Patents by Inventor Michael Weichel

Michael Weichel 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: 20240101703
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, including tumor-related diseases such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma bile duct cancer, cancer of the urinary bladder, kidney cancer, colon cancer, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and uterine cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Maria Kreuzberg, Bernd Hubner, Michael Erdeljan, Michael Weichel
  • Patent number: 11859008
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, including tumor-related diseases such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma bile duct cancer, cancer of the urinary bladder, kidney cancer, colon cancer, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and uterine cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: Ganymed Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Maria Kreuzberg, Bernd Hubner, Michael Erdeljan, Michael Weichel
  • Patent number: 11572415
    Abstract: The application pertains to a trispecific antibody molecule which may comprise a diabody-unit integrated into a polypeptide chain having at least six variable domains linked one after another. In certain instances two single-chain Fv (scFv) fragments are distally connected to the diabody-unit providing two further antigen binding sites (FIGS. 1 and 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: AFFIMED GMBH
    Inventors: Kristina Ellwanger, Ivica Fucek, Thorsten Ross, Thomas Mueller, Erich Rajkovic, Uwe Reusch, Martin Treder, Michael Weichel
  • Publication number: 20220340674
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of a bispecific CD30×CD16A antibody construct comprising a first binding domain for Fc?RIIIa comprising the steps chromatographically capturing the antibody construct from a solution; eluting the antibody construct from the capture matrix; reducing the pH in the solution of the eluted antibody construct to low pH, incubating the antibody construct under these conditions for at least 40 h and neutralizing thereafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Claudia WALL, Michael WEICHEL
  • Publication number: 20220048994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a trispecific antigen-binding molecule, wherein the antigen-binding molecule is at least tetravalent and comprises an antigen-binding site having specificity against a first antigen epitope, an antigen-binding site having specificity against a second antigen epitope and two antigen-binding sites having specificity against a third antigen epitope and its use a medicament for tumor therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Melvyn Little, Eugene Zhukovsky, Markus Eser, Michael Weichel, Thorsten Gantke, Uwe Reusch, Kristina Ellwanger, Fabrice Le Gall
  • Publication number: 20220041717
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multispecific antigen-binding molecule specifically binding to CD16A and consisting of two polypeptide chains, wherein each polypeptide chain comprises at least four variable domains from the N-terminus to the C-terminus in the order: VH_BCMA-VL_CD16A-VH_CD16A-VL_BCM
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten ROSS, Ivica FUCEK, Kristina ELLWANGER, Michael WEICHEL, Uwe REUSCH, Stefan KNACKMUSS, Erich RAJKOVIC, Martin TREDER
  • Patent number: 11180558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multispecific antigen-binding molecule specifically binding to CD16A and consisting of two polypeptide chains, wherein each polypeptide chain comprises at least four variable domains from the N-terminus to the C-terminus in the order: VH_BCMA-VL_CD16A-VH_CD16A-VL_BCM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Affimed GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Ross, Ivica Fucek, Kristina Ellwanger, Michael Weichel, Uwe Reusch, Stefan Knackmuss, Erich Rajkovic, Martin Treder
  • Publication number: 20210179730
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, including tumor-related diseases such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma bile duct cancer, cancer of the urinary bladder, kidney cancer, colon cancer, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and uterine cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Maria Kreuzberg, Bernd Hubner, Michael Erdeljan, Michael Weichel
  • Patent number: 10919974
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, including tumor-related diseases such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma bile duct cancer, cancer of the urinary bladder, kidney cancer, colon cancer, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and uterine cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: Ganymed Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Maria Kreuzberg, Bernd Hubner, Michael Erdeljan, Michael Weichel
  • Publication number: 20210024654
    Abstract: Described herein are binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33, and in particular to bispecific binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33 and human CD3. Also described herein are bispecific tandem diabodies that bind to CD33 and CD33, and their uses for immunotherapy of CD33+ cancers, diseases and conditions such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Kristina Ellwanger, Luke Evnin, Judith A. Fox, Ivica Fucek, Jeanmarie Guenot, Stefan Knackmuss, Lori Kunkel, Melvyn Little, Vera Molkenthin, Erich Rajkovic, Uwe Reusch, Claudia Wall, Michael Weichel, Eugene Zhukovsky
  • Patent number: 10626190
    Abstract: Described herein are binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33, and in particular to bispecific binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33 and human CD3. Also described herein are bispecific tandem diabodies that bind to CD33 and CD33, and their uses for immunotherapy of CD33+ cancers, diseases and conditions such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristina Ellwanger, Luke Evnin, Judith A. Fox, Ivica Fucek, Jeanmarie Guenot, Stefan Knackmuss, Lori Kunkel, Melvyn Little, Vera Molkenthin, Erich Rajkovic, Uwe Reusch, Claudia Wall, Michael Weichel, Eugene Zhukovsky
