Patents by Inventor Michael Gait
Michael Gait 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: 12583889Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides, in particular cell penetrating peptides, of 40 amino acid residues or less comprising at least one directly glycosylated amino residue and one or more arginine rich arm domains, and to conjugates of such cell penetrating peptides with a therapeutic molecule. The present invention further relates to the use of the peptides or conjugates in methods of treatment or as a medicament, especially in the treatment of genetic disorders of the central nervous system.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignees: Oxford University Innovation Limited, United Kingdom Research and InnovationInventors: Matthew Wood, Suzan Hammond, Melissa Bowerman, Michael Gait, Frank Adendroth, Graham McClorey
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Publication number: 20260021187Abstract: The present invention relates to linkers for connecting a carrier molecule to a therapeutic molecule to form a conjugate, in particular linkers formed of amino acids such as glutamic acid, succinic acid, and gamma-aminobutyric acid. The present invention further relates to a conjugate comprising a linker of the invention, and the use of said conjugate in the treatment of various diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2025Publication date: January 22, 2026Inventors: Richard RAZ, Matthew WOOD, Caroline GODFREY, Graham MCCLOREY, Subhashis BANERJEE, Michael GAIT, Miguel VARELA, Ashling HOLLAND
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Publication number: 20250387498Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides, in particular cell-penetrating peptides, and to conjugates of such cell-penetrating peptides with a therapeutic molecule. The present invention further relates to use of such peptides or conjugates in methods of treatment or as a medicament, especially in the treatment of genetic disorders and in particular muscular dystrophies such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2025Publication date: December 25, 2025Inventors: Matthew WOOD, Raquel MANZANO, Caroline GODFREY, Graham MCCLOREY, Richard RAZ, Michael GAIT, Andrey ARZUMANOV, Liz O'DONOVAN, Gareth HAZELL, Ashling HOLLAND, Miguel VARELA
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Patent number: 12465646Abstract: The present invention relates to linkers for connecting a carrier molecule to a therapeutic molecule to form a conjugate, in particular linkers formed of amino acids such as glutamic acid, succinic acid, and gamma-aminobutyric acid. The present invention further relates to a conjugate comprising a linker of the invention, and the use of the conjugate in the treatment of various diseases.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 11, 2025Assignees: Oxford University Innovation Limited, United Kingdom Research and InnovationInventors: Richard Raz, Matthew Wood, Caroline Godfrey, Graham McClorey, Subhashis Banerjee, Michael Gait, Miguel Varela, Ashling Holland
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Publication number: 20250177543Abstract: Disclosed are conjugates of an oligonucleotide and a peptide covalently bonded or linked via a linker to the oligonucleotide, the peptide including at least one cationic domain comprising at least 4 amino acid residues and at least one hydrophobic domain comprising at least 3 amino acid residues, provided that the peptide includes a total of 7 to 40 amino acid residues and does not include any artificial amino acid residues; and the oligonucleotide including a total of 12 to 40 contiguous nucleobases, where at least 12 contiguous nucleobases are complementary to a target sequence in a human dystrophin gene.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2025Publication date: June 5, 2025Inventors: Matthew Wood, Raquel Manzano, Caroline Godfrey, Graham MCClorey, Richard Raz, Michael Gait, Andrey Arzumanov, Liz O'Donovan, Gareth Hazell, Ashling Holland, Miguel Varela, Subhashis Banerjee
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Patent number: 12268749Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides, in particular cell-penetrating peptides, and to conjugates of such cell-penetrating peptides with a therapeutic molecule. The present invention further relates to use of such peptides or conjugates in methods of treatment or as a medicament, especially in the treatment of genetic disorders and in particular muscular dystrophies such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignees: Oxford University Innovation Limited, United Kingdom Research and InnovationInventors: Matthew Wood, Raquel Manzano, Caroline Godfrey, Graham McClorey, Richard Raz, Michael Gait, Andrey Arzumanov, Liz O'Donovan, Gareth Hazell, Ashling Holland, Miguel Varela
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Publication number: 20240299563Abstract: Disclosed are conjugates of an oligonucleotide and a peptide covalently bonded or linked via a linker to the oligonucleotide, the peptide including at least one cationic domain comprising at least 4 amino acid residues and at least one hydrophobic domain comprising at least 3 amino acid residues, provided that the peptide includes a total of 7 to 40 amino acid residues and does not include any artificial amino acid residues; and the oligonucleotide including a total of 12 to 40 contiguous nucleobases, where at least 12 contiguous nucleobases are complementary to a target sequence in a human dystrophin gene.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicants: Oxford University Innovation Limited, United Kingdom Research and InnovationInventors: Matthew WOOD, Raquel MANZANO, Caroline GODFREY, Graham MCCLOREY, Richard RAZ, Michael GAIT, Andrey ARZUMANOV, Liz O'DONOVAN, Gareth HAZELL, Ashling HOLLAND, Miguel VARELA, Subhashis BANERJEE
