Patents by Inventor Robert G. K. Donald
Robert G. K. Donald 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).
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Patent number: 10597428Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Maninder K. Sidhu, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Publication number: 20200061177Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising modified O-polysaccharide molecules derived from E. coli lipopolysaccharides and conjugates thereof. Multivalent vaccines may be prepared by combining two or more monovalent immunogenic compositions for different E. coli serotypes. In one embodiment, the modified O-polysaccharide molecules are produced by a recombinant bacterium that includes a wzz gene.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Robert G.K. Donald, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Laurent Oliver Chorro, Jianxin Gu, Jin-Hwan Kim, Srinivas Kodali, Jason Arnold Lotvin, Justin Keith Moran, Rosalind Pan, Avvari Krishna Prasad, Mark Edward Ruppen, Suddham Singh, Ling Chu, Scott Ellis Lomberk, Karen Kiyoko Takane, Nishith Merchant, Wei Chen
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Publication number: 20190202873Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G.K. Donald, Maninder K. Sidhu, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Publication number: 20190142922Abstract: The invention relates to immunogenic polysaccharide-protein conjugates comprising a capsular polysaccharide (CP) from Streptococcus agalactiae, commonly referred to as group B streptococcus (GBS), and a carrier protein, wherein the CP is selected from the group consisting of serotypes Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX, and wherein the CP has a sialic acid level of greater than about 60%. The invention also relates to methods of making the conjugates and immunogenic compositions comprising the conjugates. The invention also relates to immunogenic compositions comprising polysaccharide-protein conjugates, wherein the conjugates comprise a CP from GBS serotype IV and at least one additional serotype. The invention further relates to methods for inducing an immune response in subjects against GBS and/or for reducing or preventing invasive GBS disease in subjects using the compositions disclosed herein. The resulting antibodies can be used to treat or prevent GBS infection via passive immunotherapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Robert G.K. Donald, Jianxin Gu, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Rajesh Kumar Kainthan, Lakshmi Khandke, Jin-Hwan Kim, Paul Liberator, Avvari Krishna Prasad, Mark Edward Ruppen, Ingrid Lea Scully, Suddham Singh, Cindy Xudong Yang
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Publication number: 20190112584Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. The mutant toxin may include a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods and compositions for use in culturing Clostridium difficile and in producing C. difficile toxins.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Jason Arnold Lotvin, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Michael James Flint, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Maninder K. Sidhu, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Weiqiang Sun
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Patent number: 10226525Abstract: The invention relates to immunogenic polysaccharide-protein conjugates comprising a capsular polysaccharide (CP) from Streptococcus agalactiae, commonly referred to as group B streptococcus (GBS), and a carrier protein, wherein the CP is selected from the group consisting of serotypes Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX, and wherein the CP has a sialic acid level of greater than about 60%. The invention also relates to methods of making the conjugates and immunogenic compositions comprising the conjugates. The invention also relates to immunogenic compositions comprising polysaccharide-protein conjugates, wherein the conjugates comprise a CP from GBS serotype IV and at least one additional serotype. The invention further relates to methods for inducing an immune response in subjects against GBS and/or for reducing or preventing invasive GBS disease in subjects using the compositions disclosed herein. The resulting antibodies can be used to treat or prevent GBS infection via passive immunotherapy.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Robert G. K. Donald, Jianxin Gu, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Rajesh Kumar Kainthan, Lakshmi Khandke, Jin-Hwan Kim, Paul Liberator, Avvari Krishna Prasad, Mark Edward Ruppen, Ingrid Lea Scully, Suddham Singh, Cindy Xudong Yang
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Publication number: 20170313749Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G.K. Donald, Maninder K. Sidhu, Narender K. Kaylan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark E. Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Patent number: 9777076Abstract: The invention relates to novel saccharides and uses thereof. In one aspect, the invention relates to a saccharide having a legionaminic acid moiety, a N-acetylgalactosamine moiety, a galactose moiety, and a glucose moiety. In another aspect, the invention relates to a saccharide having an altruronic acid moiety, a fucose moiety, and a glucose moiety. In yet another aspect, the invention relates to a saccharide having a repeating unit of a glycerol phosphate moiety and a glucose moiety, wherein the saccharide is from Enterococcus faecium. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a saccharide having a repeating unit of -6-?-D-Fruf-2, wherein Fru is a fructose moiety, wherein the saccharide is from Enterococcus faecium. In another aspect, the invention relates to an isolated antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds to a saccharide described herein and uses thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Robert G. K. Donald, Srinivas Kodali, Evguenii Vinogradov
