IP Library Granted Patent US 12,403,335
Granted Patent B2
US 12,403,335 · App. 18/528,323 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Betacoronavirus MRNA vaccines

Inventors: Giuseppe Ciaramella (Sudbury, MA); Sunny Himansu (Winchester, MA)
Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
A61K39/12A61K39/155A61K39/215A61P11/00A61P31/14C07K16/10C07K16/1002C07K16/1027A61K2039/53A61K2039/55511A61K2039/55555A61K2039/6018A61K2039/70C07K2317/76C12N2760/18034C12N2760/18334C12N2760/18434C12N2760/18534C12N2760/18634C12N2770/20034Y02A50/30
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Patent No.
US 12,403,335
App. No.
18/528,323
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to respiratory virus ribonucleic acid (RNA) vaccines and combination vaccines, as well as methods of using the vaccines and compositions comprising the vaccines.

Claims (8)

1. A method of vaccinating a human subject against a betacoronavirus, the method comprising administering to the human subject a dose of a vaccine comprising a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) formulated in a lipid nanoparticle comprising 20-60 mol % ionizable cationic lipid, 5-25 mol % neutral lipid, 25-55 mol % cholesterol, and 0.5-15 mol % PEG-modified lipid, wherein the mRNA comprises an open reading frame encoding a full-length betacoronavirus spike protein, wherein the open reading frame comprises nucleosides consisting of N1-methylpseudouridine, adenosine, guanosine, and cytidine, wherein the dose comprises from 20-50 μg of the mRNA and is administered intramuscularly.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dose comprises 20 μg of the mRNA.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dose comprises 25 μg of the mRNA.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dose comprises 30 μg of the mRNA.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dose comprises 50 μg of the mRNA.

6. A method of vaccinating a human subject against a betacoronavirus, the method comprising administering to the human subject a dose of a vaccine comprising a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) formulated in a lipid nanoparticle comprising 20-60 mol % ionizable cationic lipid, 5-25 mol % neutral lipid, 25-55 mol % cholesterol, and 0.5-15 mol % PEG-modified lipid, wherein the mRNA comprises an open reading frame encoding a full-length betacoronavirus spike protein, wherein the open reading frame comprises nucleosides consisting of N1-methyl-pseudouridine, adenosine, guanosine, and cytidine, wherein the dose comprises from 10-15 μg of the mRNA and is administered intramuscularly.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the dose comprises 10 μg of the mRNA.

8. A method of vaccinating a human subject against a betacoronavirus, the method comprising administering to the human subject a dose of a vaccine comprising a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) formulated in a lipid nanoparticle comprising 20-60 mol % ionizable cationic lipid, 5-25 mol % neutral lipid, 25-55 mol % cholesterol, and 0.5-15 mol % PEG-modified lipid, wherein the mRNA comprises an open reading frame encoding a full-length betacoronavirus spike protein, wherein the open reading frame comprises nucleosides consisting of N1-methyl-pseudouridine, adenosine, guanosine, and cytidine, wherein the dose comprises from 10-100 μg of the mRNA and is administered intramuscularly.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2025
From: MODERNATX, INC.
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 073634/0354 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2024
From: CIARAMELLA, GIUSEPPE; HIMANSU, SUNNY
To: MODERNATX, INC.
Reel/Frame 067043/0643 →