ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,632, issued on June 3, was assigned to SABIC AGRI-NUTRIENTS COMPANY (Jubail, Saudi Arabia).

"Calcium sulfate urea granules and methods for producing and using the same" was invented by Harri Tapio Kiiski (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Andrew George Kells (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Mohamed Akasha M. Khaleel (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Nilkamal Bag (Bangalore, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A calcium sulfate urea (UCS) fertilizer granule and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The granule can include urea, calcium sulfate, and a calcium sulfate urea adduct, wherein a portion of the surface of the calcium sulfate urea adduct ...