Patents by Inventor Robert Michael Queen Shanks

Robert Michael Queen Shanks 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).

  • Patent number: 11529389
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are fusion proteins for use in treating an inflammatory or immune disorder and methods of use. In some examples, the fusion proteins include an anchor domain and a therapeutic polypeptide. In some examples, the fusion proteins and methods herein can be used to treat inflammatory or immune disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Robert Michael Queen Shanks, Jes K. Klarlund
  • Publication number: 20200405805
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are fusion proteins for use in treating an inflammatory or immune disorder and methods of use. In some examples, the fusion proteins include an anchor domain and a therapeutic polypeptide. In some examples, the fusion proteins and methods herein can be used to treat inflammatory or immune disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Robert Michael Queen Shanks, Jes K. Klarlund
  • Publication number: 20200331984
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed including an effective amount of a fusion protein that contains an anchor domain and a therapeutic polypeptide for use in treating a disorder that affects the eye (e.g., corneal haze or scarring, dry eye disease, and inflammation of an ocular surface). Fusion proteins are disclosed that includes an anchor domain and a therapeutic polypeptide. Some embodiments include an isolated nucleic acid molecule that can encode the fusion protein. Methods are also disclosed for treating a subject with a disorder that affects the eye (e.g., corneal haze or scarring, dry eye disease, and inflammation of an ocular surface) that includes administering to the eye of the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the fusion protein disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Michael Queen Shanks, Jes K. Klarlund
  • Patent number: 9139622
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating planktonic bacteria or a biofilm. The methods include contacting the planktonic bacteria or biofilm with an effective amount of an isolated Citrobacter freundii colicin A polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide has an antibacterial activity against the planktonic bacteria or the biofilm. Methods are also provided herein for treating a subject that has a bacterial infection, for example caused by a biofilm. The methods can be used to treat a biofilm on a living or non-living surface. Also provided herein are Citrobacter freundii colicin A polypeptides that have an antibacterial activity against planktonic bacteria or surface attached bacteria, and nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. Medical devices comprising a surface having an antimicrobial effective amount of a Citrobacter freundii colicin A polypeptide, or a nucleic acid molecule encoding the polypeptide, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Robert Michael Queen Shanks, Daniel E. Kadouri
  • Publication number: 20140073560
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating planktonic bacteria or a biofilm. The methods include contacting the planktonic bacteria or biofilm with an effective amount of an isolated Citrobacter freundii colicin A polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide has an antibacterial activity against the planktonic bacteria or the biofilm. Methods are also provided herein for treating a subject that has a bacterial infection, for example caused by a biofilm. The methods can be used to treat a biofilm on a living or non-living surface. Also provided herein are Citrobacter freundii colicin A polypeptides that have an antibacterial activity against planktonic bacteria or surface attached bacteria, and nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. Medical devices comprising a surface having an antimicrobial effective amount of a Citrobacter freundii colicin A polypeptide, or a nucleic acid molecule encoding the polypeptide, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicants: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Robert Michael Queen Shanks, Daniel E. Kadouri