ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,418, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to SABIC AGRI-NUTRIENTS COMPANY (Jubail, Saudi Arabia).

"Urea calcium sulfate granules and methods for producing and using the same" was invented by Andrew George Kells (Wilton, Great Britain), Nilkamal Bag (Bangalore, India) and Saleh Nafe Al-Shammari (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A urea calcium sulfate (UCS) fertilizer granule and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The granule can include a urea-calcium sulfate (UCS) adduct. The method of making can include producing a partially dried material comprising UCS adduct and forming the UCS fertilizer granules ...