Patents by Inventor Tony Fleming

Tony Fleming 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: 11952428
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of BCMA. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to BCMA, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the BCMA CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a BCMA binding domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Aida Abujoub, John Blankenship, Dexiu Bu, Tony Fleming, Brian Holmberg, Connie Hong, Lu Huang, Chonghui Zhang
  • Patent number: 11939389
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of BCMA. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to BCMA, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the BCMA CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a BCMA binding domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Aida Abujoub, John Blankenship, Dexiu Bu, Tony Fleming, Brian Holmberg, Connie Hong, Lu Huang, Chonghui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230416390
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of BCMA. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to BCMA, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the BCMA CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a BCMA binding domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Aida Abujoub, John Blankenship, Dexiu Bu, Tony Fleming, Brian Holmberg, Connie Hong, Lu Huang, Chonghui Zhang
  • Patent number: 11779649
    Abstract: This application discloses anti-PMEL17 antibodies, antigen binding fragments thereof, and antibody drug conjugates comprising antibodies or antigen binding fragments conjugated to a GNAQ/GNA11 inhibitor. The application also discloses methods of treating or preventing cancer using the antibodies, antigen binding fragments, and antibody drug conjugates. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the antibodies, antigen binding fragments, and antibody drug conjugates, and methods of using the antibodies and antigen binding fragments as diagnostic reagents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Matthew Burger, Joseph Anthony D'Alessio, Tony Fleming, Vivek Rauniyar, Eusebio Manchado Robles, Christian Kunz, Markus Waldhuber
  • Publication number: 20230295322
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides BCMA binding molecules that specifically bind to human BCMA, conjugates comprising the BCMA binding molecules, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the BCMA binding molecules and the conjugates. The disclosure further provides methods of using the BCMA binding molecules to treat cancers that express cell surface BCMA. The disclosure yet further provides recombinant host cells engineered to express the BCMA binding molecules and methods of producing the BCMA binding molecules by culturing the host cells under conditions in which the BCMA binding molecules are expressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Aida ABUJOUB, John BLANKENSHIP, Tony FLEMING, Brian HOLMBERG, Connie HONG, Lu HUANG, Haihui LU
  • Publication number: 20230250179
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of BCMA. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to BCMA, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the BCMA CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a BCMA binding domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Aida Abujoub, John Blankenship, Dexiu Bu, Tony Fleming, Brian Holmberg, Connie Hong, Lu Huang, Chonghui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230183368
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of BCMA. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to BCMA, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the BCMA CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a BCMA binding domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Aida Abujoub, John Blankenship, Dexiu Bu, Tony Fleming, Brian Holmberg, Connie Hong, Lu Huang, Chonghui Zhang
  • Patent number: 11608382
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of BCMA. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to BCMA, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the BCMA CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a BCMA binding domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Aida Abujoub, John Blankenship, Dexiu Bu, Tony Fleming, Brian Holmberg, Connie Hong, Lu Huang, Chonghui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220396631
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides multispecific binding molecules that specifically bind to BCMA, a component of a human T-cell receptor complex and either CD2 or a tumor associated antigen, conjugates comprising the multispecific binding molecules, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the multispecific binding molecules and the conjugates The disclosure further provides methods of using the multispecific binding molecules to treat disease and disorders associated with expression of BCMA. The disclosure yet further provides recombinant host cells engineered to express the multispecific binding molecules and methods of producing the multispecific binding molecules by culturing the host cells under conditions in which the multispecific binding molecules are expressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Walter Granda, John Blankenship, Aida Abujoub, Tony Fleming, Lu Huang, Connie Hong, Brian Holmberg, Haihui Lu
  • Publication number: 20220364055
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of making immune effector cells (for example, T cells, NK cells) that express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), and compositions generated by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Louise Treanor, Michael R. Greene, Jennifer Brogdon, Boris Engels, Glenn Dranoff, Olja Kodrasi, Hyungwook Lim, Akash Sohoni, Elizabeth Dorothy Pratico, Anniesha Hack, Aida Abujoub, Tony Fleming, Lu Huang, Connie Hong, John Blankenship, Brian Holmberg, Chonghui Zhang, Dexiu Bu, Andrew Price, Xu Zhu, Andrew Stein, Attilio Bondanza
  • Patent number: 11492409
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides BCMA binding molecules that specifically bind to human BCMA, conjugates comprising the BCMA binding molecules, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the BCMA binding molecules and the conjugates. The disclosure further provides methods of using the BCMA binding molecules to treat cancers that express cell surface BCMA. The disclosure yet further provides recombinant host cells engineered to express the BCMA binding molecules and methods of producing the BCMA binding molecules by culturing the host cells under conditions in which the BCMA binding molecules are expressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Aida Abujoub, John Blankenship, Tony Fleming, Brian Holmberg, Connie Hong, Lu Huang, Haihui Lu
