Patents by Inventor Michael John Wright

Michael John Wright 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: 20240076365
    Abstract: This invention relates to crystals of the human Gremlin-1 protein, and the human Gremlin-1 protein in complex with an inhibitory antibody. The invention also relates to the structure of human Gremlin-1 (on its own, or in complex with the antibody) and uses of these structures in screening for agents which modulate Gremlin-1 activity. The invention further provides antibodies which bind an allosteric inhibitory site on Gremlin-1, together with pharmaceutical compositions and medical uses of such antibodies and agents identified by the screening methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: NEESHA DEDI, BREDA TWOMEY, MICHAEL JOHN WRIGHT, GARETH CHARLES GLYNDWR DAVIES, DAVID JAMES MCMILLAN
  • Patent number: 11807680
    Abstract: This invention relates to crystals of the human Gremlin-1 protein, and the human Gremlin-1 protein in complex with an inhibitory antibody. The invention also relates to the structure of human Gremlin-1 (on its own, or in complex with the antibody) and uses of these structures in screening for agents which modulate Gremlin-1 activity. The invention further provides antibodies which bind an allosteric inhibitory site on Gremlin-1, together with pharmaceutical compositions and medical uses of such antibodies and agents identified by the screening methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: Neesha Dedi, Breda Twomey, Michael John Wright, Gareth Charles Glyndwr Davies, David James McMillan
  • Publication number: 20230287134
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to constructs, such as antibody molecules comprising a binding domain specific to CD45, said binding domain comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3 and/or SEQ ID NO: 4, 5 and 6. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said constructs and use of the constructs/compositions in treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Helene Margaret FINNEY, Stephen Edward RAPECKI, Kerry Louise TYSON, Michael John WRIGHT
  • Patent number: 11692041
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to constructs, such as antibody molecules comprising a binding domain specific to CD45, said binding domain comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3 and/or SEQ ID NO: 4, 5 and 6. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said constructs and use of the constructs/compositions in treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Kerry Louise Tyson, Michael John Wright
  • Publication number: 20230176071
    Abstract: A method of identifying of amino-acid residues on a target protein that form a binding site of a molecule of interest. Such method relies on selection of relevant patches of solvent-accessible residues and testing of an array of mutated proteins for changes of binding properties. Such method is useful for determining binding sites (epitopes) of antibodies, ligands and related molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Anastasios SPILIOTOPOULOS, David James MCMILLAN, Michael John Wright, Sebastian KELM, Xiaofeng LIU, Daniel John LIGHTWOOD
  • Publication number: 20230065921
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antibody molecules comprising a binding domain specific to CD22, said binding domain comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 or 7. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antibody molecules and use of the antibody molecules/compositions in treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Helene Margaret FINNEY, Stephen Edward RAPECKI, Kerry Louise TYSON, Michael John WRIGHT
  • Patent number: 11472879
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antibody molecules comprising a binding domain specific to CD22, said binding domain comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 or 7. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antibody molecules and use of the antibody molecules/compositions in treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Kerry Louise Tyson, Michael John Wright
  • Patent number: 11286312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterodimerically-tethered bispecific protein complexes (according to the general formula of A-X:Y-B) and libraries/multiplexes thereof for use in research and therapy and in particular an in vitro/ex vivo method of detecting synergistic biological function of otherwise unknown pairs of targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: Pallavi Bhatta, Laura Starkie, Michael John Wright
  • Patent number: 11261252
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multispecific molecule comprising a binding domain specific to the antigen CD22 and a binding domain specific to the antigen CD79a and/or CD79b, compositions comprising the same and use of both in treatment, for example the treatment of autoimmune disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Michael John Wright, Kerry Louise Tyson
  • Publication number: 20210301012
    Abstract: The invention is in the field of protein:protein interactions, in particular the stabilisation of protein:protein interactions. Binding proteins are provided for stabilising the interactions, together with compositions comprising the binding proteins. Methods using the binding proteins are also provided, including targeting of cells and also medical uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Michael John Wright, Ralph Adams, Rebecca Burnley, Anna Ettorre
  • Publication number: 20210262024
