Patents by Inventor Liangfa Ge

Liangfa Ge 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).

  • Manipulating BS1 for plant seed yield
    Patent number: 10087458
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for increasing plant seed yield or seed size through reduced expression of a BS1 gene. Also provided are plants with increased seed yield or seed size comprising reduced expression of a BS1 gene produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Noble Research Institute, LLC
    Inventors: Liangfa Ge, Rujin Chen
  • MANIPULATING BS1 FOR PLANT SEED YIELD
    Publication number: 20160201076
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for increasing plant seed yield or seed size through reduced expression of a BS1 gene. Also provided are plants with increased seed yield or seed size comprising reduced expression of a BS1 gene produced by such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Liangfa Ge, Rujin Chen
  • ALTERED LEAF MORPHOLOGY AND ENHANCED AGRONOMIC PROPERTIES IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20110289625
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for enhancing agronomic properties in plants by down-regulation of a PALM transcription factor. Nucleic acid constructs for down-regulation of PALM are described. Transgenic plants are provided that comprise increased leafy tissue and increased disease resistance. Plants described herein may be used, for example, as improved forage crops or in biofuel production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Rujin Chen, Jianghua Chen, Liangfa Ge, Yasuhiro Ishiga, Kirankumar Mysore, Srinivasa Rao Uppalapati