Patents by Inventor Yong Zu Kim

Yong Zu Kim 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: 20210069342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting ROR1, active metabolites of such ADCs, methods for preparation of such ADCs, uses for such ADCs in treatment and/or prevention of illnesses, and uses for such ADCs in production of drugs for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, more specifically diseases associated with over-expression of ROR1, for example cancer. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antibody-drug conjugate comprising an antibody that binds to ROR1 or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yun Hee Park, Ho Young Song, Hyun Min Ryu, Sung Min Kim, Ju Yuel Baek, Ji Hye Oh, Nara Han, Hyoung Rae Kim, Kyung Eun Park, Hyeun Joung Lee, Ju Young Lee, Dae Hyuck Kang, Young-Jae Yang, Ji-Na You, Yong Zu Kim, Chang Sun Lee, Jeiwook Chae, Jinwon Jung, Juhee Kim, Bora Lee, Daehae Song, Byungje Sung, Donghoon Yeom, Jaehyun Eom, Youngeun Hong, Jinhyung Ahn, Yangsoon Lee, Kyungjin Park, Jiseon Yoo, Minji Park
  • Publication number: 20200407350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds as autotoxin inhibitors for treatment and prophylaxis of conditions or a disorder caused by autotaxin activation or increased concentration of lysophosphatidic acid, and also a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The novel compounds of the present invention are autotoxin inhibitors, and by inhibiting the production of lysophosphatidic acid, they are useful for treatment or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorder, cancer, metabolic disorder, kidney disorder, liver disorder, inflammatory disorder, nervous system disorder, respiratory system disorder, fibrotic disease, ocular disorder, cholestatic and other forms of chronic pruritus, or acute or chronic organ transplant rejection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Dae Yon Lee, Sang Eun Chae, Eun Mi Jung, Eun Hye Yang, Yoon Jeong Choi, Chul-Woong Chung, Ju Hyun Shin, Yun Ki Kim, Hyun Jin Kwon, Jeong Hee Ryu, Eun Hye Ban, Yong Zu Kim, Yeong Soo Oh, Jeiwook Chae
  • Publication number: 20200297865
    Abstract: In some aspects, the invention relates to an antibody-drug conjugate, comprising an antibody; a linker; and an active agent. The antibody-drug conjugate may comprise a self-immolative group. The linker may comprise an O-substituted oxime, e.g., wherein the oxygen atom of the oxime is substituted with a group that covalently links the oxime to the active agent; and the carbon atom of the oxime is substituted with a group that covalently links the oxime to the antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Zu Kim, Yeong Soo Oh, Jeiwook Chae, Ho Young Song, Chul-Woong Chung, Yun Hee Park, Hyo Jung Choi, Kyung Eun Park, Hyoungrae Kim, Jinyeong Kim, Ji Young Min, Sung Min Kim, Byung Soo Lee, Dong Hyun Woo, Ji Eun Jung, Su In Lee
  • Publication number: 20200172542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds as autotoxin inhibitors for treatment and prophylaxis of conditions or a disorder caused by autotaxin activation or increased concentration of lysophosphatidic acid, and also a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The novel compounds of the present invention are autotoxin inhibitors, and by inhibiting the production of lysophosphatidic acid, they are useful for treatment or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorder, cancer, metabolic disorder, kidney disorder, liver disorder, inflammatory disorder, nervous system disorder, respiratory system disorder, fibrotic disease, ocular disorder, cholestatic and other forms of chronic pruritus, or acute or chronic organ transplant rejection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Dae Yon Lee, Sang Eun Chae, Eun Mi Jung, Eun Hye Yang, Yoon Jeong Choi, Chul-Woong Chung, Ju Hyun Shin, Yun Ki Kim, Hyun Jin Kwon, Jeong Hee Ryu, Eun Hye Ban, Yong Zu Kim, Yeong Soo Oh, Jeiwook Chae
  • Publication number: 20200095317
