ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,833, issued on May 19, was assigned to ALGAIA (Lannilis, France).

"Composition and method for improving plant growth" was invented by Jeremy Brebion (Cheux, France) and Franck Hennequart (Herouville-Saint-Clair, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a biostimulant composition containing an extract of brown algae and its use for improving plant growth by stimulating the growth of favorable microorganisms present in soils."

The patent was filed on June 17, 2020, under Application No. 17/620,215.

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