ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,439,913, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURE, CAAS (Beijing).

"Alcohol ether compound and use thereof in water-based nanopesticide preparation" was invented by Yan Wang (Beijing) and Changcheng An (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An alcohol ether compound and use thereof in a water-based nanopesticide preparation are provided. The alcohol ether compound has a structure shown in Formula 1. The alcohol ether compound is used as a specific surfactant of emamectin benzoate, and a stable and transparent water-based nano-preparation for the emamectin benzoate could be ob...