Patents by Inventor Stuart Milstein

Stuart Milstein 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: 20240110180
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting an APOC3 gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of APOC3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, Kevin Fitzgerald, Stuart Milstein, Martin A. Maier, Klaus Charisse, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Satyanarayana Kuchimanchi, Muthiah Manoharan, Tuyen M. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20240009225
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a double stranded iRNA agent comprising an antisense strand which is complementary to a target gene; a sense strand which is complementary to said antisense strand; and one or more lipophilic moieties conjugated to one or more internal positions on at least one strand, optionally via a linker or carrier. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of gene silencing, comprising administering to a cell or a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the lipophilic moieties-conjugated double-stranded iRNAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jayaprakash K. NAIR, Martin MAIER, Vasant JADHAV, Stuart MILSTEIN, Kirk BROWN, Rubina G. PARMAR, Kallanthottathil G. RAJEEV, Muthiah MANOHARAN, Alexander V. KEL'IN, Muthusamy JAYARAMAN, Klaus CHARISSE, Adam CASTORENO, Christopher THEILE, Kevin FITZGERALD
  • Patent number: 11866709
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Patent number: 11840692
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Patent number: 11834662
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Publication number: 20230365965
    Abstract: The invention relates to iRNA, e.g., double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), compositions targeting the Serpinc1 gene, and methods of using such iRNA, e.g., dsRNA, compositions to inhibit expression of Serpinc1 and methods of treating subjects having a bleeding disorder, such as a hemophilia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: Akin Akinc, Alfica Sehgal, Ivanka Toudjarska, Donald Foster, Stuart Milstein, Brian Bettencourt, Martin A. Maier, Klaus Charisse, Satyanarayana Kuchimanchi, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Muthiah Manoharan
  • Publication number: 20230304002
    Abstract: The present invention provides iRNA agents, e.g., double stranded iRNA agents, that target the transthyretin (TTR) gene and methods of using such iRNA agents for treating or preventing TTR-associated ocular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jayaprakash K. Nair, Martin A. Maier, Vasant R. Jadhav, Mark Keating, Kevin Fitzgerald, Stuart Milstein, John R. Petrulis
  • Publication number: 20230256001
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) agent capable of inhibiting the expression of a target gene. The antisense strand of the dsRNA molecule comprises at least one thermally destabilizing nucleotide occurring at a seed region; the dsRNA comprises at least four 2?-fluoro modifications, and the sense strand of the dsRNA molecule comprises ligand, wherein the ligand is an ASGPR ligand. Other aspects of the invention relate to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these dsRNA molecules suitable for therapeutic use, and methods of inhibiting the expression of a target gene by administering these dsRNA molecules, e.g., for the treatment of various disease conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark K. SCHLEGEL, Maja JANAS, Vasant R. JADHAV, Muthiah MANOHARAN, Kallanthottathil G. RAJEEV, Muthusamy JAYARAMAN, Alexander V. KEL'IN, Shigeo MATSUDA, Klaus CHARISSE, Jayaprakash K. NAIR, Martin A. MAIER, Alfica SEHGAL, Christopher BROWN, Christopher THEILE, Stuart MILSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20230257740
    Abstract: The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a transthyretin (TTR) gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of TTR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Dinah Wen-yee Sah, Gregory Hinkle, Rene Alvarez, Stuart Milstein, Qingmin Chen
  • Patent number: 11725207
    Abstract: The invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNAi agents, targeting the Serpina1 gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of Serpina1 and methods of treating subjects having a Serpina1 associated disease, such as a liver disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark K. Schlegel, Maja Janas, Vasant R. Jadhav, Donald Foster, Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Alexander V. Kel'in, Klaus Charisse, Jayaprakash K. Nair, Martin A. Maier, Shigeo Matsuda, Muthusamy Jayaraman, Alfica Sehgal, Christopher Brown, Kevin Fitzgerald, Stuart Milstein
  • Patent number: 11725209
    Abstract: The invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double-stranded RNAi agents, targeting the TMPRSS6 gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of TMPRSS6 and methods of treating subjects having a TMPRSS6 associated disorder, e.g., an iron overload associated disorder, such as ?-thalassemia or hemochromatosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: James Butler, Martin A. Maier, Kevin Fitzgerald, Shannon Fishman, Donald Foster, Vasant R. Jadhav, Stuart Milstein
  • Publication number: 20230183701
