ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,159, issued on June 17, was assigned to Prokure Solutions LLC (Phoenix).

"Systems and methods for use of chlorine dioxide in cultivation and post-harvest applications" was invented by Alex Joseph Cushman (Phoenix), Bret Bernard Lorenz (Phoenix) and Noah Lustig (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of use of chlorine dioxide in controlled environmental agriculture settings and postharvest applications are provided. A method can comprise application of gaseous chlorine dioxide at a level effective to prevent microbial proliferation in a setting containing growing plants. A system can comprise a chemical microorgan...