Patents by Inventor Valerie A. Kickhoefer

Valerie A. Kickhoefer 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: 11261471
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for making vault particles in yeast hosts and yeast vaults produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Vault Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Shaily Mahendra, Meng Wang, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Oliver Karl Foellmer
  • Patent number: 10780147
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes containing recombinant cytokine fusion proteins that include a cytokine and a vault targeting domain, and methods of using the vault complexes to deliver the cytokines to a cell or subject, and methods for using the compositions to treat cancer, such as lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Steven M. Dubinett, Sherven Sharma, Upendra K. Kar
  • Publication number: 20190352689
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for making vault particles in yeast hosts and yeast vaults produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Shaily Mahendra, Meng Wang, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Oliver Karl Foellmer
  • Patent number: 10166277
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes for use as adjuvants for stimulating a cellular immune response to an antigen, for example a tumor antigen, and methods of using the vault complexes in the treatment of diseases, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The United States of America represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Sherven Sharma, Steven M. Dubinett, Isaac Yang, Linda M. Liau, Kathleen A. Kelly, Jian Yang, Upendra K. Kar, Cheryl Champion, Janina Jiang
  • Patent number: 9951107
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes containing recombinant membrane lytic proteins, such as an adenovirus protein VI lytic domain, and methods of using the vault complexes to facilitate delivery and entry of a biomolecule into a cell or subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: The Regets of the University of California, The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Glen Nemerow, Cheng-Yu Lai, Christopher Wiethoff, Mu Han
  • Publication number: 20170143797
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes containing recombinant cytokine fusion proteins that include a cytokine and a vault targeting domain, and methods of using the vault complexes to deliver the cytokines to a cell or subject, and methods for using the compositions to treat cancer, such as lung cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Ph.D., Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Steven M. Dubinett, Sherven Sharma, Upendra K. Kar
  • Patent number: 9597372
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes containing recombinant cytokine fusion proteins that include a cytokine and a vault targeting domain, and methods of using the vault complexes to deliver the cytokines to a cell or subject, and methods for using the compositions to treat cancer, such as lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Steven M. Dubinett, Sherven Sharma, Upendra K. Kar
  • Publication number: 20160367653
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes for use as adjuvants for stimulating a cellular immune response to an antigen, for example a tumor antigen, and methods of using the vault complexes in the treatment of diseases, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Sherven Sharma, Steven M. Dubinett, Isaac Yang, Linda M. Liau, Kathleen A. Kelly, Jian Yang, Upendra K. Kar, Cheryl Champion, Janina Jiang
  • Patent number: 9463232
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided herein for immunizing a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of an immunogenic peptide or an immunogenic fragment or variant thereof incorporated within a vault-like particle carrier. The methods and compositions advantageously exhibit enhanced ability to induce cell-mediated immunity and/or antibody-based immunity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Leonard H. Rome, Kathleen A. Kelly, Cheryl Champion
  • Publication number: 20160068576
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes containing recombinant membrane lytic proteins, such as an adenovirus protein VI lytic domain, and methods of using the vault complexes to facilitate delivery and entry of a biomolecule into a cell or subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Glen Nemerow, Cheng-Yu Lai, Christopher Wiethoff, Mu Han
  • Publication number: 20160008452
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided herein for immunizing a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of an immunogenic peptide or an immunogenic fragment or variant thereof incorporated within a vault-like particle carrier. The methods and compositions advantageously exhibit enhanced ability to induce cell-mediated immunity and/or antibody-based immunity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Leonard H. Rome, Kathleen A. Kelly, Cheryl Champion
  • Publication number: 20150368671
    Abstract: A method of using vaults as carrier molecules to deliver one or more than one substance to an organism, or to a specific tissue or to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. A vault-like particle. A method of preventing damage by one or more than one substance to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium, by sequestering the one or more than one substance within a vault-like particle. A method of delivering one or more than one substance or a sensor to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of making vault-like particles, and making vault-like particles comprising one or more than one substance, or one or more than one sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Sujna Raval-Fernandes, Phoebe L. Stewart
  • Patent number: 9181312
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes containing recombinant membrane lytic proteins, such as an adenovirus protein VI lytic domain, and methods of using the vault complexes to facilitate delivery and entry of a biomolecule into a cell or subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Glen R. Nemerow, Cheng-Yu Lai, Chris M. Weithoff, Mu Ri Han
  • Patent number: 9169303
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided herein for immunizing a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of an immunogenic peptide or an immunogenic fragment or variant thereof incorporated within a vault-like particle carrier. The methods and compositions advantageously exhibit enhanced ability to induce cell-mediated immunity and/or antibody-based immunity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Leonard H. Rome, Kathleen A. Kelly, Cheryl I. Champion
  • Patent number: 9114173
    Abstract: A method of using vaults as carrier molecules to deliver one or more than one substance to an organism, or to a specific tissue or to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. A vault-like particle. A method of preventing damage by one or more than one substance to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium, by sequestering the one or more than one substance within a vault-like particle. A method of delivering one or more than one substance or a sensor to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of making vault-like particles, and making vault-like particles comprising one or more than one substance, or one or more than one sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Sujna Raval-Fernandes, Phoebe Stewart
  • Publication number: 20150150821
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes for use as adjuvants for stimulating a cellular immune response to an antigen, for example a tumor antigen, and methods of using the vault complexes in the treatment of diseases, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Sherven Sharma, Steven M. Dubinett, Isaac Yang, Linda M. Liau, Kathleen A. Kelly, Jian Yang, Upendra K. Kar, Cheryl Champion, Janina Jiang
  • Publication number: 20150150944
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes containing recombinant cytokine fusion proteins that include a cytokine and a vault targeting domain, and methods of using the vault complexes to deliver the cytokines to a cell or subject, and methods for using the compositions to treat cancer, such as lung cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, The United States Government Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Steven M. Dubinett, Sherven Sharma, Upendra K. Kar
  • Publication number: 20150093334
    Abstract: A method of using vaults as carrier molecules to deliver one or more than one substance to an organism, or to a specific tissue or to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. A vault-like particle. A method of preventing damage by one or more than one substance to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium, by sequestering the one or more than one substance within a vault-like particle. A method of delivering one or more than one substance or a sensor to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of making vault-like particles, and making vault-like particles comprising one or more than one substance, or one or more than one sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Sujna Raval-Fernandes, Phoebe Stewart
  • Patent number: 8933203
    Abstract: A method of using vaults as carrier molecules to deliver one or more than one substance to an organism, or to a specific tissue or to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. A vault-like particle. A method of preventing damage by one or more than one substance to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium, by sequestering the one or more than one substance within a vault-like particle. A method of delivering one or more than one substance or a sensor to an organism, to a specific tissue, to specific cells, or to an environmental medium. According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of making vault-like particles, and making vault-like particles comprising one or more than one substance, or one or more than one sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Raval-Fernandes Sujna, Phoebe L. Stewart
  • Patent number: 8920807
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes containing recombinant cytokine fusion proteins that include a cytokine and a vault targeting domain, and methods of using the vault complexes to deliver the cytokines to a cell or subject, and methods for using the compositions to treat cancer, such as lung cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The United States of America Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Leonard H. Rome, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Steven M. Dubinett, Sherven Sharma, Upendra K. Kar