Patents by Inventor Zhanao Deng

Zhanao Deng 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).

  • Plant genes conferring resistance to virus
    Patent number: 7126044
    Abstract: Nucleic acids and polypeptides were identified and isolated from Poncirus trifoliata, a sexually compatible close relative of Citrus. These sequences, when present in a plant genome, result in the expression of resistance to CTV infection. Several methods of transforming citrus plants to produce citrus plants that are resistant to the broad genetic diversity of CTV strains are described. Transformed CTV-resistant germplasm and breeding lines can be used in conventional breeding programs to create new cultivars that carry and express the resistance genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation
    Inventors: Frederick G. Gmitter, Jr., Zhanao Deng, Hongbin Zhang
  • Citrus tristeza virus resistance genes and methods of use
    Publication number: 20030221214
    Abstract: Nucleic acid molecules Rcan5 and Rcan6 derived from Poncirus confer disease resistance to citrus tristeza virus (CTV) infection in a non-Poncirus plant. Methods of conferring disease resistance to CTV infection, as well as citrus plants having a nucleic acid molecule that induces disease resistance to CTV infection are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Frederick G. Gmitter, Zhanao Deng, Hongbin Zhang