ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,626, issued on July 7, was assigned to NuCicer Inc. (Davis, Calif.).
"Chickpea variety 'NC-001'" was invented by Douglas Cook (Davis, Calif.) and Brendan Riely (Davis, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "New chickpea varieties designated 'NC-001'. 'NC-002', and 'NC-004' are chickpea varieties exhibiting stability and uniformity."
The patent was filed on Sept. 28, 2023, under Application No. 18/374,146.
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