ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,308, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Molecular Horizon SRL (Bettona, Italy).

"Phenylpyrazole insecticide compounds and compositions" was invented by Francesco Dottorini (Perugia, Italy), Aurora Valeri (Siena, Italy) and Alessandra Di Veroli (Perugia, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to new and improved insecticidal compounds of the phenylpyrazole class, according to the Formula I:wherein X, Y, Z, and Ar are as defined herein. In particular, the disclosure provides new insecticidal compounds for use against a variety of insects (arthropods), such as, for the treatment or prevention of disease or...