Patents by Inventor Songling Bai

Songling Bai 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).

  • PLANT TRANSFORMATION METHOD PERFORMED VIA GRAFTING OF ROOTSTOCK AND SCION
    Publication number: 20130254939
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for transforming a plant by grafting of a rootstock and a scion, and using siRNA for initiating transcriptional gene silencing. The method for transforming a plant by grafting of a rootstock and a scion of the present invention as a means for resolution is characterized in that siRNA for initiating transcriptional gene silencing is produced in a scion, the siRNA produced in the scion is transported to a rootstock by grafting, and the rootstock is transformed by initiating transcriptional gene silencing therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takeo Harada, Atsushi Kasai, Kaori Yamada, Songling Bai