Patents by Inventor Yan ZI

Yan ZI 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: 20240081352
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a blending method of high-quality and dual-purpose flour for bread and noodles, belonging to the technical field of flour processing. The method includes: selecting flour of a high-quality and dual-purpose wheat variety for bread and noodles as a high-quality basic flour for blending; according to a large gradient experimental design, selecting a gradient range ratio with a sedimentation value ?46.0 mL and a dough development time ?9.6 min, followed by subdividing for small gradient experiments; selecting a ratio with flour sedimentation value and dough development time that reach an ideal value to blend a large amount of flour; and making bread and noodles for scoring, followed by determining a blending ratio if a scoring result reaches an ideal value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yan Zi, Jianmin Song, Xiao Ma, Aifeng Liu, Wei Ju, Haosheng Li, Dungong Cheng, Canguo Wang, Jun Guo, Jianjun Liu, Xinyou Cao, Cheng Liu, Shengnan Zhai, Faji Li, Ran Han, Zhendong Zhao
  • Patent number: 11661594
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a mutant of a lycopene epsilon cyclase (Lcye) gene crucial in a wheat carotenoid synthesis pathway and use thereof. The present disclosure provides the following proteins: (1) a protein obtained by substituting serine at position 253 of an Lcye-D1 protein with phenylalanine; (2) a derived protein that is obtained by subjecting the protein in (1) to substitution and/or deletion and/or addition of one or more amino acid residues and has the same ability as the protein in (1); (3) a protein that has a homology of more than 99%, more than 95%, more than 90%, more than 85%, or more than 80% with the amino acid sequence defined in any one of (1) and (2) and has the same function as the amino acid sequence; and (4) a fusion protein obtained by attaching a tag to N-terminus and/or C-terminus of the protein in any one of (1) to (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
    Inventors: Shengnan Zhai, Jianjun Liu, Haosheng Li, Jianmin Song, Aifeng Liu, Xinyou Cao, Dungong Cheng, Zhendong Zhao, Cheng Liu, Jun Guo, Ran Han, Yan Zi, Faji Li, Xiaolu Wang
  • Patent number: 11557470
    Abstract: A sputtering target assembly, sputtering apparatus, and method, the target assembly including a backing plate having an aperture formed therein; and a target bonded to a front surface of the backing plate. The aperture is disposed on the backing plate such that a first end of the aperture is sealed by a portion of the target that is predicted by a sputtering target erosion profile to have the highest etching rate during a corresponding sputtering process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Chen-Fang Chung, Wen-Cheng Cheng, Po Wen Yang, Ming-Jie He, Yan-Zi Lu, Cheng-Yi Teng
  • Publication number: 20220346335
    Abstract: Disclosed is a molecular marker polymerization wheat breeding method for Fusarium head blight-resistance. The method uses an intermediate material for Fusarium head blight-resistance as a resistance source, and excellent varieties (strains) in a northern part of Huanghuai wheat production area as agronomic parents, and uses molecular marker-assisted selection and conventional breeding techniques. The molecular markers are a linked marker LJJT-1 of a Fusarium head blight-resistant gene Fhb1 and linked markers LJJ-2 and LJJ-3 of a Fusarium head blight-resistant gene Fhb2, so as to create a semi-winter Fusarium head blight-resistant breeding material with outstanding target traits and excellent comprehensive traits, which lays a material foundation for cultivating Fusarium head blight-resistant wheat varieties suitable for planting in the Huanghuai wheat production area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: JIANJUN LIU, WENJING HU, HAOSHENG LI, XUEYAN CHEN, SHENGNAN ZHAI, XINYOU CAO, JIANMIN SONG, JUN GUO, CHENG LIU, AIFENG LIU, DUNGONG CHENG, XIUSHENG CHU, FAJI LI, RAN HAN, YAN ZI, XIAOLU WANG
  • Publication number: 20220351953
    Abstract: A sputtering target assembly, sputtering apparatus, and method, the target assembly including a backing plate having an aperture formed therein; and a target bonded to a front surface of the backing plate. The aperture is disposed on the backing plate such that a first end of the aperture is sealed by a portion of the target that is predicted by a sputtering target erosion profile to have the highest etching rate during a corresponding sputtering process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Chen-Fang CHUNG, Wen-Cheng CHENG, Po Wen YANG, Ming-Jie HE, Yan-Zi LU, Cheng-Yi TENG
  • Patent number: 11424111
    Abstract: A sputtering target assembly, sputtering apparatus, and method, the target assembly including a backing plate having an aperture formed therein; and a target bonded to a front surface of the backing plate. The aperture is disposed on the backing plate such that a first end of the aperture is sealed by a portion of the target that is predicted by a sputtering target erosion profile to have the highest etching rate during a corresponding sputtering process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Chen-Fang Chung, Wen-Cheng Cheng, Po Wen Yang, Ming-Jie He, Yan-Zi Lu, Cheng-Yi Teng
  • Publication number: 20210407777
    Abstract: A sputtering target assembly, sputtering apparatus, and method, the target assembly including a backing plate having an aperture formed therein; and a target bonded to a front surface of the backing plate. The aperture is disposed on the backing plate such that a first end of the aperture is sealed by a portion of the target that is predicted by a sputtering target erosion profile to have the highest etching rate during a corresponding sputtering process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Chen-Fang Chung, Wen-Cheng Cheng, Po Wen Yang, Ming-Jie He, Yan-Zi Lu, Cheng-Yi Teng
  • Publication number: 20210355477
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a mutant of a lycopene epsilon cyclase (Lcye) gene crucial in a wheat carotenoid synthesis pathway and use thereof. The present disclosure provides the following proteins: (1) a protein obtained by substituting serine at position 253 of an Lcye-D1 protein with phenylalanine; (2) a derived protein that is obtained by subjecting the protein in (1) to substitution and/or deletion and/or addition of one or more amino acid residues and has the same ability as the protein in (1); (3) a protein that has a homology of more than 99%, more than 95%, more than 90%, more than 85%, or more than 80% with the amino acid sequence defined in any one of (1) and (2) and has the same function as the amino acid sequence; and (4) a fusion protein obtained by attaching a tag to N-terminus and/or C-terminus of the protein in any one of (1) to (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Shengnan ZHAI, Jianjun LIU, Haosheng LI, Jianmin SONG, Aifeng LIU, Xinyou CAO, Dungong CHENG, Zhendong ZHAO, Cheng LIU, Jun GUO, Ran HAN, Yan ZI, Faji LI, Xiaolu WANG