Patents by Inventor Simon A. Thomas

Simon A. Thomas 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: 20200339424
    Abstract: A method for the production of graphene on a substrate, the method comprising providing a substrate having Si—OH and/or Si—H moieties on a surface thereof; providing a carbon-containing reagent; contacting the carbon-containing reagent with the surface of the substrate to form a carbon-containing coating attached to the Si—OH and/or Si—H moieties on the surface; depositing one or more metals onto the coated surface to form a metal layer on the coated surface; and heating the substrate under an inert atmosphere to thereby decompose the carbon-containing coating to form a metal-coated graphene layer on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Paragraf Limited
    Inventors: Simon Thomas, Ivor Guiney
  • Publication number: 20200338124
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR wherein the first CAR comprises an activating endodomain and the second CAR comprises an inhibitory endodomain, wherein the inhibitory endodomain comprises C-terminal Src Kinase (CSK).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Shaun Cordoba, Evangelia Kokalaki, Martin Pulé, Simon Thomas, Shimobi Onuoha
  • Patent number: 10800855
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric cytokine receptor (CCR) comprising: (i) an exodomain which binds to a ligand selected from a tumour secreted factor, a chemokine and a cell-surface antigen; and (ii) a cytokine receptor endodomain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Matteo Righi, James Sillibourne, Shimobi Onuoha, Simon Thomas
  • Patent number: 10800854
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric cytokine receptor (CCR) comprising: (i) an exodomain which binds to a ligand selected from a tumour secreted factor, a chemokine and a cell-surface antigen; and (ii) a cytokine receptor endodomain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: AUTOLUS LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Matteo Righi, James Sillibourne, Shimobi Onuoha, Simon Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200297766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell comprising a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a constitutively active or inducible Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Simon Thomas, Shimobi Onuoha, Matteo Righi
  • Publication number: 20200239545
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric cytokine receptor (CCR) comprising: (i) an exodomain which binds to an intracellular ligand which is released from a cell as a result of necrosis; and (ii) a cytokine receptor endodomain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Vijay Peddareddigari, Martin Pule, Simon Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200199550
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which comprises; (i) a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) which comprises an antigen binding domain and an intracellular signalling domain; and (isi) a membrane-tethered signal-dampening component (SDC) comprising a signai-dampening domain (SDD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Shaun Cordoba, Evangelia Kokalaki, Martin Pulé, Simon Thomas, Shimobi Onuoha
  • Publication number: 20200188434
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which comprises; (i) a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) which comprises an antigen binding domain and an intracellular signalling domain; (ii) a membrane tethering component (MTC) which comprises a first dimerization domain; and (Hi) a signal-dampening component (SDC) comprising a signal-dampening domain (SDD) and a second dimerization domain which specifically binds the first dimerisation domain of the membrane-tethering component. Dimerisation between the MTC and SDC may be controllable with an agent, meaning that the agent can be used to control CAR-mediated cell signalling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Shaun Cordoba, Evangelia Kokalaki, Martin Pulé, Simon Thomas, Shimobi Onuoha
  • Publication number: 20200183693
    Abstract: Methods of encoding and decoding are described which use a variable number of instruction words to encode instructions from an instruction set, such that different instructions within the instruction set may be encoded using different numbers of instruction words. To encode an instruction, the bits within the instruction are reordered and formed into instruction words based upon their variance as determined using empirical or simulation data. The bits in the instruction words are compared to corresponding predicted values and some or all of the instruction words that match the predicted values are omitted from the encoded instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Simon Thomas Nield, James McCarthy
  • Publication number: 20200181232
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising an antigen-binding domain, wherein the antigen-binding domain of the first CAR binds to CD19 and the antigen-binding domain of the second CAR binds to CD22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Shimobi Onuoha, Simon Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200140549
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to anti-TRBC1 antigen binding domains characterized by the sequences of the variable chains. The CDRs sequences of the variable chains are: (VH CDR1) GYTFT, (VH CDR2) NPYNDDIQS, (VH CDR3) GAGYNFDGAYRFFDF; and (VL CDR1) RSSQRLVHSNGNTYL, (VL CDR2) RVSNRFP, (VL CDR3) SQSTHVPYT. The claimed humanized antibodies derive from the murine JOVI antibody. Uses in cancer therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Shaun Cordoba, Simon Thomas, Shimobi Onuoha, Ram Jha, Wen Chean Lim
  • Publication number: 20200095590