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Patent number: 9745354Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Mark E. Ruppen, Justin Keith Moran, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Narender K. Kalyan, Maninder K. Sidhu, Michael James Flint
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Publication number: 20160324950Abstract: The invention relates to immunogenic polysaccharide-protein conjugates comprising a capsular polysaccharide (CP) from Streptococcus agalactiae, commonly referred to as group B streptococcus (GBS), and a carrier protein, wherein the CP is selected from the group consisting of serotypes Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX, and wherein the CP has a sialic acid level of greater than about 60%. The invention also relates to methods of making the conjugates and immunogenic compositions comprising the conjugates. The invention also relates to immunogenic compositions comprising polysaccharide-protein conjugates, wherein the conjugates comprise a CP from GBS serotype IV and at least one additional serotype. The invention further relates to methods for inducing an immune response in subjects against GBS and/or for reducing or preventing invasive GBS disease in subjects using the compositions disclosed herein. The resulting antibodies can be used to treat or prevent GBS infection via passive immunotherapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla, Robert G.K. Donald, Jianxin Gu, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Rajesh Kumar Kainthan, Lakshmi Khandke, Jin-Hwan Kim, Paul Liberator, Avvari Krishna Prasad, Mark Edward Ruppen, Ingrid Lea Scully, Suddham Singh, Cindy Xudong Yang
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Publication number: 20160002361Abstract: The invention relates to novel saccharides and uses thereof. In one aspect, the invention relates to a saccharide having a legionaminic acid moiety, a N-acetylgalactosamine moiety, a galactose moiety, and a glucose moiety. In another aspect, the invention relates to a saccharide having an altruronic acid moiety, a fucose moiety, and a glucose moiety. In yet another aspect, the invention relates to a saccharide having a repeating unit of a glycerol phosphate moiety and a glucose moiety, wherein the saccharide is from Enterococcus faecium. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a saccharide having a repeating unit of -6-?-D-Fruf-2, wherein Fru is a fructose moiety, wherein the saccharide is from Enterococcus faecium. In another aspect, the invention relates to an isolated antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds to a saccharide described herein and uses thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Robert G. K. Donald, Srinivas Kodali, Evguenii Vinogradov
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Patent number: 9187536Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Maninder K. Sidhu, Robert G. K. Donald, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Narender K. Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark E. Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Publication number: 20150307563Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Maninder K. Sidhu, Robert G. K. Donald, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Narender K. Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark E. Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Publication number: 20150291940Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. The mutant toxin may include a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods and compositions for use in culturing Clostridium difficile and in producing C. difficile toxins.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Jason Arnold Lotvin, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Michael James Flint, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Maninder K. Sidhu, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Weiqiang Sun
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Publication number: 20150125927Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Mark E. Ruppen, Justin Keith Moran, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Narender K. Kalyan, Maninder K. Sidhu, Michael James Flint
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Patent number: 8900597Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Maninder K. Sidhu, Robert G. K. Donald, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark E. Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Publication number: 20130330371Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: WYETH LLCInventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Maninder K. Sidhu, Robert G. K. Donald, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark E. Ruppen, Michael James Flint
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Patent number: 8557548Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Michael James Flint
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Patent number: RE46376Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Robert G. K. Donald, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Michael James Flint
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Patent number: RE46518Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. Each mutant toxin includes a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may further include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to antibodies or binding fragments thereof that binds to said immunogenic compositions. In further aspects, the invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences that encode any of the foregoing, and methods of use of any of the foregoing compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Wyeth LLCInventors: Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Maninder K. Sidhu, Robert G. K. Donald, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Narender Kumar Kalyan, Justin Keith Moran, Mark Edward Ruppen, Michael James Flint