Patents by Inventor ZHENKUI QIN

ZHENKUI QIN 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).

  • GENE EDITING OF REPRODUCTIVE HORMONES TO REDUCE FERTILITY IN ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS
    Publication number: 20220015342
    Abstract: Disclosed are fish with impaired reproductive capacity and methods and compositions for producing the same. The reproductively impaired fish may include catfish, such as Ictalurus punctatus. The disclosed methods may be generally useful for mitigating environmental impact of escaped genetically engineered fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Rex A. DUNHAM, Zhenkui QIN, Guyu QIN
  • Gene editing of reproductive hormones to sterilize aquatic animals
    Patent number: 11140883
    Abstract: Disclosed are fish with impaired reproductive capacity and methods and compositions for producing the same. The reproductively impaired fish may include catfish, such as Ictalurus punctatus. The disclosed methods may be generally useful for mitigating environmental impact of escaped genetically engineered fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: AUBURN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rex A. Dunham, Zhenkui Qin, Guyu Qin
  • GENE EDITING OF REPRODUCTIVE HORMONES TO STERILIZE AQUATIC ANIMALS
    Publication number: 20180064077
    Abstract: Disclosed are fish with impaired reproductive capacity and methods and compositions for producing the same. The reproductively impaired fish may include catfish, such as Ictalurus punctatus. The disclosed methods may be generally useful for mitigating environmental impact of escaped genetically engineered fish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: REX A. DUNHAM, ZHENKUI QIN, GUYU QIN