Patents by Inventor Degao Liu

Degao Liu 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).

  • Genes for enhancing salt and drought tolerance in plants and methods of use
    Patent number: 11535860
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for increasing drought resistance, salt resistance, photosynthetic rate, biomass production and water-use efficiency of a plant. The methods encompass expression of CAM-specific a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) in the plant. In comparison to a plant not manipulated in this manner, the disclosed, genetically-modified, plants display improved drought resistance and salt resistance. Also provided are plants that can be obtained by the method according to the invention, and nucleic acid vectors to be used in the described methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaohan Yang, Degao Liu, Rongbin Hu, Gerald A. Tuskan
  • Genes for enhancing drought and heat tolerance in plants and methods of use
    Patent number: 11041164
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for increasing drought resistance and heat resistance of a plant. The methods encompass expression of at least one heat shock protein (HSP) from the group consisting of HSP40, HSP60 or HSP70 together with a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) comprising an aspartic acid (D) at a position that corresponds to the position 509 of SEQ ID NO: 4, in the plant. In comparison to a plant not manipulated in this manner, the disclosed, genetically-modified, plants display improved drought resistance and heat resistance. Also provided are plants that can be obtained by the method according to the invention, and nucleic acid vectors to be used in the described methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaohan Yang, Gerald A. Tuskan, Degao Liu, Rongbin Hu, Jin-Gui Chen, Meng Xie
  • GENES FOR ENHANCING SALT AND DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN PLANTS AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20200239901
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for increasing drought resistance, salt resistance, photosynthetic rate, biomass production and water-use efficiency of a plant. The methods encompass expression of CAM-specific a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) in the plant. In comparison to a plant not manipulated in this manner, the disclosed, genetically-modified, plants display improved drought resistance and salt resistance. Also provided are plants that can be obtained by the method according to the invention, and nucleic acid vectors to be used in the described methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Xiaohan Yang, Degao Liu, Rongbin Hu, Gerald A. Tuskan
  • GENES FOR ENHANCING DROUGHT AND HEAT TOLERANCE IN PLANTS AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20180371487
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for increasing drought resistance and heat resistance of a plant. The methods encompass expression of at least one heat shock protein (HSP) from the group consisting of HSP40, HSP60 or HSP70 together with a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) comprising an aspartic acid (D) at a position that corresponds to the position 509 of SEQ ID NO: 4, in the plant. In comparison to a plant not manipulated in this manner, the disclosed, genetically-modified, plants display improved drought resistance and heat resistance. Also provided are plants that can be obtained by the method according to the invention, and nucleic acid vectors to be used in the described methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaohan Yang, Gerald A. Tuskan, Degao Liu, Rongbin Hu, Jin-Gui Chen, Meng Xie