Patents by Inventor Sunghan Yoo

Sunghan Yoo 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: 11970534
    Abstract: Provided herein are molecules having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to BTN1A1, such as anti-BTN1A1 antibodies. These molecules include those having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to glycosylated BTN1A1, such as anti-glycosylated BTN1A1 antibodies. Methods of making and using these molecules are also provided, including methods of using them in cancer therapies, or as cancer diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: STCUBE & CO., INC., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Stephen Sunghan Yoo, Michael Joseph Surace, Steven Hsesheng Lin, Amrish Sharma
  • Publication number: 20230279112
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating cancer using molecules having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to BTN1A1 or a BTN1A1 ligand, such as anti-BTN1A1 antibodies or anti-BTN1A1 ligand antibodies. Also provided herein are BTN1A1 ligands, such as Galectin-1, Galectin-9, Neuropilin-2, and B- and T-Lymphocyte Attenuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen Sunghan Yoo, Ezra Myung Chul Chung, Yong-Sik Bong, Yong-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 11542331
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating cancer using molecules having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to BTN1A1 or a BTN1A1 ligand, such as anti-BTN1A1 antibodies or anti-BTN1A1 ligand antibodies. Also provided herein are BTN1A1 ligands, such as Galectin-1, Galectin-9, Neuropilin-2, and B- and T-Lymphocyte Attenuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: STCUBE & CO., INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Sunghan Yoo, Ezra Myung Chul Chung, Yong-Sik Bong, Yong-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 11253590
    Abstract: Provided herein are molecules, such as antibodies, that selectively bind to glycosylated BTLA (B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator) relative to unglycosylated BTLA. Methods for making and using such molecules are also provided, including methods for treating or diagnosing cancer. In some embodiments, the anti-glycosylated BTLA antibodies provided herein can immunospecifically bind to glycosylated wild-type BTLA (WT). In some embodiments, the anti-glycosylated BTLA antibodies provided herein can immunospecifically bind to one or more BTLA double mutants that retain only a single glycosylation site at BTLA N75, N94 or N110. In some embodiments, the anti-glycosylated BTLA antibodies provided herein show only background binding, if any, to a BTLA triple mutant, that retains none of BTLA's N75, N94, or N110 0-glycosylation sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: STSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Sunghan Yoo, Ezra Myung Chul Chung, Yong-Soo Kim, Andrew H. Park
  • Publication number: 20210147537
    Abstract: Provided herein are molecules having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to BTN1A1, such as anti-BTN1A1 antibodies. These molecules include those having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to glycosylated BTN1A1, such as anti-glycosylated BTN1A1 antibodies. Methods of making and using these molecules are also provided, including methods of using them in cancer therapies, or as cancer diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Sunghan Yoo, Michael Joseph Surace, Steven Hsesheng Lin, Amrish Sharma
  • Patent number: 10875920
    Abstract: Provided herein are molecules having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to BTN1A1, such as anti-BTN1A1 antibodies. These molecules include those having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to glycosylated BTN1A1, such as anti-glycosylated BTN1A1 antibodies. Methods of making and using these molecules are also provided, including methods of using them in cancer therapies, or as cancer diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignees: STCUBE & CO., INC., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Stephen Sunghan Yoo, Michael Joseph Surace, Steven Hsesheng Lin, Amrish Sharma
  • Publication number: 20200148768
    Abstract: Provided herein are molecules having an antigen binding fragment that immuno specifically binds to BTN1A1, such as anti-BTN1A1 antibodies. These molecules include those having an antigen binding fragment that immuno specifically binds to BTN1A1 dimers, such as anti-BTN1A1 dimer antibodies. Methods of making and using these molecules are also provided, including methods of using them in cancer therapies, or as cancer diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Sunghan Yoo, Ezra Myung Chul Chung, Yong-Sik Bong, Yong-Soo Kim, Andrew H. Park
  • Publication number: 20200131266
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating cancer using molecules having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to BTN1A1, such as anti-BTN1A1 antibodies. These molecules include those having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to glycosylated BTN1A1, such as anti-glycosylated BTN1A1 antibodies. Also included are molecules having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically bind to BTN1A1 dimers, such as anti-BTN1A1 dimer antibodies. Also provided are methods for treating anti-PD-1 therapy or anti-PD-L1 therapy resistant or refractory cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Sunghan Yoo, Yong-Sik Bong, Kyu Lee Han, Michael Joseph Surace
  • Publication number: 20200131269
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating cancer using molecules having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to BTN1A1 or a BTN1A1 ligand, such as anti-BTN1A1 antibodies or anti-BTN1A1 ligand antibodies. Also provided herein are BTN1A1 ligands, such as Galectin-1, Galectin-9, Neuropilin-2, and B- and T-Lymphocyte Attenuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Sunghan Yoo, Ezra Myung Chul Chung, Yong-Sik Bong, Yong-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20180355035
    Abstract: Provided herein are molecules having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to BTN1A1, such as anti-BTN1A1 antibodies. These molecules include those having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to glycosylated BTN1A1, such as anti-glycosylated BTN1A1 antibodies. Methods of making and using these molecules are also provided, including methods of using them in cancer therapies, or as cancer diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen Sunghan Yoo, Michael Joseph Surace, Steven Hsesheng Lin, Amrish Sharma
  • Publication number: 20180264110
    Abstract: Provided herein are molecules, such as antibodies, that selectively bind to glycosylated BTLA (B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator) relative to unglycosylated BTLA. Methods for making and using such molecules are also provided, including methods for treating or diagnosing cancer. In some embodiments, the anti-glycosylated BTLA antibodies provided herein can immunospecifically bind to glycosylated wild-type BTLA (WT). In some embodiments, the anti-glycosylated BTLA antibodies provided herein can immunospecifically bind to one or more BTLA double mutants that retain only a single glycosylation site at BTLA N75, N94 or N110. In some embodiments, the anti-glycosylated BTLA antibodies provided herein show only background binding, if any, to a BTLA triple mutant, that retains none of BTLA's N75, N94, or N110 0-glycosylation sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen Sunghan Yoo, Ezra Myung Chul Chung, Yong-Soo Kim, Andrew H. Park
  • Publication number: 20180156800
    Abstract: In vitro and in vive methods for screening for targets for cancer therapy are provided herein. Methods contemplate screening for targets that contribute to the immunosuppressive environment for the tumor cells, especially those targets that are associated with radiation treatment. Thus, methods provided herein are useful for identifying potential targets useful for providing cancer therapeutic agents that can be used either alone or in combination with radiation therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Hsesheng Lin, Stephen Sunghan Yoo
  • Patent number: 6441158
    Abstract: Disclosed are oligomers that bind Ku protein. These oligomers are useful for inhibiting activation of DNA-PK, treating certain forms of autoimmune disease, detection and purification of Ku protein, and identification of proteins that interact with Ku protein. Preferably, the oligomers are composed of nucleotides, nucleotide analogs, or a combination. Most preferably, the oligomers are composed of ribonucleotides. Also disclosed is a method of inhibiting DNA repair, a method of identifying cellular proteins that interact with Ku protein, and a method of treating autoimmune disease in patients with anti-Ku antibodies. The disclosed oligomers can have several preferred features, either alone or in combination, in addition to Ku binding. One such feature, referred to herein as inhibition activity, is inhibition of DNA-PK kinase activity. Another preferred feature, referred to herein as aptamer motifs, is the presence of one or more of the base sequences GCUUUCCCANNNAC, A(A/C)AUGA, and AACUUCGA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Medical College of Georgia Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: William S. Dynan, Sunghan Yoo