Patents by Inventor Jia-Long Yao
Jia-Long Yao 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).
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Publication number: 20180223300Abstract: The invention provides materials and methods for producing fruit of altered size, or plants that produce fruit of altered size, by altering expression of miRNA172 in the plants producing the fruit. The invention provides methods and materials for producing the plants and fruit of altered size by genetic modification (GM) and non-GM means. The invention also provides the plants and fruit of altered size. The altered size can be increased or decreased size.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research LimitedInventors: Andrew Peter GLEAVE, Jia-Long YAO
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Publication number: 20170240913Abstract: The invention provides materials and methods for producing coreless fruit, or plants that produce coreless fruit. The invention involves combining reduced expression of AGAMOUS (AG) with parthenocarpy. Parthenocarpy can be induced by hormone treatment, or can be provided by reduced or eliminated expression of PISTILATA (PI) or APETALA3 (AP3). The invention provides methods and materials for producing the plants and coreless fruit by genetic modification (GM) and non-GM means. The invention also provides the plants and coreless fruit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research LimitedInventors: Robert James SCHAFFER, Hilary Sara IRELAND, Jia-Long YAO
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Patent number: 8822657Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Vertichem CorporationInventors: Helene Belanger, Ross L. Prestidge, Tony James Lough, James D. Watson, Jia-Long Yao, Clare Elton, Alan MacFarlane, Mohammed Mehdi Farid, John Chen
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Publication number: 20130005952Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: VERTICHEM CORPORATIONInventors: Helene BELANGER, Ross L. PRESTIDGE, Tony James LOUGH, James D. WATSON, Jia-Long YAO, Clare ELTON, Alan MacFARLANE, Mohammed Mehdi FARID, John CHEN
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Publication number: 20110282038Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: BIOJOULE LIMITEDInventors: Helene BELANGER, Ross L. PRESTIDGE, Tony James LOUGH, James D. WATSON, Jia-Long Yao, Clare ELTON, Alan McFarlane, Mohammed Mehdi Farid, John Chen
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Patent number: 7649086Abstract: An integrated process for the production of ethanol from woody plant material is provided, the process comprising: contacting a continuous flow of the plant material with a counter-current continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure to provide plant material depleted of lignin; removing ethanol from the lignin-depleted plant material; contacting a continuous flow of the lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure to solubilize xylose within the plant material; and hydrolyzing cellulose present in the plant material to form glucose, which in turn is fermented to produce ethanol.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Biojoule Ltd.Inventors: Helene Belanger, Ross L. Prestidge, Tony James Lough, James D. Watson, Jia-Long Yao
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Patent number: 7371927Abstract: This application discloses methods for modulating plant growth and biomass comprising stably incorporating into the genome of the plant a genetic construct comprising a gene promoter that is active in wood-forming tissues, a polynucleotide sequence encoding polypeptide regulators of cell division and a gene termination sequence.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2004Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Arborgen, LLCInventors: Jia-Long Yao, Charles Ampomah-Dwamena
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Publication number: 20070259412Abstract: An integrated process for the production of ethanol from woody plant material is provided, the process comprising: contacting a continuous flow of the plant material with a counter-current continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure to provide plant material depleted of lignin; removing ethanol from the lignin-depleted plant material; contacting a continuous flow of the lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure to solubilize xylose within the plant material; and hydrolyzing cellulose present in the plant material to form glucose, which in turn is fermented to produce ethanol.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Applicant: BIOJOULE LIMITEDInventors: Helene BELANGER, Ross L. PRESTIDGE, Tony James LOUGH, James D. WATSON, Jia-Long Yao
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Publication number: 20050086714Abstract: Methods for producing genetically modified plants of the Eucalyptus species particularly Eucalyptus grandis, are provided. The methods involve transformation of internode stem segments with a desired genetic construct using Agrobacterium-mediated techniques and regeneration of the transformed plant material. Preferred culture media, including selection media, and improved plant culture techniques are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Applicant: AGRIGENESIS BIOSCIENCES LIMITEDInventors: Jia-Long Yao, Kui Lin-Wang
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Publication number: 20050044591Abstract: This application discloses plant polynucleotide sequences encoding polypeptide regulators of plant growth and reproduction, and their methods of use.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2004Publication date: February 24, 2005Applicant: AGRIGENESIS BIOSCIENCES LIMITEDInventors: Jia-Long Yao, Charles Ampomah-Dwamena