Patents by Inventor Thomas Knappe

Thomas Knappe 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: 12246070
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydrogel prodrug compositions comprising cross-linked hyaluronic acid (HA), or a derivative or a salt thereof, wherein the cross-linker system comprises a biodegradable spacer, wherein the cross-linked HA comprises a conjugated drug-linker, and wherein the linker is capable of releasing the drug under physiological conditions. The present invention further relates to methods for preparing the hydrogel prodrug compositions. The present invention further relates to methods for treating an ocular condition using the hydrogel compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Sebastian Stark, Thomas Knappe, Harald Rau, Nicola Bisek, Burkhardt Laufer, Samuel Weisbrod, Tobias Voigt
  • Patent number: 11642415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydrogel prodrug compositions comprising cross-linked hyaluronic acid (HA), or a derivative or a salt thereof, wherein the cross-linker system comprises a biodegradable spacer, wherein the cross-linked HA comprises a conjugated drug-linker, and wherein the linker is capable of releasing the drug under physiological conditions. The present invention further relates to methods for preparing the hydrogel prodrug compositions. The present invention further relates to methods for treating an ocular condition using the hydrogel compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Sebastian Stark, Thomas Knappe, Harald Rau, Nicola Bisek, Burkhardt Laufer, Samuel Weisbrod, Tobias Voigt
  • Patent number: 11633487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel prodrugs of primary or secondary amine- or hydroxyl-comprising biologically active moieties and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, prodrug reagents, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these prodrugs and the use of these prodrugs. A disclosed prodrug may include a biologically active moiety reversibly and covalently linked to a specialized protective group; the linker may be reversible (i.e., hydrolytically cleavable in the absence of enzymes under physiological conditions) and, upon cleavage, may release a drug in its unmodified, pharmacologically active form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ASCENDIS PHARMA A/S
    Inventors: Nicola Bisek, Harald Rau, Felix Cleemann, Thomas Knappe, Romy Reimann
  • Publication number: 20220068003
    Abstract: A method of virtual wrapping wherein the overall human experience is significantly enhanced with key human-centric innovations providing significant improvements in convenience, uniqueness, and meaningfulness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Knapp-Ramos
  • Patent number: 11208268
    Abstract: A transport system for transporting and/or positioning objects along a transport section, wherein the transport system includes at least one rotatable transport body having at least one curved transport path which is delimited by at least one curve flank pair and, as seen in the linear transport direction, has at least one positive curved transport path pitch throughout and into which there can engage or there engages at least one pusher dog of a carrier that is movable along the transport section, wherein the at least one transport body has at least one entry region for the entry of the at least one pusher dog into the curved transport path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: GLOBAL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Knapp
  • Publication number: 20210292095
    Abstract: A transport system for transporting and/or positioning objects along a transport section, wherein the transport system includes at least one rotatable transport body having at least one curved transport path which is delimited by at least one curve flank pair and, as seen in the linear transport direction, has at least one positive curved transport path pitch throughout and into which there can engage or there engages at least one pusher dog of a carrier that is movable along the transport section, wherein the at least one transport body has at least one entry region for the entry of the at least one pusher dog into the curved transport path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas KNAPP
  • Patent number: 11116849
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a hydrogel-linked prodrug releasing a tag moiety-biologically active moiety conjugate, to a hydrogel-linked prodrug releasing a tag moiety-bio logically active moiety conjugate obtainable by such process, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said prodrug and their use as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Harald Rau, Nora Kaluza, Ulrich Hersel, Thomas Knappe, Burkhardt Laufer
  • Publication number: 20210024602
    Abstract: The present invention relates to IL-2 conjugates, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such IL-2 conjugate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and their uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Ascendis Pharma Oncology Division A/S
    Inventors: Kennett Sprogøe, Harald Rau, thomas Knappe, Nicola Bisek, Burkhardt Laifer
  • Publication number: 20210008168
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conjugate comprising a moiety of formula (I) or to conjugates of formula (I?) and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such conjugates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Thomas` Knappe, Kennett Sprogøe, Nicola Bisek, Burkhardt Laufer
  • Publication number: 20200265075
    Abstract: Knowledge graphing can include: generating a document selection interface that enables a user to browse at least one document storage service and select a set of documents stored on the document storage service for inclusion in a knowledge set; obtaining a set of meta-data for each document selected for the knowledge set from the respective document storage service; and generating a knowledge graph that spatially depicts a set of relationships among the documents of the knowledge set in terms of the meta-data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Knapp, Kelly Qian
  • Patent number: 10653795
