ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,265, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to RedSea Science and Technology Inc. (Washington).

"Tomato plant designated 'X21-02'" 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 (Washington) 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 'X21-02', and to methods for producing a tomato plant by crossing the disclosed tomato varie...