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) wherein one or more active agents are conjugated to an anti-CD19 antibody through a linker. The linker may comprise a unit that covalently links active agents to the antibody. The disclosure further relates to monoclonal antibodies and antigen binding fragments, variants, multimeric versions, or bispecifics thereof that specifically bind CD19, as well as methods of making and using these anti-CD19 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Ho Young Song, Yun Hee Park, Sung Min Kim, Hyoung Rae Kim, Ji Hye Oh, Hyun Min Ryu, Jeiwook Chae, Yeong Soo Oh, Yong Zu Kim, Maureen Deehan, Nicolas Fischer
  • Publication number: 20200069816
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds comprising a self-immolative group, and the compounds comprising a self-immolative group according to the present invention may include a protein (for example, an oligopeptide, a polypeptide, an antibody, or the like) having substrate-specificity for a target and an active agent (for example, a drug, a toxin, a ligand, a detection probe, or the like) having a specific function or activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Zu Kim, Tae Kyo Park, Sung Ho Woo, Sun Young Kim, Jong Un Cho, Doo Hwan Jung, Ji Young Min, Hyang Sook Lee, Yun Hee Park, Jeong Hee Ryu, Kyu Man Oh, Yeong Soo Oh, Jeiwook Chae, Ho Young Song, Chul-Woong Chung, Jeon Yang
  • Publication number: 20190381185
    Abstract: In some aspects, the invention relates to an antibody-drug conjugate, comprising an antibody; a linker; and at least two active agents. In preferred embodiments, the linker comprises a peptide sequence of a plurality of amino acids, and at least two of the active agents are covalently coupled to side chains of the amino acids. The antibody-drug conjugate may comprise a self-immolative group, preferably two-self-immolative groups. The linker may comprise an O-substituted oxime, e.g., wherein the oxygen atom of the oxime is substituted with a group that covalently links the oxime to the active agent; and the carbon atom of the oxime is substituted with a group that covalently links the oxime to the antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: LegoChem Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Zu Kim, Yeong Soo Oh, Jeiwook Chae, Ho Young Song, Chul-Woong Chung, Yun Hee Park, Hyo Jung Choi, Kyung Eun Park, Hyoungrae Kim, Jinyeong Kim, Ji Young Min, Sung Min Kim, Byung soo Lee, Dong Hyun Woo, Ji Eun Jung, Su In Lee
  • Patent number: 10383949
    Abstract: Provided are compounds comprising a self-immolative group, and the compounds comprising a self-immolative group according to the present invention may include a protein (for example, an oligopeptide, a polypeptide, an antibody, or the like) having substrate-specificity for a target and an active agent (for example, a drug, a toxin, a ligand, a detection probe, or the like) having a specific function or activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: LegoChem Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Zu Kim, Tae Kyo Park, Sung Ho Woo, Sun Young Kim, Jong Un Cho, Doo Hwan Jung, Ji Young Min, Hyang Sook Lee, Yun Hee Park, Jeong Hee Ryu, Kyu Man Oh, Yeong Soo Oh, Jeiwook Chae, Ho Young Song, Chul-Woong Chung, Jeon Yang
  • Publication number: 20190151465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) wherein a plurality of active agents are conjugated to an antibody through at least one branched linker. The branched linker may comprise a branching unit, and two active agents are coupled to the branching unit through a secondary linker and the branching unit is coupled to the antibody by a primary linker. The active agents may be the same or different. In certain such embodiments, two or more such branched linkers are conjugated to the antibody, e.g., 2-4 branched linkers, which may each be coupled to a different C-terminal cysteine of a heavy or light chain of the antibody. The branched linker may comprise one active agent coupled to the branching unit by a first branch and a second branch that comprises a polyethylene glycol moiety coupled to the branching unit. In certain such embodiments, two or more such branched linkers are conjugated to the antibody, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Yong Zu Kim, Yeong Soo Oh, Jeiwook Chae, Ho Young Song, Chul-Woong Chung, Yun Hee Park, Hyo Jung Choi, Kyung Eun Park, Hyoungrae Kim, Jinyeong Kim, Ji Young Min, Sung Min Kim, Byung Soo Lee, Dong Hyun Woo, Ji Eun Jung, Su In Lee
