ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,483, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to DSM Austria GmbH (Getzersdorf, Austria).

"Method for biotransformation of trichothecenes" was invented by Martin Siller (Vienna), Gerhard Adam (Vienna), Maria Doppler (Vienna), Rainer Schuhmacher (Vienna), Karl Kugler (Neuherberg, Germany), Klaus F.X. Mayer (Neuherberg, Germany), Gerlinde Wiesenberger (Vienna), Herbert Michlmayr (Vienna), Wolfgang Schweiger (Vienna), Manuel Hofer (Vienna), Hermann Burstmayr (Vienna) and Barbara Steiner (Vienna).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a novel method for detoxification of trichothecene contaminated material. More specifically...