Patents by Inventor Xiaohong Shi

Xiaohong Shi 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).

  • Novel Hemipteran and Coleopteran Active Toxin Proteins From Bacillus Thuringiensis
    Publication number: 20100064394
    Abstract: A novel Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein exhibiting insect inhibitory activity is disclosed. Growth of Lygus insects is significantly inhibited by providing the novel crystal protein in Lygus insect diet. Polynucleotides encoding the crystal protein, transgenic plants and microorganisms that contain the polynucleotides, isolated peptides derived from the crystal protein, and antibodies directed against the crystal protein are also provided. Methods of using the crystal protein and polynucleotides encoding the crystal protein to control Hemipteran insects are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: James Baum, Stanislaw Flasinski, Gregory R. Heck, Stephen R. Penn, Uma Rao Sukuru, Xiaohong Shi
  • Hemipteran-and Coleopteran Active Toxin Proteins from Bacillus Thuringiensis
    Publication number: 20080295207
    Abstract: A novel Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein exhibiting insect inhibitory activity is disclosed. Growth of Lygus insects is significantly inhibited by providing the novel crystal protein in Lygus insect diet. Polynucleotides encoding the crystal protein, transgenic plants and microorganisms that contain the polynucleotides, isolated peptides derived from the crystal protein, and antibodies directed against the crystal protein are also provided. Methods of using the crystal protein and polynucleotides encoding the crystal protein to control Hemipteran insects are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: James A. Baum, Stanislaw Flasinski, Gregory R. Heck, Stephen R. Penn, Uma Rao Sukuru, Xiaohong Shi
  • PRODUCTION OF HIGH TRYPTOPHAN MAIZE BY CHLOROPLAST TARGETED EXPRESSION OF ANTHRANILATE SYNTHASE
    Publication number: 20080050506
    Abstract: Novel expression vectors and constructs encoding a chloroplast transit peptide (CTP) operably linked to a monomeric anthranilate synthase are provided. Additionally, novel polynucleotide sequences encoding monomeric anthranilate synthases are provided. Also provided are methods for increasing the levels of free tryptophan in transgenic plants containing the expression vectors and constructs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Siva Manjunath, Santiago Navarro, William Rapp, Xiaohong Shi, Marguerite Varagona, Jennifer Winson, Guangning Ye
  • High efficiency light emitting device
    Publication number: 20070029541
    Abstract: A highly efficient III-nitride/II-Oxide light emitting device that has a n++-tunneling layer, which comprises at least one material selected from a group consisting of n++-GaN, n++-InGaN, n++-AlGaN, n++-AlGaInN, n++-ZnO, n++-ZnCdO, n++-ZnMgO, n++-ZnMgCdO, that is deposited on top of the p-layer in a LED structure. After that, a top n-layer is deposited above that n++-tunneling layer that may be a n+-layer and comprises at least one material selected from a group consisting of n+-GaN, n+-InGaN, n+-AlGaN, n+-AlGaInN, n+-ZnO, n+-ZnCdO, n+-ZnMgO, n+-ZnMgCdO or a top n-layer may also be a n++-layer and comprises at least one material selected from a group consisting of n++-GaN, n++-InGaN, n++-AlGaN, n++-AlGaInN, n++-ZnO, n++-ZnCdO, n++-ZnMgO, n++-ZnMgCdO so that the top n-layer is made highly conductive and show very rough surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Huoping Xin, Xingquan Liu, Xiaohong Shi, Chan Choi, Jin Song