Patents by Inventor Roger AOKI

Roger AOKI 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: 8685692
    Abstract: The specification discloses Clostridial toxins or Clostridial toxin chimeras comprising an inactivation cleavage site, polynucleotide molecules encoding such toxins or chimeras, compositions comprising such toxins or chimeras, and method of producing such toxins or chimeras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Steward, Sanjiv Ghanshani, Ester Fernandez-Salas, Marcella A. Gilmore, Joseph Francis, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Patent number: 8685693
    Abstract: The specification discloses Clostridial toxins or Clostridial toxin chimeras comprising an inactivation cleavage site, polynucleotide molecules encoding such toxins or chimeras, compositions comprising such toxins or chimeras, and method of producing such toxins or chimeras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Steward, Sanjiv Ghanshani, Ester Fernandez-Salas, Marcella A. Gilmore, Joseph Francis, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Publication number: 20140056870
    Abstract: A single chain, polypeptide fusion protein, comprising: a non-cytotoxic protease, which cleaves a protein of the exocytic fusion apparatus of a nociceptive sensory afferent; a galanin Targeting Moiety that binds a Binding Site on the nociceptive sensory afferent, which can undergo endocytosis to be incorporated into an endosome; a protease cleavage site where the fusion protein is cleavable by a protease located between the non-cytotoxic protease and the galanin Targeting Moiety; a translocation domain that translocates the protease from within an endosome, across the endosomal membrane and into the cytosol of the nociceptive sensory afferent; a first spacer from 4 to 25 amino acids between the non-cytotoxic protease and protease cleavage site; and a second spacer comprising from 4 to 35 residues between the galanin Targeting Moiety and translocation domain. Nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptide fusion proteins, methods of preparing same and uses thereof are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicants: ALLERGAN, INC., SYNTAXIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter James, Keith Foster, John Chaddock, Kei Roger Aoki, Lance Steward, Joseph Francis
  • Patent number: 8623999
    Abstract: The specification discloses modified Clostridial toxins comprising a Clostridial toxin enzymatic domain, a Clostridial toxin translocation domain and an enhanced Clostridial toxin binding domain; polynucleotide molecules encoding such modified Clostridial toxins; and method of producing such modified Clostridial toxins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Steward, Ester Fernandez-Salas, Joseph Francis, Shengwen Li, Marcella A. Gilmore, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Patent number: 8618261
    Abstract: The present specification discloses SNAP-25 compositions, methods of making ?-SNAP-25 antibodies that bind an epitope comprising a carboxyl-terminus at the P1 residue from the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from a SNAP-25 cleavage product, ?-SNAP-25 antibodies that bind an epitope comprising a carboxyl-terminus at the P1 residue from the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from a SNAP-25 cleavage product, methods of detecting BoNT/A activity, and methods of detecting neutralizing ?-BoNT/A antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernandez-Salas Ester, Joanne Wang, Patton Garay, Lina S. Wong, D. Dianne Hodges, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130330806
    Abstract: The specification discloses Clostridial toxins or Clostridial toxin chimeras comprising an inactivation cleavage site, polynucleotide molecules encoding such toxins or chimeras, compositions comprising such toxins or chimeras, and method of producing such toxins or chimeras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Steward, Sanjiv Ghanshani, Ester Fernandez-Salas, Marcella A. Gilmore, Joseph Francis, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130330369
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of tolerizing a subject to botulinum toxin and botulinum toxin variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Zouhair Atassi, Behzod Z. Dolimbek, K. Roger Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130330807
    Abstract: The specification discloses Clostridial toxins or Clostridial toxin chimeras comprising an inactivation cleavage site, polynucleotide molecules encoding such toxins or chimeras, compositions comprising such toxins or chimeras, and method of producing such toxins or chimeras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Steward, Sanjiv Ghanshani, Ester Fernandez-Salas, Marcella A. Gilmore, Joseph Francis, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Patent number: 8603779
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to non-cytotoxic protein conjugates for inhibition or reduction of exocytic fusion in a nociceptive sensory afferent cell. The protein conjugates comprise: (i) a galanin Targeting Moiety (TM), wherein the TM is an agonist of a receptor present on a nociceptive sensory afferent cell, and wherein the receptor undergoes endocytosis to be incorporated into an endosome within the nociceptive sensory afferent cell; (ii) a non-cytotoxic protease or a fragment thereof, wherein the protease or protease fragment is capable of cleaving a protein of the exocytic fusion apparatus of the nociceptive sensory afferent cell; and (iii) a Translocation Domain, wherein the Translocation Domain translocates the protease or protease fragment from within the endosome, across the endosomal membrane, and into the cytosol of the nociceptive sensory afferent cell. Nucleic acid sequences encoding the protein conjugates, methods of preparing same and uses thereof are is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Syntaxin, Ltd., Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Foster, John Chaddock, Charles Penn, Kei Roger Aoki, Joseph Francis, Lance Steward
  • Publication number: 20130295643
