Patents by Inventor Michael Thomas Bethune

Michael Thomas Bethune 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: 20240125793
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the identification of peptide sequences that are ligands for a T cell receptor (TCR) of interest, in a given MHC context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Edward Birnbaum, Juan Luis Mendoza, Michael Thomas Bethune, David Baltimore, Kenan Christopher Garcia
  • Patent number: 11846639
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the identification of peptide sequences that are ligands for a T cell receptor (TCR) of interest, in a given MHC context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Michael Edward Birnbaum, Juan Luis Mendoza, Michael Thomas Bethune, David Baltimore, Kenan Christopher Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220281950
    Abstract: Compositions, methods, expression vectors and engineered immune cells for improving therapies that entail the administration of allogeneic cells to a patient. An immune cell, e.g., a T cell, modified to comprise and/or express FasL protein or a FasL protein derivative from, for example, an expression vector comprising a polynucleotide that encodes FasL protein or a FasL protein derivative, and to express FasR at a reduced level, and further modified to comprise and/or express an antigen binding protein e.g., a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). An improved method of CAR T-cell therapy that comprises administering the improved immune cells, and compositions that comprise the improved immune cells. Methods of improving persistence of administered cells and reducing activation-induced cell death comprising administering the improved cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Thomas BETHUNE, Eric Hans GSCHWENG, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Cesar Adolfo SOMMER
  • Publication number: 20220251505
    Abstract: Provided herein are engineered immune cells and populations thereof for administration to patients to treat cancer (e.g., solid tumors or liquid tumors) and other conditions. The cells are engineered to functionally express a reduced level of one or more of RFX5, NLRC5, TAP2, ?2m, TRAC, RFXAP, CIITA and RFXANK. The cells optionally are further engineered to express one or more than one additional protein such as an antigen binding protein (e.g., a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) or T cell receptor) to target tumor cells or other damaged cells in the patient and/or to express other genes at a reduced level. Also provided are methods of making and using the engineered cells, compositions and kits comprising them, and methods of treating by administering the cells and the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Thomas BETHUNE, Eric Hans GSCHWENG, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Cesar Adolfo SOMMER, Michael C YI
  • Publication number: 20220227832
    Abstract: A reversibly gated effector polypeptide e.g. a chimeric antigen receptor (protease-activating CD45-gate CAR) comprising an extracellular CD45 recruiting domain, a protease-cleavable linker, and a polypeptide comprising an extracellular ligand binding domain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular domain. Nucleic acids including vectors and expression vectors that encode the protease-activating CD45-gate CAR and cells including immune cells such as T cells that comprise and express the nucleic acids. Methods of treatment of various conditions including various forms of cancer comprising administering the cells including CAR T cell therapy. In some embodiments, the CD45 gate at least partially inhibits activation of the protease-activating CD45-gate CAR when the protease-activating CD45-gate CAR binds antigen. The inhibition is at least partially diminished, relieved and/or eliminated when the protease-activating CD45-gate CAR is exposed to a protease that can cleave the linker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Shanshan LANG, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Michael Thomas BETHUNE, Siler PANOWSKI, Nguyen TAN, Yi ZHANG, Barbra Johnson SASU, Zhe LI
  • Publication number: 20220229067
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the identification of peptide sequences that are ligands for a T cell receptor (TCR) of interest, in a given MHC context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: MICHAEL EDWARD BIRNBAUM, JUAN LUIS MENDOZA, MICHAEL THOMAS BETHUNE, DAVID BALTIMORE, KENAN CHRISTOPHER GARCIA
  • Publication number: 20220023346
    Abstract: Provided herein are recombinant antigen receptors, for example chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), that comprise modified cytoplasmic domains that provide improved signalling and thereby provide improved performance and safety. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the recombinant antigen receptors, vectors comprising the polynucleotides, and engineered immune cells comprising the vectors and/or polynucleotides. The invention further provides methods for engineering immune cells to express the recombinant antigen receptors. Improved recombinant antigen receptor signalling is also provided by co-expressing a first recombinant antigen receptor and a second recombinant antigen receptor or co-expressing a recombinant antigen receptor and a protein involved in transducing the signal from the activated recombinant antigen receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Thomas BETHUNE, Yi ZHANG, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Siler PANOWSKI, Barbra Johnson SASU
  • Patent number: 11125755
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the identification of peptide sequences that are ligands for a T cell receptor (TCR) of interest, in a given MHC context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michael Edward Birnbaum, Juan Luis Mendoza, Michael Thomas Bethune, David Baltimore, Kenan Christopher Garcia
  • Patent number: 11125756
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the identification of peptide sequences that are ligands for a T cell receptor (TCR) of interest, in a given MHC context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Michael Edward Birnbaum, Juan Luis Mendoza, Michael Thomas Bethune, David Baltimore, Kenan Christopher Garcia
  • Publication number: 20200400679
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the identification of peptide sequences that are ligands for a T cell receptor (TCR) of interest, in a given MHC context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Edward Birnbaum, Juan Luis Mendoza, Michael Thomas Bethune, David Baltimore, Kenan Christopher Garcia
  • Publication number: 20200400680
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the identification of peptide sequences that are ligands for a T cell receptor (TCR) of interest, in a given MHC context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Edward Birnbaum, Juan Luis Mendoza, Michael Thomas Bethune, David Baltimore, Kenan Christopher Garcia
  • Patent number: 10816554
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the identification of peptide sequences that are ligands for a T cell receptor (TCR) of interest, in a given MHC context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michael Edward Birnbaum, Juan Luis Mendoza, Michael Thomas Bethune, David Baltimore, Kenan Christopher Garcia
  • Publication number: 20170192011
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the identification of peptide sequences that are ligands for a T cell receptor (TCR) of interest, in a given MHC context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Edward Birnbaum, Juan Luis Mendoza, Michael Thomas Bethune, David Baltimore, Kenan Christopher Garcia
  • Patent number: 7628985
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations of glutenase enzymes are provided. The enzymes find particular use in the treatment of a Celiac or dermatitis herpetiformis patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignees: The Board of Regents of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Alvine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Lu Shan, Michael Thomas Bethune, Chaitan Khosla, Jonathan David Gass