Patents by Inventor Volker Schellenberger

Volker Schellenberger 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: 20240091315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN) compositions, conjugate compositions comprising XTEN and XTEN linked to cross-linkers useful for conjugation to pharmacologically active payloads, methods of making highly purified XTEN, methods of making XTEN-linker and XTEN-payload conjugates, and methods of using the XTEN-cross-linker and XTEN-payload compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Volker Schellenberger, Vladimir Podust, Chia-Wei Wang, Bryant McLaughlin, Bee-Cheng Sim, Sheng Ding, Chen Gu
  • Publication number: 20240076378
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are polypeptides, and methods of making and using such polypeptides, that comprise a bispecific antibody construct covalently linked to an extended recombinant polypeptide comprising a barcode fragment releasable from said polypeptide upon digestion by a protease, and a Release Segment that can be proteolytically cleaved wherein said cleavage releases the bispecific antibody construct from the extended recombinant polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Eric JOHANSEN, Angela HENKENSIEFKEN, Darragh MACCANN, James MCCLORY, Philipp KUHN, Andre FRENZEL, Bryan IRVING, Mika DERYNCK
  • Publication number: 20240067695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising GLP-2 protein or variants thereof linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of making and using such compositions in the treatment of GLP-2 related conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Joshua SILVERMAN, Willem P. STEMMER, Chia-wei WANG, Nathan GEETHING, Benjamin SPINK
  • Publication number: 20240018260
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bispecific chimeric polypeptide assembly compositions comprising bulking moieties linked to binding domains by cleavable release segments that, when cleaved are capable of concurrently binding effector T cells with targeted tumor or cancer cells and effecting cytolysis of the tumor cells or cancer cells. The invention also provides compositions and methods of making and using the cleavable chimeric polypeptide assembly compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Fan YANG, Desiree THAYER, Bee-Cheng SIM, Chia-Wei WANG
  • Publication number: 20230322900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising factor VIII coagulation factors linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of making and using such compositions in treatment of factor VIII-related diseases, disorders, and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Volker Schellenberger, Pei-Yun Chang, Fatbardha Varfaj, Sheng Ding, Joshua Silverman, Chia-wei Wang, Benjamin Spink, Willem P. Stemmer, Nathan Geething, John Kulman, Tongyao Liu, Garabet G. Toby, Haiyan Jiang, Robert Peters, Deping Wang, Baisong Mei
  • Publication number: 20230322922
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are polypeptides, and methods of making and using such polypeptides, that comprise a bispecific antibody construct covalently linked to an extended recombinant polypeptide comprising a barcode fragment releasable from said polypeptide upon digestion by a protease, and a Release Segment that can be proteolytically cleaved wherein said cleavage releases the bispecific antibody construct from the extended recombinant polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Eric JOHANSEN, Angela HENKENSIEFKEN, Darragh MACCANN, James MCCLORY, Philipp KUHN, Andre FRENZEL, Milton TO, Michael FOX, Bryan IRVING, Mika DERYNCK
  • Publication number: 20230324389
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for assessing likelihood of response of subjects to activatable therapeutic agents and compositions, kits, and methods of preparing and using activatable therapeutic agents. Also described herein are methods for assessing likelihood of response of subjects to activatable therapeutic agents. In some cases, the activatable therapeutic agents of the compositions, kits, and methods disclosed herein can comprise a mammalian protein-derived sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Deena RENNERFELDT, Angela HENKENSIEFKEN, Milton TO
  • Publication number: 20230312729
    Abstract: The present disclosure related to antigen-binding units that specifically bind to EGFR or epitopes thereof. Some embodiments include bispecific anti-EGFR/anti-CD3 constructs with improved expression and/or stability. Related methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Darragh MACCANN, James MCCLORY, Phillipp KUHN, André FRENZEL
  • Publication number: 20230295334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bispecific chimeric polypeptide assembly compositions comprising bulking moieties linked to binding domains by cleavable release segments that, when cleaved are capable of concurrently binding effector T cells with targeted tumor or cancer cells and effecting cytolysis of the tumor cells or cancer cells. The invention also provides compositions and methods of making and using the cleavable chimeric polypeptide assembly compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Fan YANG, Desiree THAYER, Bee-Cheng SIM, Chia-Wei WANG
  • Publication number: 20230287040
