ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,525, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to ECOPLANTS Co. LTD. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"1-methylcyclopropene generation apparatus" was invented by Jung Min Back (Seongnam-si, South Korea) and Eun Sik Choi (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A 1-methylcyclopropene generation apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a container comprising a 1-MCP precursor and a reaction solution, and having a pair of through-holes formed in the upper part thereof; a main body comprising an accommodation space for accommodating the container; and a cap coupled to the upper part of the main body in a st...