ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,823, issued on April 21, was assigned to TOHOKU SEED Co. LTD. (Utsunomiya, Japan).
"Spinacia plant with low oxalic acid content" was invented by Atsushi Tanaka (Tochigi, Japan), Kei Ogasawara (Tochigi, Japan), Kei Koyasaki (Tochigi, Japan), Norifumi Tanaka (Tochigi, Japan), Satoshi Niikura (Tochigi, Japan) and Fumio Azuhata (Tochigi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinacia plant with a low oxalic acid content, in particular a low oxalic acid content that is stable and unaffected by environmental conditions. A method for producing the same, a screening method, and a screening kit. A spinacia plant with a low oxalic acid conte...