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Publication number: 20220275372Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugates formed from a cell-penetrating peptide carrier linked to a therapeutic molecule, wherein the peptide carrier is defined by specific domains and the therapeutic molecule is a nucleic acid formed of trinucleotide repeats. The present invention further relates to the use of such a conjugate in methods of treatment or as a medicament, especially in the treatment of trinucleotide repeat disorders such as myotonic dystrophy (DM1).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicants: OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM RESEARCH AND INNOVATION, ASSOCIATION INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE, INSERM (INSTITUT NATONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE), SORBONNE UNIVERSITEInventors: Matthew Wood, Miguel Varela, Ashling Holland, Richard Raz, Denis Furling, Arnaud Klein, Michael Gait
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Publication number: 20220125934Abstract: The present invention relates to linkers for connecting a carrier molecule to a therapeutic molecule to form a conjugate, in particular linkers formed of amino acids such as glutamic acid, succinic acid, and gamma-aminobutyric acid. The present invention further relates to a conjugate comprising a linker of the invention, and the use of said conjugate in the treatment of various diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Richard Raz, Matthew Wood, Caroline Godfrey, Graham McClorey, Subhashis Banerjee, Michael Gait, Miguel Varela, Ashling Holland
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Publication number: 20220090066Abstract: The present invention relates to cell penetrating molecules comprising two oligonucleotide cargo molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Matthew Wood, Graham McClorey, Michael Gait, Peter Jarver, Amer Salah, Fazel Shabanpoor
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Publication number: 20220041662Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides, in particular cell penetrating peptides, of 40 amino acid residues or less comprising at least one directly glycosylated amino residue and one or more arginine rich arm domains, and to conjugates of such cell penetrating peptides with a therapeutic molecule. The present invention further relates to the use of the peptides or conjugates in methods of treatment or as a medicament, especially in the treatment of genetic disorders of the central nervous system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicants: Oxford University Innovation Limited, United Kingdom Research and InnovationInventors: Matthew Wood, Suzan Hammond, Melissa Bowerman, Michael Gait, Frank Adendroth, Graham McClorey
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Publication number: 20210299263Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides, in particular cell-penetrating peptides, and to conjugates of such cell-penetrating peptides with a therapeutic molecule. The present invention further relates to use of such peptides or conjugates in methods of treatment or as a medicament, especially in the treatment of genetic disorders and in particular muscular dystrophies such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Matthew Wood, Raquel Manzano, Caroline Godfrey, Graham McClorey, Richard Raz, Michael Gait, Andrey Arzumanov, Liz O'Donovan, Gareth Hazell, Ashling Holland, Miguel Varela
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Publication number: 20200131231Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides, in particular cell penetrating peptides, of 40 amino acid residues or less comprising at least one directly glycosylated amino residue and one or more arginine rich arm domains, and to conjugates of such cell penetrating peptides with a therapeutic molecule. The present invention further relates to the use of the peptides or conjugates in methods of treatment or as a medicament, especially in the treatment of genetic disorders of the central nervous system. page.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Matthew Wood, Suzan Hammond, Melissa Bowerman, Michael Gait, Frank Adendroth, Graham McClorey
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Publication number: 20180334673Abstract: The present invention relates to cell penetrating molecules comprising two oligonucleotide cargo molecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2015Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Matthew Wood, Graham McClorey, Michael Gait, Peter Jarver, Amer Salah, Fazel Shabanpoor
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Publication number: 20120136040Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid interfering RNA molecule comprising a duplex RNA and a single stranded DNA molecule and its use in the ablation of mRNA and in polymerase chain reactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: Ann Josephine Milner, Michael Gait, Ming Jiang, Andrei Arzumanov
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Patent number: 8067572Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid interfering RNA molecule comprising a duplex RNA and a single stranded DNA molecule and its use in the ablation of mRNA and in polymerase chain reactions.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2006Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: The University of YorkInventors: Josephine Anne Milner, Michael Gait, Ming Jiang, Andrei Arzumanov
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Publication number: 20090012022Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid interfering RNA molecule comprising a duplex RNA and a single stranded DNA molecule and its use in the ablation of mRNA and in polymerase chain reactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2006Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventors: Josephine Anne Milner, Michael Gait, Ming Jiang, Andrei Arzumanov
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Patent number: 5567811Abstract: Phosphoramidite derivatives of formula (V), ##STR1## wherein X is biotin and Y is a protecting group. There may be a linker arm, of variable length, between X and the rest of the molecule. Examples of the protecting group Y include 4,4'-dimethoxytrityl, trifluoroacetyl and fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc). The phosphoramidite derivatives are useful in single or multiple labelling of synthetic oligonucleotides. Process for the preparation of these phosphoramidite derivatives are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1992Date of Patent: October 22, 1996Assignee: Amersham International plcInventors: Konrad Misiura, Michael Gait