Prior art

To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 12102027, I will examine the patent's cited references. Since I cannot directly access the full USPTO database or its internal forward/backward citations, I will rely on the information provided within the patent document itself regarding "Prior art keywords" and any listed "Other versions" or related applications, and then leverage general knowledge of patent law regarding anticipation.

Prior Art Keywords (from the patent document):

• seed
• substance
• combination
• applied substance
• substances

Understanding Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102:
Under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a claim is anticipated if every element of the claimed invention is disclosed, either explicitly or inherently, in a single prior art reference. The prior art must enable a person of ordinary skill in the art to make or use the invention. The relevant date for prior art is generally before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.

I will now list the prior art references cited within US12102027B2 and assess their potential relevance to the independent claims. Since I do not have access to the Examiner's search history or office actions, this analysis will be based on general principles and the abstract/claims of US12102027B2.

Prior Art References for US12102027:

The provided patent text for US12102027B2 does not explicitly list "prior art references" in a dedicated section with full citations and descriptions as might be found in an office action. Instead, it offers "Prior art keywords" and a section for "Other versions," which lists US20180192577A1.

Since the full text of the patent is provided, I will examine the patent itself for direct citations to other patents or publications.

Upon review of the full patent text, there are no explicit citations to other patents or publications listed in a "References Cited" section, which is common in a granted patent. The provided text primarily defines terms, describes the invention's various embodiments, and discusses objectives. The "Prior art keywords" indicate the general technological domain.

However, the "Other versions" section lists:

• US20180192577A1 (Publication of US20180192577A1, published 2018-07-12)

This is a patent application publication for the same invention, which published prior to the grant of US12102027B2. Therefore, while it is related to the current patent, it is generally not considered prior art against US12102027B2 in the sense of 35 U.S.C. § 102, as it likely shares the same priority date and inventive entity. It is an earlier publication of the same patent family.

Conclusion on Identified Prior Art:

Based only on the provided text, US12102027B2 does not explicitly list distinct prior art patent documents with full citations, publication/filing dates, and descriptions within the "Prior Art" or "References Cited" sections typically found in a patent document. The "Prior art keywords" suggest the general field of seed treatment and application. The "Other versions" entry (US20180192577A1) is an earlier publication of the same patent family, and therefore not anticipatory prior art.

To provide a comprehensive prior art analysis, access to the official "References Cited" section from the USPTO patent record for US12102027B2 would be essential. Without this, I cannot identify specific prior art patents that were considered during prosecution and assess their potential anticipation of claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102.