Patents by Inventor Hai-Ying Zhu

Hai-Ying Zhu 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: 20050183165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated proteins or polypeptides of grapevine leafroll virus (type 2). The encoding DNA molecules either alone in isolated form or in an expression system, a host cell, or a transgenic grape plant are also disclosed. Other aspects of the present invention relates to a method of imparting grapevine leafroll resistance to grape and tobacco plants by transforming them with the DNA molecules of the present invention, a method of imparting beet yellows virus resistance to a beet plant, a method of imparting tristeza virus resistance to a citrus plant, and a method of detecting the presence of a grapevine leafroll virus, such as GRLaV-2, in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Hai-Ying Zhu, Kai-Shu Ling, Dennis Gonsalves
  • Patent number: 6858426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated proteins or polypeptides of grapevine leafroll virus (type 2). The encoding DNA molecules either alone in isolated form or in an expression system, a host cell, or a transgenic grape plant are also disclosed. Other aspects of the present invention relates to a method of imparting grapevine leafroll resistance, to grape and tobacco plants by transforming them with the DNA molecules of the present invention, a method of imparting beet yellows virus resistance to a beet plant, a method of imparting tristeza virus resistance to a citrus plant, and a method of detecting the presence of a grapevine leafroll virus, such as GRLaV-2, in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Hai-Ying Zhu, Kai-Shu Ling, Dennis Gonsalves
  • Patent number: 6197948
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated proteins or polypeptides of grapevine leafroll virus (type 2). The encoding DNA molecules either alone in isolated form or in an expression system, a host cell, or a transgenic grape plant are also disclosed. Other aspects of the present invention relates to a method of imparting grapevine leafroll resistance to grape and tobacco plants by transforming them with the DNA molecules of the present invention, a method of imparting beet yellows virus resistance to a beet plant, a method of imparting tristeza virus resistance to a citrus plant, and a method of detecting the presence of a grapevine leafroll virus, such as GRLaV-2, in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Hai-Ying Zhu, Kai-Shu Ling, Dennis Gonsalves