Patents by Inventor Wenna ZHANG

Wenna 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: 11981901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for changing the intercellular mobility of an m RNA of a gene in an organism, comprising: modifying a t RNA-like structure present in the m RNA by mutating the gene from which the m RNA is transcribed, or including the sequence of a t RNA-like structure in the transcribed part of the gene. The method is in particular suited for plants. The intercellular mobility can be between different organs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
    Inventors: Friedrich Kragler, Wenna Zhang, Wim Verelst
  • Publication number: 20220056462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for changing the intercellular mobility of an in RNA of a gene in an organism, comprising: modifying a t RNA-like structure present in the m RNA by mutating the gene from which the m RNA is transcribed, or including the sequence of a t RNA-like structure in the transcribed part of the gene. The method is in particular suited for plants. The intercellular mobility can be between different organs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Friedrich Kragler, Wenna Zhang, Wim Verelst
  • Patent number: 11142771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for changing the intercellular mobility of an min RNA of a gene in an organism, comprising: modifying a t RNA-like structure present in the m RNA by mutating the gene from which the m RNA is transcribed, or including the sequence of at RNA-like structure in the transcribed part of the gene. The method is in particular suited for plants. The intercellular mobility can be between different organs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
    Inventors: Friedrich Kragler, Wenna Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200010839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for changing the intercellular mobility of an min RNA of a gene in an organism, comprising: modifying a t RNA-like structure present in the m RNA by mutating the gene from which the m RNA is transcribed, or including the sequence of at RNA-like structure in the transcribed part of the gene. The method is in particular suited for plants. The intercellular mobility can be between different organs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Friedrich KRAGLER, Wenna ZHANG, Wim VERELST
  • Patent number: 10351865
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for changing the intercellular mobility of an mRNA of a gene in an organism, comprising: modifying a tRNA-like structure present in the mRNA by mutating the gene from which the mRNA is transcribed, or including the sequence of a tRNA-like structure in the transcribed part of the gene. Mutating the gene may be for inducing loss of mobility of the transcript and comprises deleting the sequence of the tRNA-like structure from the gene, mutating the sequence of the tRNA-like structure to change the tridimensional configuration thereof, or inserting a genetic element into the gene to remove the tRNA-like structure from the transcribed part of the gene, or for inducing a change in the destination of the transcript and comprises modifying the sequence of the tRNA-like structure from the gene such that the transcript is addressed to a location different from its original destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
    Inventors: Friedrich Kragler, Wenna Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170342427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for changing the intercellular mobility of an mRNA of a gene in an organism, comprising: modifying a tRNA-like structure present in the mRNA by mutating the gene from which the mRNA is transcribed, or including the sequence of a tRNA-like structure in the transcribed part of the gene. Mutating the gene may be for inducing loss of mobility of the transcript and comprises deleting the sequence of the tRNA-like structure from the gene, mutating the sequence of the tRNA-like structure to change the tridimensional configuration thereof, or inserting a genetic element into the gene to remove the tRNA-like structure from the transcribed part of the gene, or for inducing a change in the destination of the transcript and comprises modifying the sequence of the tRNA-like structure from the gene such that the transcript is addressed to a location different from its original destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Friedrich KRAGLER, Wenna ZHANG, Wim VERELST