ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,228, issued on June 2, was assigned to M. S. Technologies, L. L. C. (West Point, Iowa).

"Soybean cultivar 21040113" was invented by Justin T. Mason (Granger, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soybean cultivar designated 21040113 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 21040113, to the plants of soybean cultivar 21040113, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 21040113, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 21040113. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and pla...