Patents by Inventor Roland Kontermann

Roland Kontermann 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: 20240059779
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular multivalent antigen-binding protein complex, use of the antigen-binding protein complex in medicine and use of the antigen-binding protein complex in the prophylaxis, treatment or diagnosis of a disorder or disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Oliver SEIFERT, Roland KONTERMANN, Fabian RICHTER
  • Patent number: 11851489
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protein complex comprising heterodimerizing regions HRI and HRII, each comprised of antiparallel ?-strands and intervening regions wherein HRI and HRII are each interspersed fusion proteins of two human constant regions of an immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin-like proteins. The present invention also provides nucleic acid molecules comprising a sequence encoding said protein complexes and vectors comprising the nucleic acid. The present invention also provides the protein complex, the nucleic acid and the vector for use as a medicament. The present invention further provides a method of determining the amino acid sequence of HRI and/or of the amino acid sequence of HRII. The present invention also provides a method of producing amino acid chains of HRI and/or amino acid chains of HRII. The present invention further provides the protein complex for use in the N prophylaxis, treatment or diagnosis of a disorder or a disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITÄT STUTTGART
    Inventors: Fabian Richter, Oliver Seifert, Roland Kontermann
  • Patent number: 11780926
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular multivalent antigen-binding protein complex, use of the antigen-binding protein complex in medicine and use of the antigen-binding protein complex in the prophylaxis, treatment or diagnosis of a disorder or disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITÄT STUTTGART
    Inventors: Oliver Seifert, Roland Kontermann, Fabian Richter
  • Publication number: 20220396635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a trivalent binding molecule comprising a first polypeptide comprising two binding domains and a second polypeptide comprising a third binding domain. The present invention further relates to the trivalent binding molecule for use in medicine and in particular in the prophylaxis, treatment or diagnosis of a disorder or disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Roland KONTERMANN, Oliver SEIFERT, Nadine ASCHMONEIT
  • Publication number: 20220372147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to binding molecules comprising two polypeptide chains, wherein the peptide chains comprise modified EHD2 domains allowing heterodimerization only, thereby preventing homodimers, nucleic acids encoding such binding molecules and uses of such binding molecules or nucleic acids encoding such binding molecules in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Roland KONTERMANN, Oliver SEIFERT
  • Publication number: 20220267410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polypeptide consisting of three TNF homology domains of TNF-ligand family members proteins (THD) that specifically bind to the extracellular part of TNFR2, wherein C-terminal and N-terminal reference points are defined by consensus sequences. The THDs are linked by short stretches of further C-terminal and/or N-terminal amino acids of the THD or variants thereof as well as by peptide linkers. These peptides have an improved stability. Furthermore the invention relates to polypeptide multimers comprising several of the polypeptides of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Roman Fischer, Martin Siegemund, Klaus Pfizenmaier, Roland Kontermann
  • Publication number: 20210395323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) binding protein complex comprising 12 or more N protein ligands (PLs) that specifically bind to the extracellular part of the same TNFR. Preferably, the TNFR binding protein complex binds to the extracellular part of TNFR2. Preferably, the TNFR binding protein complex of the present invention further comprises a two or more polymerization domains (PD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Roman FISCHER, Roland KONTERMANN, Klaus PFIZENMAIER, Martin SIEGEMUND
  • Patent number: 11142558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) binding protein complex comprising 12 or more protein ligands (PLs) that specifically bind to the extracellular part of the same TNFR. Preferably, the TNFR binding protein complex binds to the extracellular part of TNFR2. Preferably, the TNFR binding protein complex of the present invention further comprises two or more polymerization domains (PD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Roman Fischer, Roland Kontermann, Klaus Pfizenmaier, Martin Siegemund
  • Patent number: 11008402
    Abstract: The invention provides an antigen-binding protein that specifically binds to a conformational epitope formed by domain III & IV of human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) and antigen-binding proteins which compete therewith for binding, as well as fusion protein or conjugate comprising these. The invention also provides nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding said antigen binding proteins, vectors comprising the nucleic acid, and cells and pharmaceuticals comprising the antigen binding protein, the fusion protein, the nucleic acid, or the vector. The invention also provides the antigen binding protein, the fusion protein or conjugate, the nucleic acid, the vector, the cell, or the pharmaceutical for use as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventors: Roland Kontermann, Lisa Schmitt, Meike Hutt, Oliver Seifert, Monilola Olayioye, Michael Hust, Stefan Dübel, Jonas Zantow
  • Publication number: 20210139606
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polypeptides comprising a heavy chain domain 2 (HD2) from IgM or IgE and at least one pharmaceutically active moiety, complexes thereof and their use for therapy and prophylaxis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: UNIVERSITAT STUTTGART
    Inventors: Roland KONTERMANN, Oliver SEIFERT, Aline PLAPPERT
  • Publication number: 20210002376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular multivalent antigen-binding protein complex, use of the antigen-binding protein complex in medicine and use of the antigen-binding protein complex in the prophylaxis, treatment or diagnosis of a disorder or disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Oliver SEIFERT, Roland KONTERMANN, Fabian RICHTER
  • Patent number: 10875928
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polypeptides comprising a heavy chain domain 2 (HD2) from IgM or IgE and at least one pharmaceutically active moiety, complexes thereof and their use for therapy and prophylaxis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITÄT STUTTGART
    Inventors: Roland Kontermann, Oliver Seifert, Aline Plappert
  • Patent number: 10864278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to conjugates, in particular antibody-drug conjugates and immunotoxins, having the formula I: A-(L-D)p??(I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, wherein: A is an antibody that selectively binds FAP; L is a linker; D is a drug comprising a cytolysin or a Nigrin-b A-chain; and p is 1 to 10, and to use of such conjugates in the therapeutic treatment of tumors. Methods of producing such conjugates and components for use in such methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Oncomatryx Biopharma, S.L.
