Patents by Inventor Paul Humphreys

Paul Humphreys 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: 20130243772
    Abstract: The invention relates to antibody molecules having specificity for antigenic determinants of human OX40, therapeutic uses of the antibody molecules and methods for producing said antibody molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Ralph Adams, Pallavi Bhatta, Sam Phillip Heywood, David Paul Humphreys
  • Patent number: 8507654
    Abstract: This invention relates to engineering of antibodies and more specifically provides altered antibodies of the IgG class to which one or more effector molecules are attached. The invention further relates to methods for the production of such conjugated antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Terence Seward Baker, David Paul Humphreys, Alastair David Griffiths Lawson
  • Publication number: 20130108622
    Abstract: Disulfide Stabilised Antibodies and Fragments Thereof The present disclosure provides an antibody or antibody fragment comprising at least one Fab molecule, wherein the light chain variable region, VL and the heavy chain region, VB of the Fab molecule are linked by one or more disulfide bonds, and use of the same in treatment or prophylaxis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA S.A.
    Inventor: David Paul Humphreys
  • Publication number: 20130066054
    Abstract: A multivalent antibody fusion protein comprising: a heavy chain comprising, in sequence from the N-terminal, a variable domain nominally VH1, a CH1 region and a further variable domain nominally VH2, a light chain comprising, in sequence from the N-terminal, a variable domain nominally VL1, a CL domain and a variable domain nominally VL2, wherein said heavy and light chains are aligned to provide a first binding site formed by a first variable domain pair of VH1 and VL1 and a second binding site formed by a second variable domain pair of VH2 and VL2, wherein there is a disulfide bond between a variable domain pair forming a binding site, and said fusion protein is conjugated to a PEG polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA S.A.
    Inventors: David Paul Humphreys, Sam Philip Heywood, Alastair David Griffiths Lawson
  • Publication number: 20120301920
    Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant gram-negative bacterial cell comprising a mutant spr gene encoding a mutant spr protein and wherein the cell comprises a non-recombinant wild-type chromosomal Tsp gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA, S.A.
    Inventors: Mark Ellis, David Paul Humphreys
  • Publication number: 20120295309
    Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant gram-negative bacterial cell comprising a mutant spr gene encoding a spr protein having a mutation at one or more amino acids selected from D133, H145, H157, N31, R62, I70, Q73, C94, S95, V98, Q99, R100, L108, Y115, V135, L136, G140, R144 and G147 and wherein the cell has reduced Tsp protein activity compared to a wild-type cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA, S.A.
    Inventors: Mark Ellis, David Paul Humphreys
  • Publication number: 20120288894
    Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant gram-negative bacterial cell, characterized in that the cell comprises a recombinant polynucleotide encoding DsbC and has reduced Tsp protein activity compared to a wild-type cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA, S.A.
    Inventors: Mark Ellis, David Paul Humphreys
  • Publication number: 20120283415
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multivalent antibody or a heavy/light chain component thereof comprising: a heavy chain comprising a constant region fragment, said constant region fragment located between two variable domains which are not a cognate pair, the heavy chain further comprising an Fc region with at least one domain selected from CH2, CH3 and combinations thereof, with the proviso that the heavy chain contains no more than one CH1 domain and only contains two variable domains, and a light chain comprising a constant region fragment located between two variable domains which are not a cognate pair, wherein said heavy and light chains are aligned to provide a first binding site formed by a first cognate pair of variable domains and a second binding site formed by a second cognate pair of variable domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA S.A.
    Inventors: David Paul Humphreys, Emma Dave, Ralph Adams
  • Publication number: 20120258492
    Abstract: A recombinant gram-negative bacterial cell comprising one or more of the following mutated protease genes: a) a mutated Tsp gene, wherein the mutated Tsp gene encodes a Tsp protein having reduced protease activity or is a knockout mutated Tsp gene; b) a mutated ptr gene, wherein the mutated ptr gene encodes a Protease III protein having reduced protease activity or is a knockout mutated ptr gene; and c) a mutated DegP gene encoding a DegP protein having chaperone activity and reduced protease activity; wherein the cell is isogenic to a wild-type bacterial cell except for the mutated Tsp gene and/or mutated ptr gene and/or mutated DegP gene and optionally a polynucleotide sequence encoding a protein of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA S.A.
