Patents by Inventor Huaibi Zhang

Huaibi 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).

  • Pigment compositions comprising anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions
    Patent number: 10548836
    Abstract: The invention provides a pigment composition comprising anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions or “AVIs” from a plant, and an acceptable carrier. The invention also provides methods for colouring products with the pigment composition, and products comprising the pigment composition or AVIs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
    Inventors: Simon Christopher Deroles, Huaibi Zhang, Kevin Davies
  • Pigment Compositions Comprising Anthocyanic Vacuolar Inclusions
    Publication number: 20180235868
    Abstract: The invention provides a pigment composition comprising anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions or “AVIs” from a plant, and an acceptable carrier. The invention also provides methods for colouring products with the pigment composition, and products comprising the pigment composition or AVIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Simon Christopher DEROLES, Huaibi ZHANG, Kevin DAVIES
  • Pigment compositions comprising anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions
    Patent number: 9980899
    Abstract: The invention provides a pigment composition comprising anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions or “AVIs” from a plant, and an acceptable carrier. The invention also provides methods for coloring products with the pigment composition, and products comprising the pigment composition or AVIs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
    Inventors: Simon Christopher Deroles, Huaibi Zhang, Kevin Davies
  • PIGMENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ANTHOCYANIC VACUOLAR INCLUSIONS
    Publication number: 20150216792
    Abstract: The invention provides a pigment composition comprising anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions or “AVIs” from a plant, and an acceptable carrier. The invention also provides methods for colouring products with the pigment composition, and products comprising the pigment composition or AVIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Simon Christopher DEROLES, Huaibi Zhang, Kevin Davies
  • Pigment aggregates
    Patent number: 8648049
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for in vitro formation of anthocyanic vacuolar inclusion (AVI)-like structures, the method comprising the step of combining at least one anthocyanin, and b) at least one lipid. The invention also provides AVI-like structures produced by the method of the invention, compositions comprising such AVI-like structures, and uses of such AVI-like structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
    Inventors: Huaibi Zhang, Simon Christopher Deroles, Kevin Davies
  • Pigment Aggregates
    Publication number: 20120115800
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for in vitro formation of anthocyanic vacuolar inclusion (AVD-like structures, the method comprising the step of combining at least one anthocyanin, and b) at least one lipid. The invention also provides AVI-like structures produced by the method of the invention, compositions comprising such AVI-like structures, and uses of such AVI-like structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: The New Zealand Institute For Plant And Food Research Limited
    Inventors: Huaibi Zhang, Simon Christopher Deroles, Kevin Davies
  • Pigment Composition Comprising Anthocyanic Vacuolar Inclusions
    Publication number: 20110263723
    Abstract: The invention provides a pigment composition comprising anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions or “AVIs” from a plant, and an acceptable carrier. The invention also provides methods for colouring products with the pigment composition, and products comprising the pigment composition or AVIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Simon Deroles, Huaibi Zhang, Kevin Davies