ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,452, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to QINGDAO KINGAGROOT CHEMICAL COMPOUND Co. LTD. (Shandong, China).

"Substituted-isoxazoline-containing aromatic compound, preparation method therefor, herbicidal composition and use thereof" was invented by Lei Lian (Shandong, China), Xuegang Peng (Shandong, China), Rongbao Hua (Shandong, China), De Zhao (Shandong, China) and Qi Cui (Shandong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention belongs to the technical field of pesticides, and specifically relates to a type of substituted-isoxazoline-containing aromatic compound, preparation method therefor, herbicidal composition and use thereof....