Patents by Inventor Shirong ZHANG

Shirong ZHANG 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).

  • Patent number: 12195740
    Abstract: Described herein are nucleic acid having constitutive promoter activities and the use of such nucleic acid having constitutive promoter activities to express a polynucleotide of interest in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED US LLC
    Inventors: Shirong Zhang, Marie-Laure Sauer, Lei Ding, Soundarya Srirangan, Timothy Eberle, Joshua Kent Sailsbery
  • Publication number: 20240287532
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides genetic constructs comprising a recombinant internal ribosome entry site (IRES), which may be used as riboswitches to modulate translation of an operably-mRNA sequence encoding a protein of interest in a plant. In other aspects, the disclosure provides recombinant plant cells, methods, kits and systems that utilize the same, e.g., to provide a platform for modulating the expression of essentially any protein of interest in a plant cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yanshun LIU, Brody John DEYOUNG, Shirong ZHANG, Laura SCHOUTEN, Peifeng REN, Joerg BAUER, Evan M. ZHAO, James J. COLLINS, Xiao TAN, Fei RAN, Angelo S. MAO, Helena DE PUIG GUIXE, Emma J. CHORY
  • Publication number: 20240126229
    Abstract: A cooling system performance early warning method based on dictionary learning is disclosed. A sensor and an oil pump frequency converter are arranged on a cooler of the cooling system to measure operation data of the cooling system. A PLC controller is installed on the cooler to collect the measured operation data and connected with a cloud server, and the cloud server first performs offline dictionary learning on the data, so as to establish a performance cads warning model for each group of coolers respectively. After the offline dictionary learning stage is completed, an online early warning stage is entered, and the established performance early warning model is used to carry out a real-time performance early warning of the cooling system. The early warning method can use the established performance early warning model to carry out real-time performance early warning, which has the advantages of real-time, realizability and strong pertinence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Dianhui WANG, Shirong ZHANG, Peng ZHANG, Wangyang WANG, Jie WANG, Yue FANG, Linfeng GU
  • Publication number: 20230183727
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for optimally expressing transgenes in organisms such as bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising the cassettes and methods of expressing are provided. The DNA constructs or expression cassettes of the invention can be used for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria wherein conventional gene expression methods result in decreased expression, negative phenotypes or reduced plant performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC
    Inventors: Desmond A Moore, Andrew Debrecht, Laura Schouten, Shane Hardin, Brody DeYoung, Jongmin Baek, Shirong Zhang, Soundarya Srirangan, Allan R Wenck
  • Publication number: 20230137924
    Abstract: Described herein are nucleic acid having constitutive promoter activities and the use of such nucleic acid having constitutive promoter activities to express a polynucleotide of interest in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Shirong Zhang, Marie-Laure Sauer, Lei Ding, Soundarya Srirangan, Timothy Eberle, Joshua Kent Sailsbery
  • Publication number: 20220220495
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of plant molecular biology and provides methods for production of high expressing promoters and the production of plants with enhanced expression of nucleic acids wherein nucleic acid expression enhancing nucleic acids (NEENAs) are functionally linked to said promoters and/or introduced into plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Meulewaeter, Shirong Zhang, Christophe Liseron-Monfils
  • Patent number: 10705238
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for processing seismic data, and belongs to the field of geological surveys. The method comprises: stacking seismic trace gathers in a predetermined range among S seismic trace gathers after a Normal Move Out (NMO) correction processing to obtain a model trace, S being an integer; calculating a correlation coefficient of each seismic trace gather with the model trace, and selecting a K-th seismic trace gather with a maximum correlation coefficient; calculating an optimum point of each seismic trace gather from the K-th seismic trace gather to two sides orderly; and performing a residual NMO correction of the seismic trace gathers according to the optimum points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Guangrong Zhang, Fusen Xiao, Qi Ran, Shirong Zhang, Yi Yu, Qi Liao, Bo Ma, Han Liang, Kang Chen, Xuan Zhang, Xiaomin Lu
  • Publication number: 20180149764
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for processing seismic data, and belongs to the field of geological surveys. The method comprises: stacking seismic trace gathers in a predetermined range among S seismic trace gathers after a Normal Move Out (NMO) correction processing to obtain a model trace, S being an integer; calculating a correlation coefficient of each seismic trace gather with the model trace, and selecting a K-th seismic trace gather with a maximum correlation coefficient; calculating an optimum point of each seismic trace gather from the K-th seismic trace gather to two sides orderly; and performing a residual NMO correction of the seismic trace gathers according to the optimum points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Guangrong ZHANG, Fusen XIAO, Qi RAN, Shirong ZHANG, Yi YU, Qi LIAO, Bo MA, Han LIANG, Kang CHEN, Xuan ZHANG, Xiaomin LU
  • Patent number: 9944938
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include two novel promoter nucleotide sequences for the genes encoding gamma tonoplast intrinsic protein and plasma membrane intrinsic protein in soybean, as well as vectors, microorganisms, plants and plant cells comprising the promoter nucleotide sequences, or variants and fragments thereof. Methods for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein are also provided. The methods comprise stably incorporating into the genome of a plant cell a nucleotide sequence operably linked to the promoter of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant that expresses the nucleotide sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventor: Shirong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9902907
