ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,269, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to NIHON NOHYAKU Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"1-aryltetrahydropyridazine-3,5-dione derivative or salt thereof and insecticidal agent containing the compound and method for using same" was invented by Naoya Fujita (Kawachinagano, Japan), Ryosuke Tanaka (Kawachinagano, Japan), Ikki Yonemura (Kawachinagano, Japan), Keisuke Mitsugi (Kawachinagano, Japan), Hinoki Oikawa (Kawachinagano, Japan), Taiki Yokoi (Kawachinagano, Japan) and Takayuki Yamada (Kawachinagano, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "For example, in agricultural and horticultural crop production, pests, etc. still cause heavy damage, and there is a...