Patents by Inventor Jyan-Chyun Jang

Jyan-Chyun Jang 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).

  • Plant sterol reductases and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6639130
    Abstract: Disclosed are plant DNA molecules encoding C-14 sterol reductase polypeptides, as well as plant DNA molecules encoding polypeptides having at least 50% identity to the Arabidopsis C-14 sterol reductase; and vectors, cells and plants expressing such DNA. Also provided are methods for modifying the phenotype of a plant by expressing a C-14 sterol reductase DNA molecule in either sense or antisense orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Jyan-Chyun Jang, Jen Sheen
  • Plant sugar sensors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6632602
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and genes for manipulating the sugar-sensing capabilities of a plant, involving reducing or increasing the level of a hexokinase protein in a transgenic plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Jen Sheen, Jyan-Chyun Jang
  • PLANT STEROL REDUCTASES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20030126630
    Abstract: Disclosed are plant sterol biosynthetic enzymes, genes, and their uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: JYAN-CHYUN JANG, JEN SHEEN