ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,655,071, issued on June 16, was assigned to SACCO SRL (Cadorago, Italy).

"Composition for bio stimulation of plants" was invented by Francesco Vuolo (Cadorago, Italy), Martin Pedersen (Cadorago, Italy) and Adriano Altissimo (Cadorago, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition for bio stimulation of plants, more specifically to a composition for bio stimulation of plants derived from the fermentation effluent of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) including bifidobacteria. A use of the composition for the bio-stimulation of plants and a method for the bio stimulation of plants being provided with the composition."

The patent was filed on...