Patents by Inventor Yitang Yan

Yitang Yan 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).

  • Chemoreceptors in plant parasitic nematodes
    Publication number: 20030175767
    Abstract: Isolated DNA encoding a nematode guanylyl cyclase chemoreceptor is disclosed. Preferably, the encoded nematode guanylyl cyclase chemoreceptor is selected from the group consisting of order Tylenchida and order Aphelenchida chemoreceptors. Also disclosed are vectors and cells containing the DNA, the encoded proteins, oligonucleotides that bind thereto, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Eric L. Davis, Yitang Yan
  • Chemoreceptors in plant parasitic nematodes
    Patent number: 6521438
    Abstract: Isolated DNA encoding a nematode guanylyl cyclase chemoreceptor is disclosed. Preferably, the encoded nematode guanylyl cyclase chemoreceptor is selected from the group consisting of order Tylenchida and order Aphelenchida chemoreceptors. Also disclosed are vectors and cells containing the DNA, the encoded proteins, oligonucleotides that bind thereto, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Eric L. Davis, Yitang Yan