Patents by Inventor Guiquan Zhang

Guiquan Zhang 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).

  • SPL16 compositions and methods to increase agronomic performance of plants
    Patent number: 9688984
    Abstract: Methods and compositions that affect grain shape, width, and yield in rice are disclosed. Methods of transgenic modulation and marker-assisted breeding methods improve grain length to width ratio and grain yield in rice. Down-regulation of OsSPL16 in rice resulted in increased grain quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
    Inventors: Xiangdong Fu, Shaokui Wang, Kun Wu, Guiquan Zhang, Ruizhen Zeng
  • SPL16 compositions and methods to increase agronomic performance of plants
    Publication number: 20140237685
    Abstract: Methods and compositions that affect grain shape, width, and yield in rice are disclosed. Methods of transgenic modulation and marker-assisted breeding methods improve grain length to width ratio and grain yield in rice. Down-regulation of OsSPL16 in rice resulted in increased grain quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Xiangdong Fu, Shaokui Wang, Kun Wu, Guiquan Zhang, Ruizhen Zeng