ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,742, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to AGROFRESH INC. (Philadelphia).
"Volatile applications against pathogens" was invented by Daniel MacLean (Woodland, Calif.), David H. Young (Carmel, Ind.), Richard M. Jacobson (Chalfont, Pa.), Maurice C. Yap (Zionsville, Ind.), Rodrigo A. Cifuentes (Santiago, Chile), Donald H. Devries (Fishers, Ind.) and Joseph D. Eckelbarger (Carmel, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is related to the use of a volatile antimicrobial compound against pathogens. The volatile antimicrobial compounds provided include certain oxaborole compounds, for example benzoxaboroles. Delivery systems are provid...