Patents by Inventor Jianzhou Zhao

Jianzhou Zhao 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).

  • 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
  • Patent number: 10294490
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E I DU PONT NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel J Altier, Jennifer K Barry, Carol A Hendrick, Lu Liu, Phillip A Patten, Claudia D Perez-Ortega, Eric J Schepers, Weiping Xie, Nasser Yalpani, Jianzhou Zhao, Xiaohong Zhong, Genhai Zhu
  • Patent number: 10084476
    Abstract: A method including separating multiple signal waveforms into multiple blocks forming a sequence is provided. Each of the blocks includes at least a portion of each of the multiple signal waveforms. The method includes identifying a shared time portion and a shared signal portion for the signal waveforms within a first block from the multiple blocks and selecting a format for the first block based on a block size of the first block and a block read time of the first block. The method also includes compressing data in the first block based on the shared time portion, the shared signal portion, a preceding block and a subsequent block in the sequence, and storing the first block in a memory based on the format selected for the first block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: CANDENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jianzhou Zhao, Daniel de Fonseca Munford Argollo, Vuk Borich, Hongzhou Liu
  • Publication number: 20170198301
    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: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Huiting LI, Junhua LIU, Guanfan MAO, Guokui WANG, Mian XIA, Jianzhou ZHAO, Junli ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20170006867
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: DANIEL J ALTIER, JENNIFER K BARRY, CAROL A HENDRICK, LU LIU, PHILLIP A PATTEN, CLAUDIA D PEREZ-ORTEGA, ERIC J SCHEPERS, WEIPING XIE, NASSAR YALPANI, JIANZHOU ZHAO, XIAOHONG ZHONG, GENHAI ZHU
  • Patent number: 9475847
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel J. Altier, Jennifer K. Barry, Carol A. Hendrick, Lu Liu, Phillip A. Patten, Claudia D. Perez-Ortega, Eric J. Schepers, Weiping Xie, Nasser Yalpani, Jianzhou Zhao, Xiaohong Zhong, Genhai Zhu
  • Publication number: 20140223609
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 and Cry2 polypeptides. Methods for using the polypeptides and nucleic acids of embodiments of the invention to synergistically enhance resistance of plants to insect predation are encompassed in embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: John Lindsey Flexner, Deirdre Kapka-Kitzman, Lisa Procyk, Bruce H. Stanley, Jianzhou Zhao
  • Patent number: 8729336
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 and Cry2 polypeptides. Methods for using the polypeptides and nucleic acids of embodiments of the invention to synergistically enhance resistance of plants to insect predation are encompassed in embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignees: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: John L. Flexner, Deirdre M. Kapka-Kitzman, Lisa Procyk, Bruce Stanley, Jianzhou Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140033361
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: E.I Du PONT de NEMOURS and COMPANY, PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Altier, Jennifer K. Barry, Carol A. Hendrick, Lu Liu, Phillip A. Patten, Claudia D. Perez-Ortega, Eric J. Schepers, Weiping Xie, Nasser Yalpani, Jianzhou Zhao, Xiaohong Zhong, Genhai Zhu
  • Publication number: 20100221238
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 and Cry2 polypeptides. Methods for using the polypeptides and nucleic acids of embodiments of the invention to synergistically enhance resistance of plants to insect predation are encompassed in embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: JOHN L. FLEXNER, DEIRDRE M. KAPKA-KITZMAN, LISA PROCYK, BRUCE STANLEY, JIANZHOU ZHAO
  • Patent number: 7606826
    Abstract: Evaluation information of a temporal description is displayed by: structuring data structures into a logical tree structure that is representative of the hierarchy of the temporal expressions, with each tree node representing a temporal primitive operator, and a unique index assigned to each primitive; evaluating the temporal expression, and recording the evaluation trace information that contains the corresponding unique index to the primitive node, the evaluation time stamp, and other information of the evaluation; and selectively displaying an evaluation sequence of the selected result at any level, including from the top of the tree structure of the temporal evaluation in order to show the evaluation history of the selected result at a lower level of the expression tree, where the selection methods include a graphical interface on the screen to select a child expression at a given tree level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Jeda Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chaoji Li, Atsushi Kasuya, Jianzhou Zhao, Baodong Yu
  • Publication number: 20070083548
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods in structuring data structures into a logical tree structure that is representative the hierarchy of the temporal expressions, with each tree node represent a temporal primitive operator, and an unique index being assigned to each primitive. It further discloses methods for evaluating the temporal expression, and recording the evaluation trace information that contains the corresponding unique index to the primitive node, the evaluation time stamp, and other information of the evaluation; and methods for selectively displaying an evaluation sequence of the selected result at any level, including from the top of the tree structure of the temporal evaluation in order to show the evaluation history of the selected result at lower level of the expression tree, where the selection methods include a graphical interface on the screen to select a child expression at a given tree level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Chaoji Li, Atsushi Kasuya, Jianzhou Zhao, Baodong Yu