Patents by Inventor Zuo-Ya Zhao

Zuo-Ya Zhao 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).

  • Publication number: 20020138879
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for the efficient transformation of sorghum is provided. The method involves infection with Agrobacterium, particularly those comprising a super-binary vector. In this manner, any gene of interest can be introduced into the sorghum plant. The transformed gene will be flanked by at least one T-DNA border and present in the transformed sorghum in low copy number. Transformed sorghum, cells, tissues, plants, and seed are also provided. The invention encompasses regenerated, fertile sorghum plants, transgenic seeds produced therefrom, T1 and subsequent generations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Tishu Cai, Dorothy A. Pierce, Laura A. Tagliani, Zuo-Ya Zhao