ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,643, issued on March 31, was assigned to M.S. Technologies LLC (West Point, Iowa).

"Soybean cultivar 21240438" was invented by Justin T. Mason (Granger, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soybean cultivar designated 21240438 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 21240438, to the plants of soybean cultivar 21240438, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 21240438, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 21240438. 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 plant ...