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a hydrogel-linked prodrug releasing a tag moiety-biologically active moiety conjugate, to a hydrogel-linked prodrug releasing a tag moiety-bio logically active moiety conjugate obtainable by such process, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said prodrug and their use as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Harald Rau, Nora Kaluza, Ulrich Hersel, Thomas Knappe, Burkhardt Laufer
  • Patent number: 10655831
    Abstract: The specification and drawings present methodology for modularly expanding sensing capabilities of a luminaire or a luminaire mounted sensing system by adding replaceable exterior sensor module(s) in a desired position in a vicinity of an existing (legacy) luminaire or a luminaire system for both inside and outside applications. For outside applications, this modular expansion may be performed while maintaining weathertight sealing integrity, e.g., waterproofing of the luminaire-sensor system/apparatus including exterior housing, exterior electrical connections, cables and any other exposed components. The embodiments described herein can provide diverse sensor capability and future expansion needs for luminaire mounted sensing systems and for processing sensor signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Current Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Clynne, Jonathan Robert Meyer, Francis Beaudoin, Eric Lavigne, Thomas Knapp, Koushik Saha
  • Publication number: 20200142966
    Abstract: Providing an organized knowledge cloud can include: obtaining a user-selection of a set of documents scattered among a set of disparate document storage services for inclusion in a document integration; determining a set of document integration parameters for each document selected for the document integration; and generating a visual depiction of one or more of the documents included in the document integration in response to the document integration parameters such that the visual depiction enables user access to one or more of the documents included in the visual depiction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Kelly Qian, Thomas Knapp
  • Patent number: 10519226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient(s) and a VEGF neutralizing prodrug, which comprises a VEGF neutralizing biologically active moiety, for use in a method for the treatment of one or more ocular conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma Opthalmology Division A/S
    Inventors: Harald Rau, Thomas Knappe, Burkhardt Laufer, Romy Reimann, Samuel Weisbrod, Kennett Sprogøe, Nicola Bisek, Sebastian Stark, Tobias Voigt
  • Publication number: 20190329294
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the processing of hops. More specifically, an apparatus and method for extracting lupulin from hops are disclosed. Hops are brought into contact with a cooling agent, such as dry ice, to freeze or cool the hops. This cooling is facilitated by mixing the hops and the dry ice together inside of a tumbler. The tumbler continuously rotates to mix the dry ice and hops. Further mixing is afforded by an internal agitator that sweeps the interior of the tumbler. The agitator also pulverizes the hops and separates the hops from the particulate lupulin material. The tumbler is formed from a mesh material that allows the extracted lupulin to leave the tumbler and be collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Dylan Thomas Knapp
  • Patent number: 10135458
    Abstract: A method for processing a measured-value signal representing a value, determined in analog form, for the output current of a converter, and device for carrying out the method, the measured-value signals acquired by a sensor, especially including a shunt resistor, being supplied to a respective processing channel that has at least one delta-sigma modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Knapp, Hans Juergen Kollar, Wolfgang Hammel, Ulrich Neumayer
  • Publication number: 20180312582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds comprising a protecting group moiety-tag moiety conjugate, a method of purification and monoconjugates obtained from such method of purification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Harald Rau, Nicola Bisek, Thomas Knappe, Romy Reimann, Sebastian Stark, Samuel Weisbrod
  • Patent number: 10040850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds comprising a protecting group moiety-tag moiety conjugate, a method of purification and monoconjugates obtained from such method of purification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Ascendis Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Harald Rau, Nicola Bisek, Thomas Knappe, Romy Reimann, Sebastian Stark, Samuel Weisbrod
  • Publication number: 20180123610
    Abstract: A method for processing a measured-value signal representing a value, determined in analog form, for the output current of a converter, and device for carrying out the method, the measured-value signals acquired by a sensor, especially including a shunt resistor, being supplied to a respective processing channel that has at least one delta-sigma modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Knapp, Hans Juergen Kollar, Wolfgang Hammel, Ulrich Neumayer
  • Publication number: 20180087760
    Abstract: The specification and drawings present methodology for modularly expanding sensing capabilities of a luminaire or a luminaire mounted sensing system by adding replaceable exterior sensor module(s) in a desired position in a vicinity of an existing (legacy) luminaire or a luminaire system for both inside and outside applications. For outside applications, this modular expansion may be performed while maintaining weathertight sealing integrity, e.g., waterproofing of the luminaire-sensor system/apparatus including exterior housing, exterior electrical connections, cables and any other exposed components. The embodiments described herein can provide diverse sensor capability and future expansion needs for luminaire mounted sensing systems and for processing sensor signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas CLYNNE, Jonathan Robert MEYER, Francis BEAUDOIN, Eric LAVIGNE, Thomas KNAPP, Koushik SAHA