Patents by Inventor Jin Ling Xu

Jin Ling Xu 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).

  • ahl-acylase gene
    Patent number: 7098014
    Abstract: This invention provides a gene, qsbA, which encodes a protein useful for inactivating certain bacterial quorum-sensing signal molecules (N-acyl homoserine lactones) which participate in bacterial virulence and biofilm differentiation pathways. This gene was isolated from Ralstonia sp., strain XJ12B. The invention also provides the QsbA protein, which possesses N-acyl homoserine lactone inactivating activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Inventors: Lian Hui Zhang, Jin Ling Xu, Yi Han Lin
  • Ralstonia ahl-acylase gene
    Publication number: 20050155088
    Abstract: This invention provides a gene, qsbA, which encodes a protein useful for inactivating certain bacterial quorum-sensing signal molecules (N-acyl homoserine lactones) which participate in bacterial virulence and biofilm differentiation pathways. This gene was isolated from Ralstonia sp., strain XJ12B. The invention also provides the QsbA protein, which possesses N-acyl homoserine lactone inactivating activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Lian Zhang, Jin Ling Xu, Yi Han Lin