Patents by Inventor Zude Weng

Zude Weng 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 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase
    Publication number: 20030180787
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthetic enzyme in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, Yong Tao, Mark E. Williams, Sean J. Coughlan, Zude Weng
  • Gene involved in pyrimidine biosynthesis in plants
    Publication number: 20030177524
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an OMP decarboxylase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the OMP decarboxylase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the OMP decarboxylase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Saverio Carl Falco, J. Antoni Rafalski, Zude Weng
  • Plant folate biosynthetic genes
    Publication number: 20030177522
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a folate biosynthetic enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the folate biosynthetic enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the folate biosynthetic enzyme in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Emil M. Orozco, Zude Weng, Leslie T. Harvell
  • Carotenoid biosynthesis enzymes
    Patent number: 6600089
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a carotenoid biosynthetic enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the carotenoid biosynthetic enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the carotenoid biosynthetic enzyme in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, Anthony J. Kinney, Steven J. Vollmer, Zude Weng
  • Plant defensins
    Publication number: 20030140368
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated nucleic acids encoding plant defensins. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the plant defensin, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of plant defensins in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Omolayo O. Famodu, Rafael Herrmann, Albert L. Lu, Billy Fred McCutchen, Guo-Hua Miao, James K. Presnail, Jan Antoni Rafalski, Zude Weng
  • Gene involved in pyrimidine biosynthesis in plants
    Patent number: 6573426
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an OMP decarboxylase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the OMP decarboxylase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the OMP decarboxylase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
    Inventors: Saverio Carl Falco, J. Antoni Rafalski, Zude Weng
  • Plant lipoxygenases
    Publication number: 20030074693
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding lipoxygenases. The invention also relates to the construction of recombinant DNA constructs encoding all or a portion of the lipoxygenase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct results in production of altered levels of the lipoxygenase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Edgar B. Cahoon, Anthony J. Kinney, Theodore M. Klein, Jian-Ming Lee, Richard W. Pearlstein, J. Antoni Rafalski, Jennie Bih-Jien Shen, Catherine J. Thorpe, Scott V. Tingey, Zude Weng
  • cDNAs encoding polypeptides
    Publication number: 20030003471
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a phospholipase D. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the phospholipase D, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the phospholipase D in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Omolayo O. Famodu, Guo-Hua Miao, Carl R. Simmons, Zude Weng, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Hajime Sakai, Zhu Qun, Catherine J. Thorpe, Gary M. Fader, Bailin Li
  • Plant myb-related transcription factors
    Publication number: 20020187539
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a Myb-related transcription factor. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the Myb-related transcription factor, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the Myb-related transcription factor in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, Zude Weng
  • Nucleic acid fragments encoding proteins involved in stress response
    Publication number: 20020152497
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated peptide-methionine sulfoxide reductase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering peptide-methionine sulfoxide reductase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Saverio Carl Falco, Omolayo O. Famodu, Blake C. Meyers, Guo-Hua Miao, Joan T. Odell, J. Antoni Rafalski, Catherine J. Thorpe, Hajime Sakai, Zude Weng
  • Plant reproduction polynucleotides and methods of use
    Publication number: 20020124282
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a reproduction protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the reproduction protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the reproduction protein in a transformed host cell. The invention also provides isolated transcriptional regulatory elements and polynucleotides associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Karlene H. Butler, Olga Danilevskaya, Guo-Hua Miao, Michele Morgante, Hajime Sakai, Carl R. Simmons, Zude Weng, Omolayo O. Famodu, Sabine Hantke
  • Arthropod defensins
    Publication number: 20020069427
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a defensin. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the defensin, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the defensin in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: James K. Presnail, Zude Weng, James F. Wong
  • PLANT MYB-RELATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS
    Publication number: 20020066120
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a Myb-related transcription factor. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the Myb-related transcription factor, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the Myb-related transcription factor in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: REBECCA E. CAHOON, ZHAN-BIN LIU, JOAN T. ODELL, J. ANTONI RAFALSKI, JUNE SHI, ZUDE WENG
  • Sucrose phosphate synthase
    Patent number: 6323015
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a sucrose phosphate synthase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the sucrose phosphate synthase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the sucrose phosphate synthase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Emil M. Orozco, Jr., Perry G. Caimi, Zude Weng, Mitchell C. Tarczynski