ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,470, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Agri-Neo Inc. (Toronto).

"Method for controlling pathogens and/or preventing diseases resulting from the presence of the pathogens in and/or on seeds" was invented by Amir Hamidi (Etobicoke, Canada), Fadi Dagher (Laval, Canada), Pooneh Peyvandisani (Richmond Hill, Canada) and Devin Michaud (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for the control of pathogens and/or the prevention of diseases associated with the presence of said pathogens in and/or on seeds, said method comprising the steps of contacting the seeds with a sanitizing composition comprising at least one agriculturally accepta...