Patents by Inventor Stephen Donahue

Stephen Donahue 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: 12029788
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions, kits, and methods of using a GDF-8 inhibitor to increase lean muscle mass. In embodiments, a GDF-8 inhibitor is an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds GDF-8. In embodiments, a method comprises providing an exercise regimen for the subject, and administering a composition comprising an effective amount of a GDF-8 inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Pordy, Xiaobing Qian, Stephen Donahue
  • Publication number: 20220119514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for altering body composition in a subject, wherein the alteration of body composition is an increase in muscle mass and a reduction of fat mass simultaneously. The present invention also relates to compositions and methods for reducing fat mass in a subject. The compositions and methods also increase muscle volume and lean body mass in the subject. The present invention also relates to compositions that comprise a GDF8 inhibitor and an Activin A inhibitor and the use of such compositions to treat diseases and disorders characterized by increased fat mass, and/or decreased muscle volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Donahue, Robert C. Pordy, Gary Herman
  • Patent number: 11248044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for altering body composition in a subject, wherein the alteration of body composition is an increase in muscle mass and a reduction of fat mass simultaneously. The present invention also relates to compositions and methods for reducing fat mass in a subject. The compositions and methods also increase muscle volume and lean body mass in the subject. The present invention also relates to compositions that comprise a GDF8 inhibitor and an Activin A inhibitor and the use of such compositions to treat diseases and disorders characterized by increased fat mass, and/or decreased muscle volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Donahue, Robert C. Pordy, Gary Herman
  • Publication number: 20210246198
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions, kits, and methods of using a GDF-8 inhibitor to increase lean muscle mass. In embodiments, a GDF-8 inhibitor is an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds GDF-8. In embodiments, a method comprises providing an exercise regimen for the subject, and administering a composition comprising an effective amount of a GDF-8 inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Robert C. Pordy, Xiaobing Qian, Stephen Donahue
  • Patent number: 10934349
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions, kits, and methods of using a GDF-8 inhibitor to increase lean muscle mass. In embodiments, a GDF-8 inhibitor is an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds GDF-8. In embodiments, a method comprises providing an exercise regimen for the subject, and administering a composition comprising an effective amount of a GDF-8 inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Pordy, Xiaobing Qian, Stephen Donahue
  • Publication number: 20190276527
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for altering body composition in a subject, wherein the alteration of body composition is an increase in muscle mass and a reduction of fat mass simultaneously. The present invention also relates to compositions and methods for reducing fat mass in a subject. The compositions and methods also increase muscle volume and lean body mass in the subject. The present invention also relates to compositions that comprise a GDF8 inhibitor and an Activin A inhibitor and the use of such compositions to treat diseases and disorders characterized by increased fat mass, and/or decreased muscle volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Donahue, Robert C. Pordy, Gary Herman
  • Publication number: 20160304595
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions, kits, and methods of using a GDF-8 inhibitor to increase lean muscle mass. In embodiments, a GDF-8 inhibitor is an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds GDF-8. In embodiments, a method comprises providing an exercise regimen for the subject, and administering a composition comprising an effective amount of a GDF-8 inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Robert C. Pordy, Xiaobing Qian, Stephen Donahue
  • Patent number: 8556676
    Abstract: A magnetic top system for energizing, launching, and controlling movement of a spinning top. In one embodiment, a magnetic top launcher may magnetically couple to a top and induce a spinning motion in the top. A top controlling device may magnetically control a traversing movement of the top on a play surface without directly contacting the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: MEGA Brands International
    Inventors: Vic Bertrand, Stephen Donahue, Patrick Latour
  • Publication number: 20120252309
    Abstract: A magnetic top system for energizing, launching, and controlling movement of a spinning top. In one embodiment, a magnetic top launcher may magnetically couple to a top and induce a spinning motion in the top. A top controlling device may magnetically control a traversing movement of the top on a play surface without directly contacting the top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Mega Brands International, S.A.R.L., Luxembourg, Zug Branch
    Inventors: Vic Bertrand, Stephen Donahue, Patrick Latour
  • Patent number: 8210895
    Abstract: A magnetic top system for energizing, launching, and controlling movement of a spinning top. In one embodiment, a magnetic top launcher may magnetically couple to a top and induce a spinning motion in the top. A top controlling device may magnetically control a traversing movement of the top on a play surface without directly contacting the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: MEGA Brands International
    Inventors: Vic Bertrand, Stephen Donahue, Patrick Latour
  • Publication number: 20100159798
    Abstract: A magnetic top system for energizing, launching, and controlling movement of a spinning top. In one embodiment, a magnetic top launcher may magnetically couple to a top and induce a spinning motion in the top. A top controlling device may magnetically control a traversing movement of the top on a play surface without directly contacting the top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Mega Brands International, S.A.R.L., Luxembourg, Zug Branch
    Inventors: Vic Bertrand, Stephen Donahue, Patrick Latour