Patents by Inventor Liza Ming-Ju Chen

Liza Ming-Ju Chen 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).

  • Methods for genotype-independent nuclear and plastid transformation coupled with clonal regeneration utilizing mature zygotic embryos in rice (Oryza sativa) seeds
    Patent number: 6153813
    Abstract: A method for transforming rice plants to express heterologous DNA which involves the biolistic bombardment of mature rice seeds (embryo bearing) and results in expression of the heterologous DNA coated on the biolistic particle in the post-bombardment embryo. The heterologous DNA may be introduced as a plastid, as opposed to bare DNA. The transformed rice embryo is regenerated into a rice plantlet which can be transferred from greenhouse to field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Mississippi State University
    Inventors: Nancy A. Reichert, Vanishree Rudraswamy, Liza Ming-Ju Chen