Patents by Inventor Zheng-Hua Ye

Zheng-Hua Ye 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).

  • Modification of lignin content and composition in plants
    Patent number: 6441272
    Abstract: Plants and methods of preparing plants having reduced lignin content and/or altered lignin composition are provided. The activities of caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase and/or caffeic acid O-methyltransferase enzymes in the modified plants are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: Zheng-Hua Ye