. Kotterman, Bum-Yeol Hwang, James T. Koerber
  • Publication number: 20210395772
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a variant AAV capsid protein that confers tropism to lung cells and recombinant adeno-associated viruses comprising the variant AAV and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same and their use in the delivery of heterologous nucleic acids to lung cells for the treatment of pulmonary disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: Melissa KOTTERMAN, Peter FRANCIS, Melissa CALTON, Johnny GONZALES, Roxanne CROZE, Christopher SCHMITT
  • Patent number: 11198858
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides codon optimized nucleotide sequences encoding human alpha-galactosidase A, vectors, and host cells comprising codon optimized alpha-galactosidase A sequences, and methods of treating disorders such as Fabry disease comprising administering to the subject a codon optimized sequence encoding human alpha-galactosidase A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: 4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: David H. Kirn, Melissa Kotterman, Peter Francis, David Schaffer, Paul Szymanski, Kevin Whittlesey
  • Publication number: 20210380643
    Abstract: Provided herein are variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins having one or more modifications in amino acid sequence relative to a parental AAV capsid protein, which, when present in an AAV virion, confer increased infectivity of one or more types of muscle cells as compared to the infectivity of the muscle cells by an AAV virion comprising the unmodified parental AAV capsid protein. Also provided are recombinant AAV virions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof comprising a variant AAV capsid protein as described herein, methods of making these rAAV capsid proteins and virions, and methods for using these rAAV capsid proteins and virions in research and in clinical practice, for example in, e.g., the delivery of nucleic acid sequences to one or more muscle cells for the treatment of muscle disorders and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: David H. KIRN, Melissa KOTTERMAN, David SCHAFFER
  • Patent number: 11179477
    Abstract: Provided herein are variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins having one or more modifications in amino acid sequence relative to a parental AAV capsid protein, which, when present in an AAV virion, confer increased infectivity of one or more types of retinal cells as compared to the infectivity of the retinal cells by an AAV virion comprising the unmodified parental AAV capsid protein. Also provided are recombinant AAV virions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof comprising a variant AAV capsid protein as described herein, methods of making these rAAV capsid proteins and virions, and methods for using these rAAV capsid proteins and virions in research and in clinical practice, for example in, e.g., the delivery of nucleic acid sequences to one or more cells of the retina for the treatment of retinal disorders and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: David H. Kirn, Melissa Kotterman, David Schaffer
  • Patent number: 11167041
    Abstract: Provided herein are variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins having one or more modifications in amino acid sequence relative to a parental AAV capsid protein, which, when present in an AAV virion, confer increased infectivity of one or more types of retinal cells as compared to the infectivity of the retinal cells by an AAV virion comprising the unmodified parental AAV capsid protein. Also provided are recombinant AAV virions and pharmaceutical compositions thereof comprising a variant AAV capsid protein as described herein, methods of making these rAAV capsid proteins and virions, and methods for using these rAAV capsid proteins and virions in research and in clinical practice, for example in, e.g., the delivery of nucleic acid sequences to one or more cells of the retina for the treatment of retinal disorders and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: David H. Kirn, Melissa Kotterman, David Schaffer
  • Publication number: 20210332341
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides codon optimized nucleotide sequences encoding human alpha-galactosidase A, vectors, and host cells comprising codon optimized alpha-galactosidase A sequences, and methods of treating disorders such as Fabry disease comprising administering to the subject a codon optimized sequence encoding human alpha-galactosidase A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: David H. KIRN, Melissa KOTTERMAN, Peter FRANCIS, David SCHAFFER, Paul SZYMANSKI, Kevin WHITTLESEY
  • Patent number: 11136557
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides infectious recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) virions that comprise a variant capsid protein and a heterologous nucleic acid. The present disclosure further provides the variant adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid proteins (and/or a nucleic acid encoding the variant AAV capsid proteins), which confer to an infectious rAAV virion an increased resistance to human AAV neutralizing antibodies. The present disclosure further provides host cells comprising an infectious rAAV virion and/or a nucleic acid encoding a subject variant AAV capsid protein. The present disclosure further provides methods of delivering a heterologous nucleic acid to a target cell where the target cell is contacted with a subject infectious rAAV virion. The present disclosure further provides methods of delivering a gene product to an individual, the methods generally involving administering an effective amount of a subject rAAV virion to an individual in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: David V. Schaffer, Melissa A. Kotterman, Bum-Yeol Hwang, James T. Koerber