ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,763, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Mertec LLC (West Point, Iowa).

"Soybean cultivar 23180511" was invented by Patrick Joseph Arthur Grams (Hector, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soybean cultivar designated 23180511 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 23180511, to the plants of soybean cultivar 23180511, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 23180511, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 23180511. 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 p...