ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,343, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to BASF AGRO B.V. (Arnhem, Netherlands).

"Methods and uses of a mixture comprising alpha-cypermethrin and dinotefuran for controlling invertebrate pests in t" was invented by Hendrik Leonard Ypema (Cary, N.C.), Katelyn A. Venner (Research Triangle Park, N.C.), Kenneth Scott Brown (Research Triangle Park, N.C.), Jeffery Douglas Vannoy (Research Triangle Park, N.C.), Brian K. Thompson (Research Triangle Park, N.C.), Kyle J. Miller (Research Triangle Park, N.C.), Jennifer Bergh Browning (Research Triangle Park, N.C.) and Kathie M. Kalmowitz (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present in...