    Inventors: Roland Kontermann, Klaus Pfizenmaier, Cristina Ferrer, Myriam Fabre, Laureano Simon
  • Patent number: 10808019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cytokine fusion proteins and to nucleic acid molecules encoding such cytokine fusion proteins. The present invention further relates to cells, non-human organisms. pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the cytokine fusion proteins or the nucleic acid molecules encoding them, as well as to their use as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignees: BioNTech RNA Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Universität Stuttgart, TRON-Translationale Onkologie an der Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz GGMBH
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Friederike Gieseke, Ronald Backer, Sebastian Kreiter, Roland Kontermann, Klaus Pfizenmaier, Sina Fellermeier, Dafne Müller
  • Patent number: 10689452
    Abstract: The invention provides for an inhibitor of the huTNFRI receptor which is a human or humanized antibody construct that monovalently recognizes huTNFRI through an antigen-binding moiety, which is characterized by specific CDR sequences, a pharmaceutical preparation thereof, method of producing the inhibitor and the medical use of the inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignees: UNIVERSITÄT STUTTGART, BALIOPHARM AG
    Inventors: Roland Kontermann, Klaus Pfizenmaier, Fabian Richter, Kirstin Zettlitz, Peter Scheurich, Andreas Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20200172619
    Abstract: The present invention provides a protein complex comprising heterodimerizing regions HRI and HRII, each comprised of antiparallel ?-strands and intervening regions wherein HRI and HRII are each interspersed fusion proteins of two human constant regions of an immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin-like proteins. The present invention also provides nucleic acid molecules comprising a sequence encoding said protein complexes and vectors comprising the nucleic acid. The present invention also provides the protein complex, the nucleic acid and the vector for use as a medicament. The present invention further provides a method of determining the amino acid sequence of HRI and/or of the amino acid sequence of HRII. The present invention also provides a method of producing amino acid chains of HRI and/or amino acid chains of HRII. The present invention further provides the protein complex for use in the N prophylaxis, treatment or diagnosis of a disorder or a disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Fabian RICHTER, Oliver SEIFERT, Roland KONTERMANN
  • Publication number: 20200102362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) binding protein complex comprising 12 or more protein ligands (PLs) that specifically bind to the extracellular part of the same TNFR. Preferably, the TNFR binding protein complex binds to the extracellular part of TNFR2. Preferably, the TNFR binding protein complex of the present invention further comprises two or more polymerization domains (PD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Roman FISCHER, Roland KONTERMANN, Klaus PFIZENMAIER, Martin SIEGEMUND
  • Patent number: 10570206
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general to the field of TNF ligand family members. In more detail the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising at least three components A, each of which comprises the sequence of a TNF homology domain (THD) of a TNF ligand family member, or a functional derivative thereof, and comprising at least one component B consisting of a VL region and a VH region linked directly to each other with a linker sequence L which has a length of <12 amino acids. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITAT STUTTGART
    Inventors: Klaus Pfizenmaier, Roland Kontermann, Martin Siegemund
  • Patent number: 10428120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to complexes comprising (i) an immunoglobulin (Ig) binding moiety and (ii) a pharmaceutically active moiety, wherein the Ig binding moiety specifically binds to the constant domain 1 of the heavy chain (CH1) of an Ig molecule and their use for therapy and prophylaxis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITAT STUTTGART
    Inventors: Roland Kontermann, Felix Unverdorben, Meike Hutt
  • Patent number: 10428149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a component A with at least three tumor necrosis factor (TNF) homology domains of TNF-ligand family members (THD) in which C-terminal and N-terminal reference points are defined by consensus sequences and which are connected through short stretches of additional C-terminal and/or N-terminal amino acids of the THD or variants thereof, and a component B comprising a dimerization domain. Further, the present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising at least three THDs in which C-terminal and N-terminal reference points are defined by consensus sequences and which are connected through short stretches of additional C-terminal and/or N-terminal amino acids of the THD or variants thereof. Further, the invention relates to a nucleic acid comprising said polypeptides, a vector comprising said nucleic acid and a pharmaceutical composition comprising said polypeptides, or said nucleic acids or said vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITAT STUTTGART
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Roland Kontermann, Klaus Pfizenmaier, Martin Siegemund, Meike Hutt, Oliver Seifert