Patents by Inventor Xingfeng Shao

Xingfeng Shao 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).

  • Publication number: 20260109839
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a preparation method of a broad bean protein and starch-based foamed hydrogel, and a use thereof in preparation of a vibration-damping packaging. The preparation method includes the following steps: stirring a broad bean protein solution with a concentration of 40 g/L to 60 g/L until foaming; under stirring, adding a sodium alginate-starch mixed solution in a volume twice a volume of the broad bean protein solution, followed by stirring until homogeneous; and adding calcium carbonate until a final concentration of the calcium carbonate reaches 10 g/L to 12 g/L, and further stirring thoroughly to produce the broad bean protein and starch-based foamed hydrogel, where in the sodium alginate-starch mixed solution, a concentration of sodium alginate is 22.5 g/L to 27.5 g/L, and a concentration of corn starch is 120 g/L to 160 g/L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Applicant: NINGBO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xingfeng SHAO, Meng LI, Yingying WEI, Chenjun SHI, Jianfen YE, Shu JIANG, Yi CHEN
  • Patent number: 11826134
    Abstract: A method for measuring water exchange across the blood-brain barrier includes acquiring diffusion weighted (DW) arterial spin labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals. The method further includes determining optimal parameters to separate labeled water in capillary and brain tissue compartments. The method further includes estimating water exchange rate across the blood-brain barrier based on the DW ASL MRI signals and the optimal parameters, using a total generalized variation (TGV) regularized single-pass approximation (SPA) modeling algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Danny Wang, Xingfeng Shao
  • Patent number: 11530416
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a Prunus persica polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein 1 (PpPGIP1) gene, and a cloning method and use thereof. The Prunus persica polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein 1 PpPGIP1 gene has a nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and a protein encoded by the Prunus persica polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein 1 (PpPGIP1) gene has an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2. The cloning method includes the following steps: (1) extracting total RNA from a peach, and subjecting the total RNA to reverse transcription to obtain cDNA, which serves as a template; (2) designing primers based on the PpPGIP1 gene sequence; and (3) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification: conducting PCR amplification to obtain a PpPGIP1 gene amplification product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: NINGBO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xingfeng Shao, Yingying Wei, Yihui Mao, Yi Chen, Shu Jiang
  • Publication number: 20220186239
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a peach polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein PpPGIP1 gene, and a cloning method and use thereof. The peach polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein PpPGIP1 gene has a nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and a protein encoded by the peach polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein PpPGIP1 gene has an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2. The cloning method includes the following steps: (1) extracting total RNA from a peach, and subjecting the total RNA to reverse transcription to obtain cDNA, which serves as a template; (2) designing primers based on the PpPGIP1 gene sequence; and (3) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification: conducting PCR amplification to obtain a PpPGIP1 gene amplification product. As there is a protein-protein interaction relationship between PpPGIP1 and PpVIN2, the effective inhibition of the PpPGIP1 expression in peach can significantly reduce the activity of the acid invertase PpVIN2 and thus reduce the decomposition of sucrose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: NINGBO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xingfeng SHAO, Yingying WEI, Yihui MAO, Yi CHEN, Shu JIANG
  • Publication number: 20200390361
    Abstract: A method for measuring water exchange across the blood-brain barrier includes acquiring diffusion weighted (DW) arterial spin labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (Mill) signals. The method further includes determining optimal parameters to separate labeled water in capillary and brain tissue compartments. The method further includes estimating water exchange rate across the blood-brain barrier based on the DW ASL MRI signals and the optimal parameters, using a total generalized variation (TGV) regularized single-pass approximation (SPA) modeling algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Danny Wang, Xingfeng Shao