Patents by Inventor Xingping Zhang
Xingping 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).
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Publication number: 20200154662Abstract: An enhanced, diploid pollenizer watermelon plant and method used to maximize the yield of triploid seedless watermelons per area. The enhanced pollenizer watermelon plant of the invention is either a hybrid variety, an open-pollinated variety or a synthetic variety, that exhibits the characteristics of small leaves and fruit with a brittle rind that splits when the fruit is overripe or breaks when relatively small physical forces are applied. In one embodiment, the watermelon plant of the invention is also characterized by extended flowering duration, thereby increasing the number of triploid watermelon flowers that are pollinated and set fruit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Xingping Zhang, Thomas Vare Williams
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Publication number: 20190313593Abstract: The invention provides methods of inhibiting the growth of a shoot apical meristem of a cucurbit rootstock plant, comprising contacting a shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant with an effective amount of a composition comprising one or more fatty alcohols, thereby inhibiting the growth of the shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant. The present invention further provides methods for preparing and producing cucurbit rootstock plants for grafting and methods for grafting. Additionally provided are cucurbit rootstock plants and plant parts and grafted cucurbit plants produced by the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicants: Syngenta Participations AG, Clemson UniversityInventors: Richard Hassell, James Brusca, Xingping Zhang, Shawna Daley
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Publication number: 20170208762Abstract: The invention provides methods of inhibiting the growth of a shoot apical meristem of a cucurbit rootstock plant, comprising contacting a shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant with an effective amount of a composition comprising one or more fatty alcohols, thereby inhibiting the growth of the shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant. The present invention further provides methods for preparing and producing cucurbit rootstock plants for grafting and methods for grafting. Additionally provided are cucurbit rootstock plants and plant parts and grafted cucurbit plants produced by the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: RICHARD HASSELL, JAMES BRUSCA, XINGPING ZHANG, SHAWNA DALEY
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Publication number: 20140162700Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting push-to-talk (PTT) communications through multicast channels to a plurality of wireless devices. The PTT server uses the unicast approach to deliver the PTT communication to a group of PTT clients when it does not have the location information of the PTT clients in the group. In one embodiment, the wireless devices report their location to a PTT server after receiving a PTT communication for a group and a timer is started. The wireless devices continue to report their location when moving from an area served by one base station to an area served by another before the timer expires. The PTT server also starts the timer for that PTT group with the same value after initiating the PTT group communication. The PTT server uses the location information to determine if multicast channels can be used when transmitting PTT communications to the wireless devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventor: Xingping Zhang
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Patent number: 8742208Abstract: Tetraploid watermelon inbreds are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of the tetraploid watermelon inbreds, the methods of propagating the tetraploid inbreds through seeds and tissue culture. The invention also relates to methods of producing the triploid seedless watermelon seeds and plants by crossing the tetraploid inbreds with diploid watermelon inbreds, and to the triploid plants produced therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventor: Xingping Zhang
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Publication number: 20140096292Abstract: The invention provides methods of inhibiting the growth of a shoot apical meristem of a cucurbit rootstock plant, comprising contacting a shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant with an effective amount of a composition comprising one or more fatty alcohols, thereby inhibiting the growth of the shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant. The present invention further provides methods for preparing and producing cucurbit rootstock plants for grafting and methods for grafting. Additionally provided are cucurbit rootstock plants and plant parts and grafted cucurbit plants produced by the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicants: Clemson University, Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Richard Hassell, James Brusca, Xingping Zhang, Shawna Daley
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Patent number: 8629330Abstract: The invention provides methods of inhibiting the growth of a shoot apical meristem of a cucurbit rootstock plant, comprising contacting a shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant with an effective amount of a composition comprising one or more fatty alcohols, thereby inhibiting the growth of the shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant. The present invention further provides methods for preparing and producing cucurbit rootstock plants for grafting and methods for grafting. Additionally provided are cucurbit rootstock plants and plant parts and grafted cucurbit plants produced by the methods of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignees: Syngenta Participations AG, Clemson UniversityInventors: Richard Hassell, James Brusca, Xingping Zhang, Shawna Daley
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Publication number: 20130312139Abstract: The invention provides methods of inhibiting the growth of a shoot apical meristem of a cucurbit rootstock plant, comprising contacting a shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant with an effective amount of a composition comprising one or more fatty alcohols, thereby inhibiting the growth of the shoot apical meristem of the cucurbit rootstock plant. The present invention further provides methods for preparing and producing cucurbit rootstock plants for grafting and methods for grafting. Additionally provided are cucurbit rootstock plants and plant parts and grafted cucurbit plants produced by the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicants: Clemson University, Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Richard Hassell, James Brusca, Xingping Zhang, Shawna Daley
