ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,091, issued on March 4, was assigned to RedSea Science and Technology Inc. (Washington).

"Tomato plant designated 'MX20-06'" was invented by Mark Alfred Tester (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Claudia Yveline Pailles Galvez (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Gabriele Maria Fiene (Quarante, France), Nathaly Rodriguez Ortiz (Tucson, Ariz.), Vanessa Melino (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) and Ryan Lefers (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to the plants, plants parts, and plant cells of tomato variety designated 'MX20-06', methods for producing a tomato plant by crossing 'MX20-06' wi...