ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,571, issued on March 17, was assigned to VALENT BIOSCIENCES LLC (Libertyville, Ill.).

"1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid and methyl jasmonate mixtures and uses thereof" was invented by Kimberly Ann Falco (Crystal Lake, Ill.), Steve McArtney (Antioch, Ill.), Peter D. Petracek (Grayslake, Ill.), Franklin Paul Silverman (Highland Park, Ill.), Marci Ann Surpin (Highland Park, Ill.) and Derek D. Woolard (Zion, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to an agricultural mixture comprising 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, a hydrate thereof, a polymorph thereof or a salt thereof and methyl jasmonate. T...