ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,830, issued on May 19, was assigned to ESCAFIX S.R.L. (Montalcino, Italy).
"Composition for the treatment and prevention of the esca disease" was invented by Mario Guerrieri (Montalcino, Italy) and Roberto Ercolani (Montalcino, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition for the treatment of the esca disease is herein described, which can be produced in the form of a paste or a liquid and can be applied on the stem of the plant to treat the disease and/or sprayed on the aerial part, on the stem or on the fertilizer to prevent infection of the plant with pathogenic fungi."
The patent was filed on Aug. 11, 2022, under Applicatio...