US Patent Issued on Jan. 13 for "Cultivation systems and methods for improvement of plant bast fibers" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,782, issued on Jan. 13.

"Cultivation systems and methods for improvement of plant bast fibers" was invented by Charles E. Ankner (West Palm Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods relating to utilizing plant shoot-to-root temperature differentials alone or in conjunction gas mixture humidity about a plant shoot to improve plant bast fiber growth; the timing, sequence, and range of shoot-to-root temperature differentials selected during plant development utilized to modify and improve plant bast fibers for industrial, scientific, and medical use."

The patent was filed on Jan. 18, 2024, under Application No. 18/...