ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,847, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V. (De Lier, Netherlands).

"Lettuce variety 79-ML8166 RZ" was invented by Cornelia Antoinetta Maria Luijten (De Lier, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 79-ML8166 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-ML8166 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-ML8166 RZ."

The patent was filed on Dec. 12, 2022, under Application No. 18/064,378.

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