Patents by Inventor Xifeng Chen

Xifeng Chen 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).

  • Method of increasing the effective tiller number of rice plant
    Patent number: 11999962
    Abstract: Provided is a method of increasing the effective tiller number of a rice plant, including overexpressing a gene having a nucleic acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the rice plant. The gene encodes a protein which interacts with MOC1 in the rice plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Zhejiang Normal University
    Inventors: Xifeng Chen, Bojun Ma, Dan Zhou, Junjie Yuan
  • GENE XA7 IN RICE CONFERS A RESISTANCE TO XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE PV. ORYZAE
    Publication number: 20230235351
    Abstract: The invention refers to the function and application of a disease-resistance gene Xa7 highly resistant to the bacterial blight of rice, belonging to the field of plant genetics. The invention discloses a gene Xa7 with high resistance to rice bacterial blight. The nucleotide sequence of gene Xa7 is shown in SEQ ID No: 1. The invention also provides the usage of the gene Xa7 to improve the resistance of rice to bacterial blight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Xifeng Chen, Bojun Ma, Pengcheng Liu, Le Mei, Hui Liu, Zhandong Ji, Long Chen, Xixi Zheng, Yuchen Zhang
  • Method of Increasing the Effective Tiller Number of Rice Plant
    Publication number: 20220056467
    Abstract: Provided is a method of increasing the effective tiller number of a rice plant, including overexpressing a gene having a nucleic acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the rice plant. The gene encodes a protein which interacts with MOC1 in the rice plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Xifeng Chen, Bojun Ma, Dan Zhou, Junjie Yuan
  • Method for increasing lycopene content in tomato fruit
    Patent number: 11254946
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for increasing lycopene content in a tomato fruit, including knocking out the gene LIE1 of SEQ ID No 1. The disclosure also provides a method for knocking out gene LIE1 in tomato. The method of the disclosure is effective for increasing the content of lycopene in tomato fruits. Finally, the disclosure provides a transgenic tomato plant with knockout of gene LIE1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Zhejiang Normal University
    Inventors: Xifeng Chen, Bojun Ma, Shunli Chen, Youyi Wu, Yaping Liu
  • Method for Increasing Lycopene Content in Tomato Fruit
    Publication number: 20200291412
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for increasing lycopene content in a tomato fruit, including knocking out the gene LIE1 of SEQ ID No 1. The disclosure also provides a method for knocking out gene LIE1 in tomato. The method of the disclosure is effective for increasing the content of lycopene in tomato fruits. Finally, the disclosure provides a transgenic tomato plant with knockout of gene LIE1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Bojun Ma, Shunli Chen, Youyi Wu, Yaping Liu, Xifeng Chen
  • Application of gene in improving photosynthesis of rice
    Patent number: 10308951
    Abstract: A method for improving photosynthesis of rice includes the step of knocking out IPS1 gene in rice. The IPS1 gene has a nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Zhejiang Normal University
    Inventors: Bojun Ma, Xifeng Chen
  • Application of IPS1 Gene in Improving Photosynthesis of Rice
    Publication number: 20190136253
    Abstract: A method for improving photosynthesis of rice includes the step of knocking out IPS1 gene in rice. The IPS1 gene has a nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Bojun Ma, Xifeng Chen