Patents by Inventor Junkun Lu

Junkun Lu 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).

  • SANTALUM ALBUM SAERF33 PROTEIN AND/OR SAERF33 GENE, AND APPLICATION OF SAME IN PROMOTING SYNTHESIS OF SANTALUM ALBUM ESSENTIAL OIL
    Publication number: 20260193667
    Abstract: Disclosed in the disclosure are a Santalum album SaERF33 protein and/or an SaERF33 gene, and an application of same in promoting the synthesis of a Santalum album essential oil. An amino acid sequence of the Santalum album SaERF33 protein is as shown in SEQ ID NO.2. In the disclosure, the SaERF33 gene is obtained in Santalum album for the first time, and the overexpression of the SaERF33 gene in Santalum album can significantly promote the synthesis of the Santalum album essential oil, without affecting the normal growth of plants. The disclosure provides a new genetic resource for breeding new Santalum album varieties with high essential oil synthesis efficiency, and has important popularization and application values in breeding Santalum album varieties and producing the Santalum album essential oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2025
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: The Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry
    Inventors: Sen Meng, Junkun Lu, Fangcuo Qin, Yunqing Zhou, Yangyan Zhou