Patents by Inventor HONGGE JIA

HONGGE JIA 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).

  • Citrus varieties resistant to infection
    Patent number: 10941412
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a plant cell or a plant having one or more mutations in the promoters of both the alleles for CsLOB1 gene, wherein the one or more mutations are in the promoter binding sites for PthA4 protein from Xanthomonas spp., and wherein the one or more mutations reduce or abolish the binding of the Xanthomonas spp. PthA4 protein on to the binding sites in the promoters of the CsLOB1 genes. Also, a plant cell or a plant having one or more mutations in the coding regions of both the alleles for CsLOB1 gene, wherein the one or more mutations reduce or abolish the binding of the function of CsLOB1 protein are provided. The invention further pertains to the methods of making the plant cell or the plant resistant to infection by Xanthomonas spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Nian Wang, Hongge Jia
  • Citrus varieties resistant to infection
    Patent number: 10774342
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a plant cell or a plant having one or more mutations in the promoters of both the alleles for CsLOB1 gene, wherein the one or more mutations are in the promoter binding sites for PthA4 protein from Xanthomonas spp., and wherein the one or more mutations reduce or abolish the binding of the Xanthomonas spp. PthA4 protein on to the binding sites in the promoters of the CsLOB1 genes. Also, a plant cell or a plant having one or more mutations in the coding regions of both the alleles for CsLOB1 gene, wherein the one or more mutations reduce or abolish the binding of the function of CsLOB1 protein are provided. The invention further pertains to the methods of making the plant cell or the plant resistant to infection by Xanthomonas spp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Nian Wang, Hongge Jia
  • CITRUS VARIETIES RESISTANT TO XANTHOMONAS CITRI INFECTION
    Publication number: 20190367941
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a plant cell or a plant having one or more mutations in the promoters of both the alleles for CsLOB1 gene, wherein the one or more mutations are in the promoter binding sites for PthA4 protein from Xanthomonas spp., and wherein the one or more mutations reduce or abolish the binding of the Xanthomonas spp. PthA4 protein on to the binding sites in the promoters of the CsLOB1 genes. Also, a plant cell or a plant having one or more mutations in the coding regions of both the alleles for CsLOB1 gene, wherein the one or more mutations reduce or abolish the binding of the function of CsLOB1 protein are provided. The invention further pertains to the methods of making the plant cell or the plant resistant to infection by Xanthomonas spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Nian WANG, Hongge Jia
  • CITRUS VARIETIES RESISTANT TO XANTHOMONAS CITRI INFECTION
    Publication number: 20180245096
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a plant cell or a plant having one or more mutations in the promoters of both the alleles for CsLOB1 gene, wherein the one or more mutations are in the promoter binding sites for PthA4 protein from Xanthomonas spp., and wherein the one or more mutations reduce or abolish the binding of the Xanthomonas spp. PthA4 protein on to the binding sites in the promoters of the CsLOB1 genes. Also, a plant cell or a plant having one or more mutations in the coding regions of both the alleles for CsLOB1 gene, wherein the one or more mutations reduce or abolish the binding of the function of CsLOB1 protein are provided. The invention further pertains to the methods of making the plant cell or the plant resistant to infection by Xanthomonas spp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: NIAN WANG, HONGGE JIA