Patents by Inventor Yonghang Tian

Yonghang Tian 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).

  • Methods of increasing nutrient use efficiency
    Patent number: 11873499
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for increasing nitrogen uptake, nitrogen assimilation, nitrogen use efficiency as well as yield in a plant, without affecting plant height, the method comprising increasing the expression or levels of a growth regulatory factor (GRF). Also described are genetically altered plants characterised by the above phenotype as well as methods of producing such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiangdong Fu, Shan Li, Kun Wu, Yonghang Tian, Qian Liu
  • METHODS OF INCREASING NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20210071191
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for increasing nitrogen uptake, nitrogen assimilation, nitrogen use efficiency as well as yield in a plant, without affecting plant height, the method comprising increasing the expression or levels of a growth regulatory factor (GRF). Also described are genetically altered plants characterised by the above phenotype as well as methods of producing such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Xiangdong Fu, Shan Li, Kun Wu, Yonghang Tian, Qian Liu