  • Publication number: 20220332821
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to dosing regimens, formulations, and combinations comprising a multispecific antibody having at least binding specificity towards B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and a T-cell engaging arm; and methods of using such multispecific antibodies in the treatment or prevention of disease, such as, cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kimberly AARDALEN, Aida ABUJOUB, John BLANKENSHIP, Anuradha CONNOR, Mirek DOSTALEK, Tony FLEMING, Brian HOLMBERG, Connie HONG, Lu HUANG, Haihui LU, K. Gary J. VANASSE
  • Publication number: 20210220404
    Abstract: The invention provides immune effector cells (for example, T cells, NK cells) that express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), and compositions and methods thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Aida Abujoub, John Blankenship, Attilio Bondanza, Jennifer Brogdon, Dexiu Bu, Serena De Vita, Glenn Dranoff, Boris Engels, Tony Fleming, Brian Walter Granda, Michael R. Greene, Carla Patricia Guimaraes, Anniesha Hack, Brian Holmberg, Connie Hong, Lu Huang, Olja Kodrasi, Joni Waiee Lam, Hyungwook Lim, Elizabeth Dorothy Pratico, Andrew Price, Akash Sohoni, Andrew Marc Stein, Louise Treanor, Chonghui Zhang, Xu Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200197528
    Abstract: This application discloses anti-PMEL17 antibodies, antigen binding fragments thereof, and antibody drug conjugates of said antibodies or antigen binding fragments conjugated to a GNAQ/GNA11 inhibitor. The invention also relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer using the antibodies, antigen binding fragments, and antibody drug conjugates. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the antibodies, antigen binding fragments, and antibody drug conjugates, and methods of using the antibodies and antigen binding fragments as diagnostic reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew BURGER, Joseph Anthony D'Alessio, Tony FLEMING, Vivek RAUNIYAR, Eusebio Manchado ROBLES
  • Publication number: 20190382500
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of BCMA. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to BCMA, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the BCMA CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a BCMA binding domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Aida Abujoub, John Blankenship, Dexiu Bu, Tony Fleming, Brian Holmberg, Connie Hong, Lu Huang, Chonghui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190367628
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides BCMA binding molecules that specifically bind to human BCMA, conjugates comprising the BCMA binding molecules, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the BCMA binding molecules and the conjugates. The disclosure further provides methods of using the BCMA binding molecules to treat cancers that express cell surface BCMA. The disclosure yet further provides recombinant host cells engineered to express the BCMA binding molecules and methods of producing the BCMA binding molecules by culturing the host cells under conditions in which the BCMA binding molecules are expressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Aida ABUJOUB, John BLANKENSHIP, Tony FLEMING, Brian HOLMBERG, Connie HONG, Lu HUANG, Haihui LU
  • Patent number: 9181340
    Abstract: Antibodies that specifically bind TEM8 protein, and conjugates thereof, are disclosed herein. In some examples the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of detecting and treating pathogenic angiogenesis. In other examples the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of detecting and treating cancer. In additional examples, the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of decreasing binding of Anthrax protective antigen to a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Novartis AG
    Inventors: Brad St. Croix, Tony Fleming, Amit Chaudhary, Saurabh Saha, Xiaoyan Michelle Zhang, Rou-fun Kwong, Mary Beth Hilton
  • Publication number: 20140134179
    Abstract: Antibodies that specifically bind TEM8 protein, and conjugates thereof, are disclosed herein. In some examples the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of detecting and treating pathogenic angiogenesis. In other examples the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of detecting and treating cancer. In additional examples, the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of decreasing binding of Anthrax protective antigen to a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicants: Novartis AG, The United States of America, as represented by the Sec., Dept of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Brad St. Croix, Tony Fleming, Amit Chaudhary, Saurabh Saha, Xiaoyan Michelle Zhang, Rou-fun Kwong
  • Publication number: 20100233177
    Abstract: Epitopes of Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), compositions that bind to PCSK9 and PCSK9 epitopes, and methods of using the compositions are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: David Langdon Yowe, Dmitri Mikhailov, Tony Fleming
  • Publication number: 20070293434
    Abstract: Binding polypeptides that specifically bind BLyS protein or BLyS-like polypeptides can be used in methods of the invention for detecting, diagnosing, or prognosing a disease or disorder associated with aberrant BLyS or BLyS receptor expression or inappropriate function of BLyS or BLyS receptor, comprising BLyS binding polypeptides or fragments or variants thereof, that specifically bind to BLyS. The present invention further relates to methods and compositions for preventing, treating or ameliorating a disease or disorder associated with aberrant BLyS or BLyS receptor expression or inappropriate BLyS function or BLyS receptor function, comprising administering to an animal, preferably a human, an effective amount of one or more BLyS binding polypeptides or fragments or variants thereof, that specifically bind to BLyS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: James Beltzer, M. Potter, Tony Fleming, Craig Rosen, Marilou Potter