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) agent capable of inhibiting the expression of a target gene. The sense strand of the dsRNA agent comprises at least one thermally destabilizing nucleotide, and at least one said thermally destabilizing nucleotide occurring at a site opposite to the seed region (positions 2-8) of the antisense strand; and the antisense strand of the dsRNA agent comprises at least two modified nucleotides that provide the nucleotide a steric bulk that is less than or equal to the steric bulk of a 2?-OMe modification, wherein said modified nucleotides are separated by 11 nucleotides in length. Other aspects of the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these dsRNA agents suitable for therapeutic use, and methods of inhibiting the expression of a target gene by administering these dsRNA agents, e.g., for the treatment of various disease conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Martin MAIER, Don Foster, Stuart Milstein, Satya Kuchimanchi, Vasant Jadhav, Kallanthottathil Rajeev, Muthiah Manoharan, Rubina Parmar
  • Patent number: 11649459
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting a SOD1 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of a SOD1 gene and methods of treating subjects having a SOD1-associated neurodegenerative disease or disorder, e.g., Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and Down's syndrome (DS), using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Castoreno, Jason Gilbert, Charalambos Kaittanis, James D. McIninch, Stuart Milstein, Mark K. Schlegel
  • Publication number: 20230128522
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to double stranded RNA agents targeting the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome, and methods of using such agents to inhibit expression of one or more HBV genes and methods of treating subjects having an HBV infection or HBV-associated disorder, e.g., chronic hepatitis B infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Vasant R. JADHAV, Martin A. MAIER, Stuart MILSTEIN, Mark K. SCHLEGEL
  • Publication number: 20230123192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double-stranded RNAi agents, targeting the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of AGT and methods of treating subjects having an AGT-associated disorder, e.g., hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Donald Foster, Brian Bettencourt, Klaus Charisse, Gregory Hinkle, Satyanarayana Kuchimanchi, Martin A. Maier, Stuart Milstein
  • Publication number: 20230114649
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting a human chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf72) gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of a C9orf72 gene and methods of treating subjects having a C9orf72-associated disease or disorder, e.g., C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/frontotemporal dementia or Huntington-Like Syndrome Due To C9orf72 Expansions, using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Elane Fishilevich, Stuart Milstein, Kirk Brown, Tracy Zimmermann, James D. McIninch, David Frendewey, Eric Chiao, Aarti Sharma-Kanning, Anthony Gagliardi, Gustavo Droguett, Brittany Dubose, Brian Zambrowicz
  • Publication number: 20230110876
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) agent capable of inhibiting the expression of a target gene. The sense strand of the dsRNA agent comprises at least one thermally destabilizing nucleotide, and at least one said thermally destabilizing nucleotide occurring at a site opposite to the seed region (positions 2-8) of the antisense strand; and the antisense strand of the dsRNA agent comprises at least two modified nucleotides that provide the nucleotide a steric bulk that is less than or equal to the steric bulk of a 2?-OMe modification, wherein said modified nucleotides are separated by 11 nucleotides in length. Other aspects of the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these dsRNA agents suitable for therapeutic use, and methods of inhibiting the expression of a target gene by administering these dsRNA agents, e.g., for the treatment of various disease conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Martin MAIER, Don Foster, Stuart Milstein, Satya Kuchimanchi, Vasant Jadhav, Kallanthottathil Rajeev, Muthiah Manoharan, Rubina Parmar
  • Publication number: 20230068339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double-stranded RNAi agents, targeting the apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3) gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of APOC3 and methods of treating subjects having an APOC3 associated disorder, e.g., hypertriglyceridemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin FITZGERALD, William QUERBES, James BUTLER, Stephanie WILLIAMS, Abigail LIEBOW, Gregory HINKLE, Martin A. MAIER, Stuart MILSTEIN, Satyanarayana KUCHIMANCHI, Muthiah MANOHARAN
  • Publication number: 20230056569
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) agents and compositions targeting the ATXN3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of an APP gene and methods of treating subjects having an ATXN3-associated disease or disorder, such as SCA3, using such dsRNA agents and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: ADAM CASTORENO, ELANE FISHILEVICH, JASON A. GILBERT, CHARALAMBOS KAITTANIS, JAMES D. MCININCH, STUART MILSTEIN, MARK K. SCHLEGEL
  • Publication number: 20230016929
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a compound comprising an antisense strand which is complementary to a target gene; a sense strand which is complementary to said antisense strand; and one or more lipophilic monomers, containing one or more lipophilic moieties, conjugated to one or more positions on at least one strand, optionally via a linker or carrier. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of gene silencing, comprising administering to a cell or a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the lipophilic monomer-conjugated compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jayaprakash K. NAIR, Martin A. MAIER, Juan C. SALINAS, Shigeo MATSUDA, Alexander V. KEL'IN, Scott P. LENTINI, Guo HE, Michelle H. JUNG, Justin M. PIERSON, Muthiah MANOHARAN, Dale C. GUENTHER, Ivan ZLATEV, Christopher S. THEILE, Vasant R. JADHAV, Stuart MILSTEIN, Maja JANAS, Dhrubajyoti DATTA