ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,137, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to CH Biotech R&D Co. Ltd. (Nantou City, Taiwan).

"Method of using/applying a keratin hydrolysis peptide solution to improve the fertilizer usage efficiency in cotton" was invented by Jenn Wen Huang (Taichung, Taiwan), Yi-Chiao Chan (Keelung, Taiwan), Yu-Yi Wu (Taichung, Taiwan) and Nai-Hua Ye (Changhua, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Present invention teaches the method of using a keratin hydrolysis peptide ("KHP") solution to improve the efficacy of fertilizer usage and absorption by cotton plants. By selectively choosing specific weights of feathers and water, and treating the mixture to a...