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transcription system which comprises: (a) a docking component which comprises a first binding domain; and (b) a transcription control component which comprises a transcription factor and a second binding domain which binds the first binding domain of the docking component wherein binding of the first and second binding domains is disrupted by the presence of an agent, such that in the absence of the agent the docking component and the transcription control component heterodimerize.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Simon Thomas, Shaun Cordoba
  • Patent number: 10579381
    Abstract: Methods of encoding and decoding are described which use a variable number of instruction words to encode instructions from an instruction set, such that different instructions within the instruction set may be encoded using different numbers of instruction words. To encode an instruction, the bits within the instruction are re-ordered and formed into instruction words based upon their variance as determined using empirical or simulation data. The bits in the instruction words are compared to corresponding predicted values and some or all of the instruction words that match the predicted values are omitted from the encoded instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Imagination Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Simon Thomas Nield, James McCarthy
  • Patent number: 10563300
    Abstract: A method is employed to separate a carbon structure, which is disposed on a seed structure, from the seed structure. In the method, a carbon structure is deposited on the seed structure in a process chamber of a CVD reactor. The substrate comprising the seed structure (2) and the carbon structure (1) is heated to a process temperature. At least one etching gas is injected into the process chamber, the etching gas having the chemical formula AOmXn, AOmXnYp or AmXn, wherein A is selected from a group of elements that includes S, C and N, wherein O is oxygen, wherein X and Y are different halogens, and wherein m, n and p are natural numbers greater than zero. Through a chemical reaction with the etching gas, the seed structure is converted into a gaseous reaction product. A carrier gas flow is used to remove the gaseous reaction product from the process chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: AIXTRON SE
    Inventors: Kenneth B. K. Teo, Alexandre Jouvray, Jai Matharu, Simon Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200048618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell which coexpresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a second CAR, wherein the first CAR comprises a phosphorylation amplifying endodomain and wherein the second CAR comprises an activating endodomain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Shaun Cordoba, Evangelia Kokalaki, Martin Pulé, Simon Thomas, Shimobi Onuoha
  • Publication number: 20200030379
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which comprises a first exogenous nucleic acid molecule encoding a Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) and a second exogenous nucleic acid molecule encoding a transcription factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Simon Thomas, Shaun Cordoba, Wen Chean Lim
  • Publication number: 20190383581
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device, system and method for registering a hit on a target and in particular to an improved device, system and method for registering the hit quickly to reduce feedback delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Ian Ralph Caesar, Simon Thomas Parker, John Patrick Kelly
  • Publication number: 20190330337
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising an antigen-binding domain, a transmembrane domain and an intracellular domain wherein the antigen-binding domain of the first CAR binds to CD19 and the antigen-binding domain of the second CAR binds to CD22; and wherein the first and/or second CAR is a tunable CAR having an intracellular domain comprising a heterodimenzation domain, which intracellular domain is capable of binding a separate intracellular signalling molecule which comprises a reciprocal heterodimenzation domain and a signalling domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Simon Thomas, Shaun Cordoba, Evangelia Kokalaki
  • Publication number: 20190330299
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) system comprising; (i) a receptor component comprising a antigen binding domain and a first binding domain; and (ii) a signalling component comprising a signalling domain and a second binding domain which binds the single domain binder of the first binding domain of the receptor component wherein either the first or second binding domains comprise a single domain binder, and wherein, binding of the first and second binding domains is disrupted by the presence of an agent, such that in the absence of the agent, the receptor component and the signalling component heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen results in signalling through the signalling domain; whereas in the presence of the agent, the receptor component and the signalling component do not heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen does not result in signalling through the signalling domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Martin Pulé, Shaun Cordoba, Simon Thomas, Shimobi Onuoha, Maria Stavrou
  • Publication number: 20190309046
    Abstract: The present invention provides signal transduction modifying protein which comprises a domain which binds a phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (pITIM). The signal transduction modifying protein lacks a functional phosphatase domain. The present invention also provides cells which express such a signal transduction modifying protein, and cells which co-express such a signal transduction modifying protein together with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Shaun Cordoba, Evangelia Kokalaki, Vania Baldan, Simon Thomas, Maria Stavrou