Patents by Inventor Zhiyuan Hu

Zhiyuan Hu 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).

  • Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) seed-specific promoters
    Publication number: 20030159174
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to promoters of flax conlinin and &ohgr;3 desaturase genes. The promoters guide high levels of the expression exclusively in flax developing seeds. This specific expression pattern concomitant with the biosynthesis of storage lipids and proteins make these promoters particularly useful for seed-specific modification of fatty acid and protein compositions in plant seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Bioriginal Food & Science Corporation
    Inventors: Xiao Qiu, Martin Truksa, Zhiyuan Hu