ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,394, issued on April 7, was assigned to Danimer IPCo LLC (Bainbridge, Ga.).
"PLA / PHA biodegradable coatings for seeds and fertilizers" was invented by Joe B. Grubbs III (Bishop, Ga.) and Jason John Locklin (Athens, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A granular composition for agricultural is disclosed. The granular composition is made up of a plurality of granulates having a biodegradable coating applied over the granulates. The granulates are selected from the group consisting of seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides. The biodegradable coating is made up of polylactic acid and polyhydroxyalkanoates. A method for making the coated gra...