ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,948, issued on March 18, was assigned to Synexis LLC (Overland Park, Kan.).

"Methods for the control of arthropods using near-ideal gas phase hydrogen peroxide" was invented by James D. Lee (Overland Park, Kan.) and Douglas J. Bosma (Overland Park, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for controlling arthropods, including insects and arachnids in an environment. The methods generally comprise: generating a near-ideal gas Purified Hydrogen Peroxide Gas (PHPG) that is substantially non-hydrated (e.g., in the form of water in solution or water in solution or water molecules bonded by...