ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,513, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to INSTITUT DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES (Caldes de Montbui, Spain).

"Reactor system for in vitro culture of plant material, kit for transforming a receptacle into a reactor suitable for the system and method for in vitro culture of plant material using the reactor system" was invented by Ramon J. Dolcet Sanjuan (Caldes de Montbui, Spain) and Carlos Rolando Mendoza Morales (Caldes de Montbui, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "It comprises a receptacle for the culture of plant material, a cap for closing an opening to said receptacle, and means for allowing the entry and/or exit of...