Patents by Inventor Clive Sze Chung Lo

Clive Sze Chung Lo 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).

  • Methods of using acyl-coenzymea-binding proteins to enhance tolerance to necrotrophic fungal pathogens in genetically modified plants
    Patent number: 10968463
    Abstract: OsACBP5 can be used to enhance tolerance to fungal necrotrophs in genetically modified plants. OsACBP5-overexpressing transgenic Arabidopsis were conferred enhanced tolerance to fungal necrotrophs such as root-infecting necrotroph Rhizoctonia solani and shoot-infecting necrotrophs (Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria brassicicola). Vectors/expression cassettes for conferring tolerance to fungal necrotrophs to plants/plant material are provided. Methods of using OsACBP5 to enhance tolerance to fungal necrotrophs are provided. Plants and plant material with improved tolerance to fungal necrotrophs are also provided. Methods for screening for genes with OsACBP5-like activity are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: The University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Mee Len Chye, Saritha Panthapulakkal Narayanan, Clive Sze Chung Lo, Pan Liao
  • Methods of Using Acyl-Coenzymea-Binding Proteins to Enhance Tolerance to Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens in Genetically Modified Plants
    Publication number: 20190161769
    Abstract: OsACBP5 can be used to enhance tolerance to fungal necrotrophs in genetically modified plants. OsACBP5-overexpressing transgenic Arabidopsis were conferred enhanced tolerance to fungal necrotrophs such as root-infecting necrotroph Rhizoctonia solani and shoot-infecting necrotrophs (Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria brassicicola). Vectors/expression cassettes for conferring tolerance to fungal necrotrophs to plants/plant material are provided. Methods of using OsACBP5 to enhance tolerance to fungal necrotrophs are provided. Plants and plant material with improved tolerance to fungal necrotrophs are also provided. Methods for screening for genes with OsACBP5-like activity are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Versitech Limited
    Inventors: Mee Len Chye, Saritha Panthapulakkal Narayanan, Clive Sze Chung Lo, Pan Liao