Patents by Inventor GUANFAN MAO

GUANFAN MAO 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).

  • ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANT PLANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES TO IMPROVE ABIOTIC STRESS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210180074
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs are useful for conferring improved drought tolerance. Compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode drought tolerance polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicants: SINOBIOWAY BIO-AGRICULTURE GROUP CO LTD, PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: GUANGWU CHEN, YANG GAO, GUIHUA LU, GUANFAN MAO, CHANGGUI WANG, GUOKUI WANG, YU ZHANG
  • Flowering time-regulating genes and related constructs and applications thereof
    Patent number: 10982225
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for regulating plant heading date or flowering time are provided. Compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs, and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs are also provided. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode flowering time-regulating polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: Guangwu Chen, Yang Gao, Shangwu Liang, Guihua Lu, Guanfan Mao, Chao Song, Xuguang Tan, Changgui Wang
  • PLANTS HAVING ALTERED AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS UNDER NITROGEN LIMITING CONDITIONS AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS INVOLVING ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE GENES
    Publication number: 20210040496
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring improved nitrogen use efficiency; compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs are disclosed. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode abiotic stress tolerance polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicants: SINOBIOWAY BIO-AGRICULTURE GROUP CO. LTD., PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: YANG GAO, GUIHUA LU, GUANFAN MAO, CHANGGUI WANG, GUOKUI WANG, JIANTAO WANG
  • Abiotic stress tolerant plants and methods
    Patent number: 10913954
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs are useful for conferring improved drought tolerance, and/or for regulating flowering time. Compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprise these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilize these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode drought tolerance polypeptides and/or flowering time-regulating polypeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventors: Guangwu Chen, Chengfeng Du, Yang Gao, Shangwu Liang, Guihua Lu, Guanfan Mao, Xuguang Tan, Changgui Wang, Guokui Wang
  • ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANT PLANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES TO IMPROVE ABIOTIC STRESS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200255852
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs are useful for conferring improved drought tolerance. Compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode drought tolerance polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicants: SINOBIOWAY BIO-AGRICULTURE GROUP CO LTD, PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: GUANGWU CHEN, YANG GAO, GUIHUA LU, GUANFAN MAO, CHANGGUI WANG, GUOKUI WANG
  • Constructs and method of use for rice gluatamate receptor-like genes
    Patent number: 10676753
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs are useful for conferring drought tolerance and/or improved nitrogen use efficiency. Compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprise these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilize these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode glutamate receptor polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guihua Lu, Yang Gao, Junhua Liu, Guanfan Mao, Changgui Wang, Wei Wang, Xiping Wang
  • Plants having altered agronomic characteristics under abiotic stress conditions and related constructs and methods involving genes encoding NAC3/ONAC067 polypeptides
    Patent number: 10662435
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring improved nitrogen use efficiency and drought tolerance; compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a tissue specific or inducible promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode NAC transcription factor polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guihua Lu, Yang Gao, Cong Li, Guanfan Mao, Wei Wang, Xiping Wang, Changgui Wang
  • METHODS TO IMPROVE PLANT AGRONOMIC TRAIT USING BCS1L GENE AND GUIDE RNA/CAS ENDONUCLEASE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200157559
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for agronomic trait improvement through modifying a target sequence in the genome of a plant or plant cell. The methods and compositions employ a guide RNA/Cas endonuclease system to provide an effective system for modifying or altering target sites within a genomic region of a plant or plant cell to provide improvement in a desirable agronomic trait such as drought tolerance, yield and stress tolerance. Compositions and methods are also provided for editing a nucleotide sequence in the genome of a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicants: PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION, SINOBIOWAY BIO-AGRICULTURE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: GUIHUA LU, GUANFAN MAO, YANLONG SHI, CHANGGUI WANG, GUOKUI WANG
  • Plants having altered agronomic characteristics under nitrogen limiting conditions and related constructs and methods involving low nitrogen tolerance genes
    Patent number: 10626410
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring improved nitrogen use efficiency and/or drought stress tolerance; compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs are disclosed. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode abiotic stress tolerance polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventors: Guihua Lu, Yang Gao, Cong Li, Junhua Liu, Guanfan Mao, Wei Wang, Xiping Wang, Changgui Wang
  • PLANTS HAVING ENHANCED TOLERANCE TO INSECT PESTS AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS INVOLVING INSECT TOLERANCE GENES
    Publication number: 20200032290
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring improved tolerance in plants to insect pests; compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode insect tolerance polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: GUIHUA LU, HUITING LI, JUNHUA LIU, GUANFAN MAO, GUOKUI WANG, MIAN XIA, JIANZHOU ZHAO, JUNLI ZHOU
