ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,408, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Aqua Yield Operations Inc. (Sandy, Utah).

"Multiple ion nanoparticle for delivery of agricultural products" was invented by Landon Bunderson (Springville, Utah) and Christopher Hendrickson (Salt Lake City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure extends to multiple ion nanoparticles for delivery of agricultural products and ions. A composition includes a structural particle and a plurality of ions disposed around the structural particle. The plurality of ions forms a plurality of ion layers surrounding the structural particle. The plurality of ions comprises a plurality of a first ion havi...