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Patent number: 8476500Abstract: A tetraploid watermelon inbred 4XASSS4 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of tetraploid watermelon inbred 4XASSS4, the methods of propagating the tetraploid inbred 4XASSS4 through seeds and tissue culture. The invention also relates to methods of producing the triploid seedless watermelon seeds and plants by crossing inbred 4XASSS4 with diploid watermelon inbreds, and to the triploid plants produced therefrom. The invention further relates to the methods of developing new tetraploid lines by using tetraploid inbred 4XASSS4 as breeding material, and to tetraploid watermelon seeds and plants produced therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Xingping Zhang, James Brusca
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Publication number: 20120222152Abstract: A tetraploid watermelon inbred 4XASSS4 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of tetraploid watermelon inbred 4XASSS4, the methods of propagating the tetraploid inbred 4XASSS4 through seeds and tissue culture. The invention also relates to methods of producing the triploid seedless watermelon seeds and plants by crossing inbred 4XASSS4 with diploid watermelon inbreds, and to the triploid plants produced therefrom. The invention further relates to the methods of developing new tetraploid lines by using tetraploid inbred 4XASSS4 as breeding material, and to tetraploid watermelon seeds and plants produced therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Inventors: Xingping Zhang, James Brusca
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Patent number: 8212118Abstract: The present invention provides a novel watermelon variety designated SP-6, and method for pollinating seedless watermelon plants. The present invention also provides methods for producing triploid, seedless watermelon fruit.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: James Brusca, Xingping Zhang
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Patent number: 8173873Abstract: The present invention provides a novel watermelon variety designated SP-5, and method for pollinating seedless watermelon plants. The present invention also provides methods for producing triploid, seedless watermelon fruit.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Xingping Zhang, James Brusca
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Publication number: 20110185443Abstract: The present invention provides a novel watermelon variety designated SP-5, and method for pollinating seedless watermelon plants. The present invention also provides methods for producing triploid, seedless watermelon fruit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AGInventors: Xingping Zhang, James Brusca
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Patent number: 7652193Abstract: Tetraploid watermelon inbreds are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of the tetraploid watermelon inbreds, the methods of propagating the tetraploid inbreds through seeds and tissue culture. The invention also relates to methods of producing the triploid seedless watermelon seeds and plants by crossing the tetraploid inbreds with diploid watermelon inbreds, and to the triploid plants produced therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2004Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventor: Xingping Zhang
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Patent number: 7550652Abstract: The present invention provides a novel watermelon line designated SP-4, and method for pollinating seedless watermelon plants. The present invention also provides methods for producing triploid, seedless watermelon fruit.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2006Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventor: Xingping Zhang
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Patent number: 7547550Abstract: Tetraploid watermelon inbreds are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of the tetraploid watermelon inbreds, the methods of propagating the tetraploid inbreds through seeds and tissue culture. The invention also relates to methods of producing the triploid seedless watermelon seeds and plants by crossing the tetraploid inbreds with diploid watermelon inbreds, and to the triploid plants produced therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2003Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventor: Xingping Zhang
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Publication number: 20090133141Abstract: An enhanced, diploid pollenizer watermelon plant and method used to maximize the yield of triploid seedless watermelons per area. The enhanced pollenizer watermelon plant of the invention is either a hybrid variety, an open-pollinated variety or a synthetic variety, that exhibits the characteristics of small leaves and fruit with a brittle rind that splits when the fruit is overripe or breaks when relatively small physical forces are applied. In one embodiment, the watermelon plant of the invention is also characterized by extended flowering duration, thereby increasing the number of triploid watermelon flowers that are pollinated and set fruit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2009Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Xingping Zhang, Thomas Vare Williams
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Patent number: 7528298Abstract: An enhanced, diploid pollenizer watermelon plant and method used to maximize the yield of triploid seedless watermelons per area. The enhanced pollenizer watermelon plant of the invention is either a hybrid variety, an open-pollinated variety or a synthetic variety, that exhibits the characteristics of small leaves and fruit with a brittle rind that splits when the fruit is overripe or breaks when relatively small physical forces are applied. In one embodiment, the watermelon plant of the invention is also characterized by extended flowering duration, thereby increasing the number of triploid watermelon flowers that are pollinated and set fruit.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2004Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Xingping Zhang, Thomas Vare Williams
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Publication number: 20080163388Abstract: Tetraploid watermelon inbreds are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of the tetraploid watermelon inbreds, the methods of propagating the tetraploid inbreds through seeds and tissue culture. The invention also relates to methods of producing the triploid seedless watermelon seeds and plants by crossing the tetraploid inbreds with diploid watermelon inbreds, and to the triploid plants produced therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2008Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventor: Xingping Zhang
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Publication number: 20080134368Abstract: The present invention provides a novel watermelon line designated SP-4, and method for pollinating seedless watermelon plants. The present invention also provides methods for producing triploid, seedless watermelon fruit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventor: Xingping Zhang