  • Publication number: 20190345249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multispecific antigen-binding molecule specifically binding to CD16A and consisting of two polypeptide chains, wherein each polypeptide chain comprises at least four variable domains from the N-terminus to the C-terminus in the order: VH_BCMA-VL_CD16A-VH_CD16A-VL_BCM
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Thorsten Ross, Ivica Fucek, Kristina Ellwanger, Michael Weichel, Uwe Reusch, Stefan Knackmuss, Erich Rajkovic, Martin Treder
  • Patent number: 10233253
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, including tumor-related diseases such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma, bile duct cancer, cancer of the urinary bladder, kidney cancer, colon cancer, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and uterine cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: GANYMED PHARMACEUTICALS AG, JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITÄT MAINZ
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Maria Kreuzberg, Bernd Hubner, Michael Erdeljan, Michael Weichel
  • Publication number: 20190040155
    Abstract: The application pertains to a trispecific antibody molecule which may comprise a diabody-unit integrated into a polypeptide chain having at least six variable domains linked one after another. In certain instances two single-chain Fv (scFv) fragments are distally connected to the diabody-unit providing two further antigen binding sites (FIGS. 1 and 2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Kristina ELLWANGER, Ivica FUCEK, Thorsten ROSS, Thomas MUELLER, Erich RAJKOVIC, Uwe REUSCH, Martin TREDER, Michael WEICHEL
  • Publication number: 20190010244
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, including tumor-related diseases such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma bile duct cancer, cancer of the urinary bladder, kidney cancer, colon cancer, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and uterine cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Maria Kreuzberg, Bernd Hubner, Michael Erdeljan, Michael Weichel
  • Publication number: 20180291113
    Abstract: Described herein are binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33, and in particular to bispecific binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33 and human CD3. Also described herein are bispecific tandem diabodies that bind to CD33 and CD33, and their uses for immunotherapy of CD33+ cancers, diseases and conditions such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Kristina ELLWANGER, Luke EVNIN, Judith A. FOX, Ivica FUCEK, Jeanmarie GUENOT, Stefan KNACKMUSS, Lori KUNKEL, Melvyn LITTLE, Vera MOLKENTHIN, Erich RAJKOVIC, Uwe REUSCH, Claudia WALL, Michael WEICHEL, Eugene ZHUKOVSKY
  • Patent number: 10066015
    Abstract: The invention relates to a humanized CD3 binding site, which comprises (a) a variable heavy chain domain (VH) as depicted in SEQ ID NO:8 and a variable light chain domain (VL) as depicted in SEQ ID NO:3; or (b) a variable heavy chain domain (VH) as depicted in SEQ ID NO:9 and a variable light chain domain (VL) as depicted in SEQ ID NO:4, or c) a variable heavy chain domain (VH) as depicted in SEQ ID NO:7 and a variable light chain domain (VL) as depicted in SEQ ID NO:2; or (d) a variable heavy chain domain (VH) as depicted in SEQ ID NO:6 and a variable light chain domain (VL) as depicted in SEQ ID NO:1. The CD3 binding sites have an increased stability, while the binding affinity has been retained due to mutations at positions VH111 and VL49.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Affirmed GmbH
    Inventors: Eugene Zhukovsky, Melvyn Little, Stefan Knackmuss, Uwe Reusch, Kristina Ellwanger, Ivica Fucek, Michael Weichel, Markus Eser, Fionnuala McAleese-Eser
  • Patent number: 9803029
    Abstract: Described herein are binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33, and in particular to bispecific binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33 and human CD3. Also described herein are bispecific tandem diabodies that bind to CD33 and CD33, and their uses for immunotherapy of CD33+ cancers, diseases and conditions such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: AMPHIVENA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kristina Ellwanger, Luke Evnin, Judith A. Fox, Ivica Fucek, Jeanmarie Guenot, Stefan Knackmuss, Lori Kunkel, Melvyn Little, Vera Molkenthin, Erich Rajkovic, Uwe Reusch, Claudia Wall, Michael Weichel, Eugene Zhukovsky
  • Publication number: 20170037128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a trispecific antigen-binding molecule, wherein the antigen-binding molecule is at least tetravalent and comprises an antigen-binding site having specificity against a first antigen epitope, an antigen-binding site having specificity against a second antigen epitope and two antigen-binding sites having specificity against a third antigen epitope and its use a medicament for tumor therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Melvyn LITTLE, Eugene ZHUKOVSKY, Markus ESER, Michael WEICHEL, Thorsten GANTKE, Uwe REUSCH, Kristina ELLWANGER, Fabrice LE GALL
  • Publication number: 20160264677
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, including tumor-related diseases such as ovarian cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, hepatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, malignant melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma, bile duct cancer, cancer of the urinary bladder, kidney cancer, colon cancer, placental choriocarcinoma, cervical cancer, testicular cancer, and uterine cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Ozlem Tureci, Michael Koslowski, Korden Walter, Stefan Woll, Maria Kreuzberg, Bernd Hubner, Michael Erdeljan, Michael Weichel