  • Patent number: 10273235
    Abstract: Substituted dihydroisoxazole derivatives useful as inhibitors of ?-lactamases are provided. The invention further provides medical uses of substituted dihydroisoxazole derivatives, for example, as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: LegoChem Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Hye Kyung Chang, Sung Yoon Baek, Min Jung Kim, Kyu Man Oh, Jeung Soon Choi, Soo Bong Ha, Sung Min Kim, Chul-woong Chung, Dae Hyuck Kang, Hyun Jin Kwon, Young Lag Cho, Yong Zu Kim
  • Patent number: 10183997
    Abstract: In some aspects, the invention relates to an antibody-drug conjugate, comprising an anti-CD19 antibody; a linker; and an active agent. The antibody-drug conjugate may comprise a self-immolative group. The linker may comprise an O-substituted oxime, e.g., wherein the oxygen atom of the oxime is substituted with a group that covalently links the oxime to the active agent; and the carbon atom of the oxime is substituted with a group that covalently links the oxime to the antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: LegoChem Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Zu Kim, Yun Hee Park, Jeong Hee Ryu, Ho Young Song, Jeiwook Chae, Chul-Woong Chung, Ji Eun Jung, Hyo Jung Choi
  • Publication number: 20180353611
    Abstract: Provided are compounds comprising a self-immolative group, and the compounds comprising a self-immolative group according to the present invention may include a protein (for example, an oligopeptide, a polypeptide, an antibody, or the like) having substrate-specificity for a target and an active agent (for example, a drug, a toxin, a ligand, a detection probe, or the like) having a specific function or activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Yong Zu Kim, Tae Kyo Park, Sung Ho Woo, Sun Young Kim, Jung Un Cho, Doo Hwan Jung, Ji Young Min, Hyang Sook Lee, Yun Hee Park, Jeong Hee Ryu, Kyu Man Oh, Yeong Soo Oh, Jeiwook Chae, Ho Young Song, Chul-Woong Chung, Jeon Yang
  • Patent number: 10118965
    Abstract: In some aspects, the invention relates to an antibody-drug conjugate, comprising an anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (“EGFR”) antibody; a linker; and an active agent. The antibody-drug conjugate may comprise a self-immolative group. The linker may comprise an O-substituted oxime, e.g., wherein the oxygen atom of the oxime is substituted with a group that covalently links the oxime to the drug; and the carbon atom of the oxime is substituted with a group that covalently links the oxime to the antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: LegoChem Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Zu Kim, Yun Hee Park, Hyo Jung Choi, Ji Eun Jung, Jeong Hee Ryu, Ho Young Song, Jeiwook Chae, Chul-Woong Chung
  • Publication number: 20180194765
    Abstract: Substituted dihydroisoxazole derivatives useful as inhibitors of ?-lactamases are provided. The invention further provides medical uses of substituted dihydroisoxazole derivatives, for example, as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Hye Kyung Chang, Sung Yoon Baek, Min Jung Kim, Kyu Man Oh, Jeung Soon Choi, Soo Bong Ha, Sung Min Kim, Chul-woong Chung, Dae Hyuck Kang, Hyun Jin Kwon, Young Lag Cho, Yong Zu Kim
  • Patent number: 9993568
    Abstract: Provided are methods of use of compounds comprising a self-immolative group, which compounds may include a protein (for example, an oligopeptide, a polypeptide, an antibody, or the like) having substrate-specificity for a target and an active agent (for example, a drug, a toxin, a ligand, a detection probe, or the like) having a specific function or activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: LegoChem Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Zu Kim, Tae Kyo Park, Sung Ho Woo, Sun Young Kim, Jong Un Cho, Doo Hwan Jung, Ji Young Min, Hyang Sook Lee, Yun Hee Park, Jeong Hee Ryu, Kyu Man Oh, Yeong Soo Oh, Jeiwook Chae, Ho Young Song, Chul-Woong Chung, Jeon Yang
