Patents by Inventor Susan M. Freier

Susan M. Freier 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: 20220324900
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of an ANGPTL3 mRNA and protein in an animal. Also provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing lipids and/or glucose in an animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate any one or more of cardiovascular disease and/or metabolic disease, or a symptom thereof, in an individual in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thazha P. PRAKASH, Punit P. SETH, Eric E. SWAYZE, Susan M. FREIER, Mark J. GRAHAM, Rosanne M. CROOKE
  • Publication number: 20220315927
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, compounds, and compositions useful for inhibiting YAP1 expression, which may be useful for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a cancer associated with YAP1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Youngsoo Kim, Xiaolin Luo, Robert MacLeod, Susan M. Freier, Huynh-Hoa Bui
  • Publication number: 20220315923
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the amount or activity of SNCA mRNA in a cell or animal, and in certain instances reducing the amount of alpha-synuclein protein in a cell or animal Such compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a neurodegenerative disease. Such symptoms and hallmarks include motor dysfunction, aggregation of alpha-synuclein, neurodegeneration, cognitive decline and dementia. Such neurodegenerative diseases include Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, diffuse Lewy body disease, pure autonomic failure, multiple system atrophy, neuronopathic Gaucher's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Holly Kordasiewicz, Priyam Singh, Susan M. Freier, Tracy A. Cole
  • Publication number: 20220298200
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the amount or activity of AGT RNA in a cell or subject, and in certain instances reducing the amount of AGT in a cell or subject. Such compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a cardiovascular disease. Such compound and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a RAAS pathway-related disease or disorder. Such symptoms and hallmarks include hypertension, chronic kidney disease, stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, valvular heart disease, aneurysms of the blood vessels, peripheral artery disease, and organ damage. Such cardiovascular diseases include hypertension, resistant hypertension, Marfan syndrome, and heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Mullick, Susan M. Freier
  • Patent number: 11447521
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the amount or activity of AGT RNA in a cell or subject, and in certain instances reducing the amount of AGT in a cell or subject. Such compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a cardiovascular disease. Such compound and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a RAAS pathway-related disease or disorder. Such symptoms and hallmarks include hypertension, chronic kidney disease, stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, valvular heart disease, aneurysms of the blood vessels, peripheral artery disease, and organ damage. Such cardiovascular diseases include hypertension, resistant hypertension, Marfan syndrome, and heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Mullick, Susan M. Freier
  • Publication number: 20220290137
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the amount or activity of SPDEF RNA in a cell or subject, and in certain instances reducing the amount of SPDEF protein in a cell or subject. These compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a disease or condition characterized by excessive mucus production or fibrosis, including cystic fibrosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic bronchitis, rhinitis and ulcerative colitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Susan M. Freier, Huynh-Hoa Bui, Shuling Guo, Jeffrey R. Crosby
  • Patent number: 11434488
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the amount or activity of ATXN3 RNA in a cell or animal, and in certain embodiments reducing the amount of ATXN3 protein in a cell or animal. Such compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a neurodegenerative disease. Such symptoms and hallmarks include motor dysfunction, aggregation formation, and neuron death. Such neurodegenerative diseases include spinocerebellar ataxia type 3(SCA3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Susan M. Freier
  • Publication number: 20220273691
    Abstract: Methods, compounds, and compositions useful for inhibiting HSD expression are provided. Such compounds, compositions, and methods are useful for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disease associated with HSD 17B 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Freier, Susan F. MURRAY
  • Patent number: 11421231
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compounds, and compositions for reducing expression of huntingtin mRNA and protein in an animal. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, delay, or ameliorate Huntington's disease, or a symptom thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Hung, C. Frank Bennett, Susan M. Freier, Holly Kordasiewicz, Lisa Stanek, Don W. Cleveland, Seng H. Cheng, Lamya Shihabuddin
  • Publication number: 20220241320
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, compounds, and compositions useful for inhibiting IRF4 expression, which may be useful for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a cancer associated with IRF4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Tianyuan ZHOU, Youngsoo KIM, Robert MACLEOD, Huynh-Hoa BUI, Susan M. FREIER
  • Publication number: 20220243209
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, compounds, and compositions for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disease associated with dysregulation of the complement alternative pathway by administering a Complement Factor B (CFB) specific inhibitor to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamar R. Grossman, Michael L. McCaleb, Andrew T. Watt, Susan M. Freier
  • Publication number: 20220243205
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, compounds, and compositions useful for inhibiting MALAT1 expression, which may be useful for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a cancer associated with MALAT1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. FREIER, Youngsoo KIM, Robert MACLEOD
  • Publication number: 20220226361
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds and methods for decreasing MECP2 mRNA and protein expression. Such compounds and methods are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate MECP2 associated disorders and syndromes. Such MECP2 associated disorders include MECP2 duplication syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Susan M. Freier
  • Patent number: 11376273
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing Factor 11 and treating or preventing thromboembolic complications in an individual in need thereof. Examples of disease conditions that can be ameliorated with the administration of antisense compounds targeted to Factor 11 include thrombosis, embolism, and thromboembolism, such as, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Antisense compounds targeting Factor 11 can also be used as a prophylactic treatment to prevent individuals at risk for thrombosis and embolism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Freier, Chenguang Zhao, Brett P. Monia, Hong Zhang, Jeffrey R. Crosby, Andrew M. Siwkowski
  • Publication number: 20220195430
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing Ataxin 2 mRNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate Ataxin 2 associated diseases, disorders, and conditions. Such Ataxin 2 associated diseases include spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), amyotropic sclerosis (ALS), and parkinsonism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Susan M. Freier
  • Patent number: 11365416
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, compounds, and compositions useful for inhibiting EZH2 expression, which may be useful for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a cancer associated with EZH2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Minji Jo, Youngsoo Kim, Robert MacLeod, Susan M. Freier
  • Publication number: 20220177893
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the amount or activity of KCNT1 RNA in a cell or subject, and in certain instances reducing the amount of KCNT1 protein in a cell or subject. These compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a neurological condition. Such symptoms and hallmarks include seizures, encephalopathy, and behavioral abnormalities. Non-limiting examples of neurological conditions that benefit from these compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions are epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures (EIMFS), autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE), West syndrome, and Ohtahara syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Huynh-Hoa Bui, Susan M. Freier
  • Publication number: 20220170023
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing PKK mRNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate PKK-associated diseases, disorders, and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Freier, Huynh-Hoa Bui
  • Patent number: 11339393
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for reducing expression of C9ORF72 mRNA and protein in an animal with C9ORF72 specific inhibitors. Also disclosed herein are compositions and methods of selectively inhibiting a C9ORF72 pathogenic associated mRNA variant by administering an antisense compound targeting the region beginning at the start site of exon 1A to the start site of exon 1B of a C9ORF72 pre-mRNA. Such methods are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate neurodegenerative diseases in an individual in need thereof. Such C9ORF72 specific inhibitors include antisense compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Freier, Frank Rigo
  • Publication number: 20220153775
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the amount or activity of AGT RNA in a cell or subject, and in certain instances reducing the amount of AGT in a cell or subject. Such compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a cardiovascular disease. Such compound and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a RAAS pathway-related disease or disorder. Such symptoms and hallmarks include hypertension, chronic kidney disease, stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, valvular heart disease, aneurysms of the blood vessels, peripheral artery disease, and organ damage. Such cardiovascular diseases include hypertension, resistant hypertension, Marfan syndrome, and heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Mullick, Susan M. Freier