ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,507, issued on Oct. 28.

"Compounds having a fungicidal activity, their agronomic compositions and use thereof for the control of phytopathogenic fungi" was invented by Marilena Gusmeroli (Monza, Italy), Silvia Mormile (Novara, Italy), Alexia Elmini (Cigliano, Italy), Paolo Boggio (Turin, Italy), Paolo Bellandi (Carcare, Italy), Matteo Vazzola (Cogliate, Italy), Giovanni Venturini (Cassano d'Adda, Italy), Riccardo Liguori (Monza, Italy) and Christian Badaracco (Vittuone, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compounds having general formula (I) with a high fungicidal activity are described, and their use for the control of phytopathoge...