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a duplex probe molecule comprising: i) a double-stranded-core (the core) comprising a first polynucleotide strand (first-strand) and a second polynucleotide strand (second-strand), wherein the first and second strands are complementary to each other, ii) a single stranded first polynucleotide probe (first probe) sequence extending in the 5? to 3? direction from the first-strand of the core; and iii) single stranded second polynucleotide probe (second probe) sequence extending in the 5? to 3? direction from the second strand of the core; wherein the first and second probes extend outwards from the double stranded core in opposing directions on different polynucleotide strands and each terminate in a 3? end. The disclosure also extends to methods of making the molecule and use of the molecule, for example to capture variable domains sequence information from antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel John LIGHTWOOD, Michael John WRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20210163586
    Abstract: This invention relates to crystals of the human Gremlin-1 protein, and the human Gremlin-1 protein in complex with an inhibitory antibody. The invention also relates to the structure of human Gremlin-1 (on its own, or in complex with the antibody) and uses of these structures in screening for agents which modulate Gremlin-1 activity. The invention further provides antibodies which bind an allosteric inhibitory site on Gremlin-1, together with pharmaceutical compositions and medical uses of such antibodies and agents identified by the screening methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: NEESHA DEDI, BREDA TWOMEY, MICHAEL JOHN WRIGHT, GARETH DAVIES, DAVID JAMES MCMILLAN
  • Patent number: 10947304
    Abstract: This invention relates to crystals of the human Gremlin-1 protein, and the human Gremlin-1 protein in complex with an inhibitory antibody. The invention also relates to the structure of human Gremlin-1 (on its own, or in complex with the antibody) and uses of these structures in screening for agents which modulate Gremlin-1 activity. The invention further provides antibodies which bind an allosteric inhibitory site on Gremlin-1, together with pharmaceutical compositions and medical uses of such antibodies and agents identified by the screening methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventors: Neesha Dedi, Breda Twomey, Michael John Wright, Gareth Davies, David James McMillan
  • Patent number: 10774152
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multispecific molecule comprising a binding domain specific to the antigen CD45 and a binding domain specific to the antigen CD79a and/or CD79b, compositions comprising same and use of each in treatment, for example treatment of autoimmune disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Michael John Wright, Kerry Louise Tyson
  • Patent number: 10774157
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterodimerically-tethered bispecific protein complexes (according to the general formula of A(A1)n-X:Y-B(B1)m and libraries/multiplexes thereof for use in research and therapy and in particular an in vitro/ex vivo method of detecting synergistic biological function of otherwise unknown pairs of targets. Such complexes may be used to capture soluble molecules secreted from a particular cell, in therapy, in research and for experimental purposes such as in assays to characterise patient populations by identifying cell populations relevant to a pathology or prognosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
    Inventor: Michael John Wright
  • Patent number: 10730952
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multispecific molecule comprising a binding domain specific to the antigen CD45 and a binding domain specific to the antigen CD79a and/or CD79b, compositions comprising same and use of each in treatment, for example treatment of autoimmune disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Michael John Wright, Kerry Louise Tyson
  • Publication number: 20200157215
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antibody molecules comprising a binding domain specific to CD22, said binding domain comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 or 7. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antibody molecules and use of the antibody molecules/compositions in treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Helene Margaret FINNEY, Stephen Edward RAPECKI, Kerry Louise TYSON, Michael John WRIGHT
  • Patent number: 10618957
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antibody molecules comprising a binding domain specific to CD79, said binding domain comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3 or 4, and/or SEQ ID NO: 5, 6 and 7. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antibody molecules and use of the antibody molecules/compositions in treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Kerry Louise Tyson, Michael John Wright
  • Patent number: 10618979
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterodimerically-tethered bispecific protein complexes (according to the general formula of (A-X)2:(Y-B)2) and libraries/multiplexes thereof for use in research and therapy and in particular an in vitro/ex vivo method of detecting synergistic biological function of otherwise unknown pairs of targets. Such complexes may be used to capture soluble molecules secreted from a particular cell, in therapy, in research and for experimental purposes such as in assays to characterise patient populations by identifying cell populations relevant to a pathology or prognosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: UCB Biopharma SPRL
    Inventor: Michael John Wright
  • Patent number: 10590197
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antibody molecules comprising a binding domain specific to CD22, said binding domain comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 or 7. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antibody molecules and use of the antibody molecules/compositions in treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: UCB BIOPHARMA SPRL
    Inventors: Helene Margaret Finney, Stephen Edward Rapecki, Kerry Louise Tyson, Michael John Wright