US Patent Issued to Aqua Yield Operations on July 14 for "Incorporation of wetting agent with granular fertilizers for enhancing fertilizer dispersion and plant uptake" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,786, issued on July 14, was assigned to Aqua Yield Operations Inc. (Sandy, Utah).

"Incorporation of wetting agent with granular fertilizers for enhancing fertilizer dispersion and plant uptake" was invented by Garrett Olsen (Sandy, Utah) and Mark Slavens (Sandy, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Granular fertilizers for efficient plant uptake of nutrients and delayed release of fertilizer compounds. A composition includes a granular fertilizer and a wetting agent configured to reduce a surface tension of water. The composition optionally additionally includes an ion exchange nanoparticle, wherein the ion exchange nanoparticle compr...