US Patent Issued to WinField Solutions on June 2 for "Hydrogels as carriers of active ingredients and methods of producing the same" (Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,269, issued on June 2, was assigned to WinField Solutions LLC (Arden Hills, Minn.).

"Hydrogels as carriers of active ingredients and methods of producing the same" was invented by Danny Brown (Woodbury, Minn.), Christine Colby (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Lillian Magidow (St. Paul, Minn.), Megan Barta (River Falls, Wis.) and Dustyn Sawall (River Falls, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Active ingredient-carrying hydrogels include at least a hydrogel and an active ingredient. The active ingredient is released from the hydrogel onto an agricultural substrate or at an agricultural site in a controlled manner. The hydrogel may include lactose, ...