  • Patent number: 9988372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel crystalline form of 5-chloro-N-({(5S)-2-oxo-3-[4-(5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,2,4]triazin-1-yl)phenyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-5-yl}methyl)thiophene-2-carboxamide methanesulfonate and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The novel crystalline form of a compound according to the present invention exhibits excellent stability even in high-temperature and humidity environments, and thus can be favorably used to prevent or treat diseases, such as thrombosis, myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, inflammation, stroke, angina pectoris, restenosis after angioplasty, and thromboembolism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: GREEN CROSS CORPORATION, LEGOCHEM BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Soongyu Choi, Jungsub Choi, So-Hyun Yoon, Yoo Hoon Kim, Jae Yeon Kim, Suk Ho Lee, Young Lag Cho, Ho Young Song, Dae Yon Lee, Sung Yoon Baek, Sang Eun Chae, Tae Kyo Park, Sung Ho Woo, Yong Zu Kim
  • Patent number: 9951072
    Abstract: Substituted dihydroisoxazole derivatives useful as inhibitors of ?-lactamases are provided. The invention further provides medical uses of substituted dihydroisoxazole derivatives, for example, as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: LegoChem Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Hye Kyung Chang, Sung Yoon Baek, Min Jung Kim, Kyu Man Oh, Jeung Soon Choi, Soo Bong Ha, Sung Min Kim, Chul-woong Chung, Dae Hyuck Kang, Hyun Jin Kwon, Young Lag Cho, Yong Zu Kim
  • Patent number: 9919057
    Abstract: Provided are compounds comprising a self-immolative group, and the compounds comprising a self-immolative group according to the present invention may include a protein (for example, an oligopeptide, a polypeptide, an antibody, or the like) having substrate-specificity for a target and an active agent (for example, a drug, a toxin, a ligand, a detection probe, or the like) having a specific function or activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: LegoChem Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Zu Kim, Tae Kyo Park, Sung Ho Woo, Sun Young Kim, Jong Un Cho, Doo Hwan Jung, Jeon Yang, Ji Young Min, Hyang Sook Lee, Yun Hee Park, Jeong Hee Ryu, Kyu Man Oh, Yeong Soo Oh, Jeiwook Chae, Ho Young Song, Chul-Woong Chung
  • Publication number: 20180021451
    Abstract: The invention provides protein-active agent conjugates having an amino acid motif that can be recognized by an isoprenoid transferase. The invention also provides compositions containing the conjugates. The invention further provides methods for using the conjugates to deliver the active agent to a target cell, as well as methods for using the conjugates to treat a subject in need thereof (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Yong Zu Kim, Tae Kyo Park, Sung Ho Woo, Hyang Sook Lee, Sun Young Kim, Jong Un Cho, Doo Hwan Jung, Youngun Kim, Hyun Jin Kwon, Kyu Man Oh, Yunseo Chung, Yun Hee Park
  • Publication number: 20170152251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel crystalline form of 5-chloro-N-({(5S)-2-oxo-3-[4-(5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,2,4]triazin-1-yl)phenyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-5-yl}methyl)thiophene-2-carboxamide methanesulfonate and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The novel crystalline form of a compound according to the present invention exhibits excellent stability even in high-temperature and humidity environments, and thus can be favorably used to prevent or treat diseases, such as thrombosis, myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, inflammation, stroke, angina pectoris, restenosis after angioplasty, and thromboembolism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicants: GREEN CROSS CORPORATION, LEGOCHEM BIOSCIENCES,INC.
    Inventors: Soongyu CHOI, Jungsub CHOI, So-Hyun YOON, Yoo Hoon KIM, Jae Yeon KIM, Suk Ho LEE, Young Lag CHO, Ho Young SONG, Dae Yon LEE, Sung Yoon BAEK, Sang Eun CHAE, Tae Kyo PARK, Sung Ho WOO, Yong Zu KIM