  • Plants having altered agronomic characteristics under abiotic stress conditions and related constructs and methods involving abiotic stress tolerance genes
    Patent number: 10465203
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring improved nitrogen use efficiency and/or drought tolerance and/or cold tolerance; compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs are disclosed. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode low nitrogen tolerance polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Inventors: Guihua Lu, Yang Gao, Junhua Liu, Guanfan Mao, Wei Wang, Xiping Wang, Changgui Wang, Cong Li, Huiting Li
  • Plants and methods to improve agronomic characteristics under abioticstress conditions
    Patent number: 10443069
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring improved drought tolerance; compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs are disclosed. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode drought tolerance polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventors: Guihua Lu, Yang Gao, Min Liu, Junhua Liu, Guanfan Mao, Changgui Wang, Wei Wang, Xiping Wang
  • CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20190292557
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs, suppression DNA constructs and CRISPR/Cas9 DNA constructs are provided. Compositions (such as plants or seeds) with modified expression or activity of the isolated polypeptides are obtained by transforming the regenerable plant cell with a suppression DNA construct or CRISPR/Cas construct. The plants with improving drought tolerance are obtained by decreasing the expression or activity of the isolated polynucleotide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicants: PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION, SINOBIOWAY BIO-AGRICULTURE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: GUANGWU CHEN, CHENGFENG DU, YANG GAO, ZANTANG LI, GUIHUA LU, GUANFAN MAO, CHANGGUI WANG, GUOKUI WANG
  • ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANT PLANTS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20190177742
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs are useful for conferring improved drought tolerance, and/or for regulating flowering time. Compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprise these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilize these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode drought tolerance polypeptides and/or flowering time-regulating polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION, SINOBIOWAY BIO-AGRICULTURE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: GUANGWU CHEN, CHENGFENG DU, YANG GAO, SHANGWU LIANG, GUIHUA LU, GUANFAN MAO, XUGUANG TAN, CHANGGUI WANG, GUOKUI WANG
  • PLANTS HAVING ALTERED AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS UNDER NITROGEN LIMITING CONDITIONS AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS INVOLVING LOW NITROGEN TOLERANCE GENES
    Publication number: 20190144881
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring improved nitrogen use efficiency and/or drought stress tolerance; compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs are disclosed. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode abiotic stress tolerance polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guihua Lu, Yang Gao, Cong Li, Junhua Liu, Guanfan Mao, Wei Wang, Xiping Wang, Changgui Wang
  • FLOWERING TIME-REGULATING GENES AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190136247
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for regulating plant heading date or flowering time are provided. Compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs, and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs are also provided. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode flowering time-regulating polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicants: PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION, SINOBIOWAY BIO-AGRICULTURE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: GUANGWU CHEN, YANG GAO, SHANGWU LIANG, GUIHUA LU, GUANFAN MAO, CHAO SONG, XUGUANG TAN, CHANGGUI WANG
  • Plants having altered agronomic characteristics under nitrogen limiting conditions and related constructs and methods involving low nitrogen tolerance genes
    Patent number: 10233459
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring improved nitrogen use efficiency and/or drought stress tolerance; compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs are disclosed. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode abiotic stress tolerance polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventors: Guihua Lu, Yang Gao, Cong Li, Junhua Liu, Guanfan Mao, Wei Wang, Xiping Wang, Changgui Wang
  • PLANTS HAVING ENHANCED TOLERANCE TO INSECT PESTS AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS INVOLVING INSECT TOLERANCE GENES
    Publication number: 20190040412
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring improved tolerance in plants to insect pests; compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode insect tolerance polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicants: SINOBIOWAY BIO-AGRICULTURE GROUP CO. LTD., PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: HUITING LI, GUIHUA LU, GUANFAN MAO, GUOKUI WANG, JINYU WANG
  • PLANTS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS UNDER ABIOTICSTRESS CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20170268017
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring improved drought tolerance; compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs are disclosed. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode drought tolerance polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: GUIHUA LU, YANG GAO, MIN LIU, JUNHUA LIU, GUANFAN MAO, GHANGGUI WANG, WEI WANG, XIPING WANG
  • PLANTS HAVING ALTERED AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS UNDER ABIOTIC STRESS CONDITIONS AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS INVOLVING GENES ENCODING NAC3/ONAC067 POLYPEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20170198300
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring improved nitrogen use efficiency and drought tolerance; compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a tissue specific or inducible promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode NAC transcription factor polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: GUIHUA LU, YANG GAO, CONG LI, GUANFAN MAO, WEI WANG, XIPING WANG, CHANGGUI WANG