    Abstract: A gasification system for producing synthetic gas from biomass, including: a biomass material pre-processing part; a pyrolysis part; a condensing part; and a gasification part. The pyrolysis part includes a pyrolysis bed and a combustion bed. The condensate tank of the condensing part is connected to a non-condensable pyrolysis gas compressor via a pipeline; an output of the non-condensable pyrolysis gas compressor is connected to the pyrolysis bed and the combustion bed. The non-condensable pyrolysis gas acts as a fuel of the combustion bed and a fluidizing medium of the pyrolysis bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: WUHAN KAIDI ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kan Song, Manyi Jiang, Qin Sun, Shirong Zhang, Haiqing Zhang, Jinqiao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160108319
    Abstract: A gasification system for producing synthetic gas from biomass, including: a biomass material pre-processing part; a pyrolysis part; a condensing part; and a gasification part. The pyrolysis part includes a pyrolysis bed and a combustion bed. The condensate tank of the condensing part is connected to a non-condensable pyrolysis gas compressor via a pipeline; an output of the non-condensable pyrolysis gas compressor is connected to the pyrolysis bed and the combustion bed. The non-condensable pyrolysis gas acts as a fuel of the combustion bed and a fluidizing medium of the pyrolysis bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kan SONG, Manyi JIANG, Qin SUN, Shirong ZHANG, Haiqing ZHANG, Jinqiao ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9249358
    Abstract: A method for producing synthesis gas, including: 1) pre-processing a biomass raw material; 2) pyrolyzing the biomass raw material to yield a pyrolysis gas and a carbon powder; 3) separating the pyrolysis gas from the carbon powder and a solid heat carrier; 4) separating the carbon powder away from the solid heat carrier via a solid-solid separator; 5) conveying the generated pyrolysis gas to a condensate tank for spray condensation, condensing a condensable part in the pyrolysis gas to generate biological fuel oil, pressurizing the generated biological fuel oil by a high pressure oil pump and feeding to a gasification furnace to be gasified; and 6) feeding one part of non-condensable pyrolysis gas to a combustion bed to combust with air, and conveying the other part of the non-condensable pyrolysis gas to the pyrolysis bed as a fluidizing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kan Song, Manyi Jiang, Qin Sun, Shirong Zhang, Haiqing Zhang, Jinqiao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150376643
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include two novel promoter nucleotide sequences for the genes encoding gamma tonoplast intrinsic protein and plasma membrane intrinsic protein in soybean, as well as vectors, microorganisms, plants and plant cells comprising the promoter nucleotide sequences, or variants and fragments thereof. Methods for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein are also provided. The methods comprise stably incorporating into the genome of a plant cell a nucleotide sequence operably linked to the promoter of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant that expresses the nucleotide sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventor: Shirong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8974700
    Abstract: A method for producing synthesis gas, including: 1) pre-treating a biomass raw material; 2) carrying out low-temperature carbonization to obtain pyrolysis gas and charcoal, cooling the charcoal at an outlet of an carbonization furnace, and conveying the cooled charcoal to a charcoal storage bin; 3) separating the pyrolysis gas from charcoal powder; 4) delivering part of a separated pyrolysis gas to a combustion bed for combustion, heating the other part of the separated pyrolysis gas, and delivering a heated pyrolysis gas to the carbonization furnace; delivering a waste hot flue gas after heat exchange to a pretreatment part for the biomass raw material for drying; conveying the separated charcoal powder to the charcoal storage bin; 5) milling the charcoal powder to prepare a charcoal slurry; and 6) using high-pressure charcoal slurry pump, introducing the charcoal slurry to a gasification furnace for gasification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kan Song, Zhenhua Yao, Qin Sun, Shirong Zhang, Haiqing Zhang, Jinqiao Zhang
  • Patent number: 8632615
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for producing synthetic gas from biomass by high temperature gasification, including: feeding raw material, carbonizing, pulverizing the charcoal, and transporting charcoal powder to the gasification furnace for gasification. Prior to pulverizing, the charcoal is reduced to a normal pressure by a decompression feeding system of charcoal, pulverized into powders, and transported to a supercharging feeding system of charcoal powder by normal pressure transport gas. The pressurized charcoal powder is transported to gasifier. The high-temperature charcoal at an outlet of carbonization furnace is cooled to 60-200° C. by a cooler, and transported into the decompression feeding system to be depressurized. The charcoal powder with pressurized is ejected to gasifier by an ejector, pyrolysis gas produced from carbonization furnace is used as carrier gas, and the ratio of solid to gas in the transportation pipe for charcoal powder is controlled at between 0.03 and 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haiqing Zhang, Shirong Zhang, Qin Sun, Peng Qiu, Shenghua Zheng
  • Publication number: 20110289844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for producing synthetic gas from biomass by high temperature gasification, including: feeding raw material, carbonizing, pulverizing the charcoal, and transporting charcoal powder to the gasification furnace for gasification. Prior to pulverizing, the charcoal is reduced to a normal pressure by a decompression feeding system of charcoal, pulverized into powders, and transported to a supercharging feeding system of charcoal powder by normal pressure transport gas. The pressurized charcoal powder is transported to gasifier. The high-temperature charcoal at an outlet of carbonization furnace is cooled to 60-200° C. by a cooler, and transported into the decompression feeding system to be depressurized. The charcoal powder with pressurized is ejected to gasifier by an ejector, pyrolysis gas produced from carbonization furnace is used as carrier gas, and the ratio of solid to gas in the transportation pipe for charcoal powder is controlled at between 0.03 and 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Haiqing ZHANG, Shirong ZHANG, Qin SUN, Peng QIU, Shenghua ZHENG