    Inventors: Mark Ellis, David Paul Humphreys
  • Patent number: 8062865
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dicistronic message for producing an antibody molecule, in which the upstream cistron contains DNA coding for the light chain of the antibody and the downstream cistron contains DNA coding for the corresponding heavy chain, characterised in that the dicistronic message comprises a sequence selected from AEOS1 (SEQ ID NO:1), AEOS2 (SEQ ID NO:2), AEOS3 (SEQ ID NO:3), AEOS4 (SEQ ID NO: 4), AEOS5 (SEQ ID NO:5), AEOS6 (SEQ ID NO:6), AEOS7 (SEQ ID NO:7), AEOS8 (SEQ ID NO:8), AEOS9 (SEQ ID NO:9), AEOS1O (SEQ ID NO:10) and AEOS11 (SEQ ID NO:11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: David Paul Humphreys, Mark Ellis
  • Patent number: 8053562
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new class of modified antibody fragments. The present invention provides an antibody fragment to which one or more effector molecules is attached characterized in that the native interchain disulphide bond between the heavy (CHI) and light (CL) chain constant regions is absent and the heavy chain (CHI) and light chain (CL) constant regions are linked by an interchain disulphide bond between a pair of engineered cysteines, one in the light chain constant (CL) region and the other in the heavy chain constant (CHI) region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventor: David Paul Humphreys
  • Publication number: 20110239842
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to an adaptable panpipe instrument and methods of use thereof. In one embodiment, the adaptable panpipe instrument includes a collar brace with a plurality of openings. The plurality of openings may be of the same size or varying sizes and are capable of receiving pipe components of a panpipe instrument. When a plurality of pipe components are positioned within the collar brace in a given configuration, it may be secured to the brace by friction-fit, a webbing, and/or one or more fasteners. One or more of the plurality of pipe components may be adjusted relative to the other pipe components by sliding them up or down which may also adjust the musical scale of that pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Paul Humphreys
  • Patent number: 7989594
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibody Fab fragments in which the heavy chain constant region terminates at the interchain cysteine of CH1. Also provided are antibody Fab fragments in which the heavy chain constant region terminates at the interchain cysteine of CH1 to which one or more effector molecules are attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Celltech R & D Limited
    Inventors: David Paul Humphreys, Sam Philip Heywood
  • Publication number: 20100285530
    Abstract: The present invention provides an E. coli host cell expressing a recombinant antibody characterized in that the E. coli host cell has been genetically modified in order to change at least one physical property of one or more E. coli proteins which in the wild type co-purify with said recombinant antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA S.A.
    Inventors: David Paul Humphreys, Andrew Paul Chapman, Martyn Kim Robinson, Mariangela Spitali
  • Publication number: 20100239582
    Abstract: The present invention provides dual specificity antibody fusion proteins comprising an antibody Fab or Fab? fragment with specificity for an antigen of interest, said fragment being fused to at least one single domain antibody which has specificity for a second antigen of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA S.A.
    Inventors: David Paul Humphreys, Emma Dave
  • Publication number: 20100147133
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to an adaptable panpipe instrument and methods of use thereof. In one embodiment, the adaptable panpipe instrument includes a collar brace with a plurality of openings. The plurality of openings may be of the same size or varying sizes and are capable of receiving pipe components of a panpipe instrument. When a plurality of pipe components are positioned within the collar brace in a given configuration, it may be secured to the brace by friction-fit, a webbing, and/or one or more fasteners. One or more of the plurality of pipe components may be adjusted relative to the other pipe components by sliding them up or down which may also adjust the musical scale of that pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventor: Paul Humphreys
  • Publication number: 20100093977
    Abstract: This invention relates to engineering of antibodies and more specifically provides altered antibodies of the IgG class to which one or more effector molecules are attached. The invention further relates to methods for the production of such conjugated antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA S.A.
    Inventors: Terry Seward Baker, David Paul Humphreys, Alastair David Griffiths Lawson
  • Patent number: 7662609
    Abstract: The present invention provides an Ecoli host cell expressing a recombinant antibody characterized in that the Ecoli host cell has been genetically modified in order to change at least one physical property of one or more Ecoli proteins which in the wild type copurify with said recombinant antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: David Paul Humphreys, Andrew Paul Chapman, Martyn Kim Robinson, Mariangela Spitali
  • Publication number: 20090321503
    Abstract: A foldable container (1) for picnics comprising a foldable blank (2) connected to a sheet of material (3). When the blank (2) is folded it is used to carry a picnic, and when unfolded, the sheet (3) can be spread out to allow users to eat the picnic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: John E. Barnes, Paul Humphrey, Tania E. Barnes
  • Publication number: 20090239263
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dicistronic message for producing an antibody molecule, in which the upstream cistron contains DNA coding for the light chain of the antibody and the downstream cistron contains DNA coding for the corresponding heavy chain, characterised in that the dicistronic message comprises a sequence selected from AEOS1 (SEQ ID NO:1), AEOS2 (SEQ ID NO:2), AEOS3 (SEQ ID NO:3), AEOS4 (SEQ ID NO: 4), AEOS5 (SEQ ID NO:5), AEOS6 (SEQ ID NO:6), AEOS7 (SEQ ID NO:7), AEOS8 (SEQ ID NO:8), AEOS9 (SEQ ID NO:9), AEOS1O (SEQ ID NO:10) and AEOS1 1 (SEQ ID NO:11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA S.A.
    Inventors: David Paul Humphreys, Mark Ellis