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are polypeptides comprising an extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN) comprised of a plurality of overlapping sequence motifs and one or more barcode fragments releasable upon protease digestion and detectable from ail other proteolytic-ally releasable fragments. Certain embodiments of these polypeptides further comprise a biologically active polypeptide, wherein advantageous embodiments thereof comprise a releasable segment capable of proteolytic cleavage that cleaves the linkage between the XTEN polypeptide and the biologically active polypeptide. Methods of making and methods of using said polypeptides are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Eric JOHANSEN, Angela HENKENSIEFKEN
  • Publication number: 20230265146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising biologically active proteins, such as cytokines, linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of using such compositions in treatment of related disorders and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Eric JOHANSEN, Angela HENKENSIEFKEN, Bryan IRVING, Tracy YOUNG, Vibha CHAUHAN, Valentine YEUNG
  • Patent number: 11713358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bispecific chimeric polypeptide assembly compositions comprising bulking moieties linked to binding domains by cleavable release segments that, when cleaved are capable of concurrently binding effector T cells with targeted tumor or cancer cells and effecting cytolysis of the tumor cells or cancer cells. The invention also provides compositions and methods of making and using the cleavable chimeric polypeptide assembly compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: AMUNIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Volker Schellenberger, Fan Yang, Desiree Thayer, Bee-Cheng Sim, Chia-Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20230121775
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compositions having an antibody binding fragment that specifically binds to CD3 or an epitope thereof. Some embodiments include compositions and antibody binding fragments with increased stability. Bispecific fusion proteins including such antibody-binding fragments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Phillipp KUHN, André FRENZEL, Darragh MACCANN, James MCCLORY
  • Publication number: 20230061715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to binding fusion protein compositions comprising targeting moieties linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), binding fusion protein-drug conjugate compositions, and XTEN-drug conjugate compositions, isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of using such compositions in treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Joshua SILVERMAN, Chia-wei WANG, Benjamin SPINK, Willem P.C STEMMER, Nathan C. GEETHING
  • Publication number: 20230019286
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising factor VIII coagulation factors linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of making and using such compositions in treatment of factor VIII-related diseases, disorders, and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Pei-Yun CHANG, Fatbardha VARFAJ, John KULMAN, Tongyao LIU, Garabet G. TOBY, Haiyan JIANG, Robert PETERS, Deping WANG, Baisong MEI, Joshua SILVERMAN, Chia-Wei WANG, Benjamin SPINK, Nathan GEETHING
  • Publication number: 20210322518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN) compositions, conjugate compositions comprising XTEN and XTEN linked to cross-linkers useful for conjugation to pharmacologically active payloads, methods of making highly purified XTEN, methods of making XTEN-linker and XTEN-payload conjugates, and methods of using the XTEN-cross-linker and XTEN-payload compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Volker Schellenberger, Vladimir Podust, Chia-Wei Wang, Bryant McLaughlin, Bee-Cheng Sim, Sheng Ding, Chen Gu
  • Publication number: 20210277378
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising factor IX coagulation factors linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of making and using such compositions in treatment of coagulation factor-related diseases, disorders, and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Volker SCHELLENBERGER, Willem P. STEMMER, Nathan C. GEETHING, Wayne TO, Joshua SILVERMAN, Chia-wei WANG, Benjamin SPINK
  • Publication number: 20210277074
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising biologically active proteins linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of using such compositions in treatment of glucose-related diseases, metabolic diseases, coagulation disorders, and growth hormone-related disorders and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Volker Schellenberger, Joshua Silverman, Chia-wei Wang, Benjamin Spink, Willem P. Stemmer, Nathan Geething, Wayne To, Jerrfey L. Cleland
  • Publication number: 20210164011
    Abstract: The present invention relates to binding fusion protein compositions comprising targeting moieties linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), binding fusion protein-drug conjugate compositions, and XTEN-drug conjugate compositions, isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of using such compositions in treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Volker Schellenberger, Joshua Silverman, Chia-wei Wang, Benjamin Spink, Willem P.C. Stemmer, Nathan C. Geething
  • Patent number: 10961287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising biologically active proteins linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of using such compositions in treatment of glucose-related diseases, metabolic diseases, coagulation disorders, and growth hormone-related disorders and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc
    Inventors: Volker Schellenberger, Joshua Silverman, Chia-wei Wang, Benjamin Spink, Willem P. Stemmer, Nathan Geething, Wayne To, Jeffrey L. Cleland