Patents by Inventor Song Ping

Song Ping 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).

  • Cotton plant promoters
    Patent number: 6259003
    Abstract: Novel plant promoters isolated from cotton fiber tissues are provided. The plant promoters are located upstream cotton plant genes KC03, KC18, KC22, and Gh3, all of which are expressed in cotton fibers, and contain (a) DNA having the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, 6, 11, or 16. Also provided are plant expression vectors prepared by introducing the plant promoters into appropriate vectors; transformed plant cells prepared by introducing the plant expression vectors into host plant cells; transformed plants regenerated from the transformed plant cells; transformed plant seeds obtained from the transformed plants; and processes for producing transformed plants from the plant seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignees: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha, Texas Tech University of Lubbock
    Inventors: Koichi Fujisawa, Yoshihisa Kasukabe, Susumu Nishiguchi, Yoshihiko Maekawa, Randy Dale Allen, Song Ping