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to non-cytotoxic protein conjugates for inhibition or reduction of exocytic fusion in a nociceptive sensory afferent cell. The protein conjugates comprise: (i) a dynorphin Targeting Moiety (TM), wherein the TM is an agonist of a receptor present on a nociceptive sensory afferent cell, and wherein the receptor undergoes endocytosis to be incorporated into an endosome within the nociceptive sensory afferent cell; (ii) a non-cytotoxic protease or a fragment thereof, wherein the protease or protease fragment is capable of cleaving a protein of the exocytic fusion apparatus of the nociceptive sensory afferent cell; and (iii) a Translocation Domain, wherein the Translocation Domain translocates the protease or protease fragment from within the endosome, across the endosomal membrane, and into the cytosol of the nociceptive sensory afferent cell. Nucleic acid sequences encoding the protein conjugates, methods of preparing same and uses thereof are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Keith FOSTER, John CHADDOCK, Charles PENN, Kei Roger AOKI, Joseph FRANCIS, Lance STEWARD
  • Publication number: 20130288334
    Abstract: The specification discloses Clostridial toxins or Clostridial toxin chimeras comprising an inactivation cleavage site, polynucleotide molecules encoding such toxins or chimeras, compositions comprising such toxins or chimeras, and method of producing such toxins or chimeras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Lance E. Steward, Sanjiv Ghanshani, Ester Fernandez-Salas, Marcella A. Gilmore, Joseph Francis, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130273633
    Abstract: The specification discloses Clostridial toxins or Clostridial toxin chimeras comprising an inactivation cleavage site, polynucleotide molecules encoding such toxins or chimeras, compositions comprising such toxins or chimeras, and method of producing such toxins or chimeras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Lance E. Steward, Sanjiv Ghanshani, Ester Fernandez-Salas, Marcella A. Gilmore, Joseph Francis, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Patent number: 8557256
    Abstract: A method and composition for treating a patient suffering from a disease, disorder or condition and associated pain include the administration to the patient of a therapeutically effective amount of a neurotoxin selected from a group consisting of Botulinum toxin types A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Roger Aoki, Michael W. Grayston, Steven R. Carlson, Judith M. Leon
  • Patent number: 8535941
    Abstract: Compositions useful for detecting Clostridial toxin activity comprising a cell that comprises a membrane-associated Clostridial toxin substrate comprising a first member of a fluorescence resonance energy transfer pair; and a Clostridial toxin recognition sequence including a cleavage site; and a membrane-associated second member of the FRET pair and methods useful for determining Clostridial toxin activity using such Clostridial toxin substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Ester Fernandez-Salas, Lance E. Steward, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130230502
    Abstract: The present specification discloses TVEMPs, compositions comprising such TVEMPs and methods of treating cancer in a mammal using such TVEMP compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Birgitte P.S. Jacky, Patton E. Garay, Yanira Molina, Dean G. Stathakis, Joseph Francis, Kei Roger Aoki, Ester Fernandez-Salas
  • Patent number: 8518417
    Abstract: The specification discloses modified Clostridial toxins comprising a Clostridial toxin enzymatic domain, a Clostridial toxin translocation domain, a translocation facilitating domain and an enhanced targeting domain; polynucleotide molecules encoding such modified Clostridial toxins; and method of producing such modified Clostridial toxins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Steward, Joseph Francis, Ester G. Fernandez-Salas, Marcella A. Gilmore, Shengwen Li, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Patent number: 8512992
    Abstract: The specification discloses Clostridial toxins or Clostridial toxin chimeras comprising an inactivation cleavage site, polynucleotide molecules encoding such toxins or chimeras, compositions comprising such toxins or chimeras, and method of producing such toxins or chimeras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance E. Steward, Sanjiv Ghanshani, Ester Fernandez-Salas, Marcella A. Gilmore, Joseph Francis, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130203148
    Abstract: The specification discloses modified Clostridial toxins comprising a Clostridial toxin enzymatic domain, a Clostridial toxin translocation domain, a translocation facilitating domain and an enhanced targeting domain; polynucleotide molecules encoding such modified Clostridial toxins; and method of producing such modified Clostridial toxins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Lance E. Steward, Joseph Francis, Ester G. Fernandez-Salas, Marcella A. Gilmore, Shengwen Li, Kei Roger Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130195838
    Abstract: The present specification discloses TVEMPs, compositions comprising such TVEMPs and methods of treating cancer in a mammal using such TVEMP compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Birgitte P.S. JACKY, Patton E. Garay, Yanira Molina, Dean G. Stathakis, Joseph Francis, Kei Roger Aoki, Ester Fernandez-Salas, Lance E. Steward, Sanjiv Ghanshani, Terrence J. Hunt
  • Patent number: 8497081
    Abstract: Methods for detecting BoNT/A activity in a sample, methods for screening molecules able to compete with BoNT/A receptor binding, methods for reducing BoNT/A activity in a human and methods of marketing a neurotoxin capable of selectively binding to a FGFR2, a FGFR3, a SV2, or any combination thereof, to a governmental or regional regulatory authority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Ester Fernandez-Salas, Birgitte P. S. Jacky, Patton E. Garay, Kei Roger Aoki