Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Cilfone

Nicholas A. Cilfone 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: 20240158509
    Abstract: The present invention features antibodies that bind to human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn). These anti-FcRn antibodies are useful, e.g., to promote clearance of autoantibodies in a subject, to suppress antigen presentation in a subject, to block an immune response, e.g., block an immune complex-based activation of the immune response in a subject, and to treat immunological diseases (e.g., autoimmune diseases) in a subject. These anti-FcRn antibodies are also useful, e.g., to decrease pathogenic antibody transport across the placenta of a pregnant subject, to increase pathogenic antibody catabolismin a pregnant subject, and to treat an antibody-mediated enhancement of viral disease in a fetus or a neonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Leona E. Ling, Darrell Nix, Nicholas A. Cilfone
  • Patent number: 11773168
    Abstract: The present invention features antibodies that bind to human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn). These anti-FcRn antibodies are useful, e.g., to promote clearance of autoantibodies in a subject, to suppress antigen presentation in a subject, to block an immune response, e.g., block an immune complex-based activation of the immune response in a subject, and to treat immunological diseases (e.g., autoimmune diseases) in a subject. These anti-FcRn antibodies are also useful, e.g., to decrease pathogenic antibody transport across the placenta of a pregnant subject, to increase pathogenic antibody catabolism in a pregnant subject, and to treat an antibody-mediated enhancement of viral disease in a fetus or a neonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Leona E. Ling, Darrell Nix, Nicholas A. Cilfone
  • Publication number: 20220064290
    Abstract: The present invention features antibodies that bind to human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn). These anti-FcRn antibodies are useful, e.g., to promote clearance of autoantibodies in a subject, to suppress antigen presentation in a subject, to block an immune response, e.g., block an immune complex-based activation of the immune response in a subject, and to treat immunological diseases (e.g., autoimmune diseases) in a subject. These anti-FcRn antibodies are also useful, e.g., to decrease pathogenic antibody transport across the placenta of a pregnant subject, to increase pathogenic antibody catabolism in a pregnant subject, and to treat an antibody-mediated enhancement of viral disease in a fetus or a neonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Leona E. Ling, Darrell Nix, Nicholas A. Cilfone
  • Publication number: 20200327962
    Abstract: Statistical artificial intelligence for advanced deep learning and probabilistic programming in the biosciences is provided. In various embodiments, biological data of a population is read. The biological data include molecular features of the population. A plurality of features of the population is extracted from the biological data. The plurality of features is provided to a first trained classifier to determine a subset of the plurality of features distinguishing the population. A plurality of genes associated with the subset of the plurality of features is determined. The plurality of genes is provided to a second trained classifier to determine a subset of the plurality of genes distinguishing the population. A dependence model is applied to the subset of the plurality of genes to determine one or more drug target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas W. Chittenden, Nicholas A. Cilfone, Pengwei Yang