Patents by Inventor Ping-Fu Hou

Ping-Fu Hou 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).

  • ?-1,3-glucanase polypeptide from lily
    Patent number: 7566560
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel nucleic acid encoding a ?-1,3-glucanase polypeptide of lily, and an expression vector, host cell and transgenic plant comprising the nucleic acid of the invention. The expression of the nucleic acid of the invention in the plant will enhance resistance against a wide variety of stresses, in particular fungal attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Inventors: Chao-Ying Chen, Ping-Fu Hou
  • Novel nucleic acid encoding beta-1,3-glucanase from lily
    Publication number: 20070074309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel nucleic acid encoding a ?-1,3-glucanase polypeptide of lily, and an expression vector, host cell and transgenic plant comprising the nucleic acid of the invention. The expression of the nucleic acid of the invention in the plant will enhance resistance against a wide variety of stresses, in particular fungal attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Chao-Ying Chen, Ping-Fu Hou
  • Nucleic acid encoding ?-1,3-glucanase from lily
    Patent number: 7148052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel nucleic acid encoding a ?-1,3-glucanase polypeptide of lily, and an expression vector, host cell and transgenic plant comprising the nucleic acid of the invention. The expression of the nucleic acid of the invention in the plant will enhance resistance against a wide variety of stresses, in particular fungal attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventors: Chao-Ying Chen, Ping-Fu Hou
  • Novel nucleic acid encoding beta-1,3-glucanase from lily
    Publication number: 20050048638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel nucleic acid encoding a ?-1,3-glucanase polypeptide of lily, and an expression vector, host cell and transgenic plant comprising the nucleic acid of the invention. The expression of the nucleic acid of the invention in the plant will enhance resistance against a wide variety of stresses, in particular fungal attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Chao-Ying Chen, Ping-Fu Hou