{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"55037","rtpr_id":"nBwc3nrN6a","ticker":"CITR","exchange":"NYSE American","all_tickers":["CITR"],"title":"CitroTech Expands Patent Portfolio, Leading the Market for GPS-Verified, AI-Enabled Deployment of Eco-Friendly Fire Retardants","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-06-04T12:30:00.112Z","article_body":"CitroTech Expands Patent Portfolio, Leading the Market for GPS-Verified,\nAI-Enabled Deployment of Eco-Friendly Fire Retardants\n\nCompany's 31 issued patents include GPS tracking and network-connected\ndatabases that generate auditable, coordinate-stamped records of\nfire-retardant applications\n\nCitroTech (NYSE AM: CITR) today announced the continued expansion of its\nintellectual property (IP) portfolio, reinforcing its position as the only\ncompany in wildfire prevention whose platform combines GPS-enabled\nverification of field applications with a network-connected infrastructure\nthat stores coordinates to generate auditable records of mitigation activity.\n\nThe company now holds 31 issued patents and 56 pending applications. At the\ncore of this portfolio are GPS-enabled verification and geospatial tracking\nsystems, wireless command-and-control technologies, and secure field\ndocumentation infrastructure that together enable real-time confirmation of\nwhere and when fire retardant treatments are applied, including across\ncomplex, geographically dispersed environments. These tracking and network\ncapabilities are paired with CitroTech’s proprietary non-toxic fire\ninhibitor chemistries and application methods designed for use across\nlandscapes, as well as wood, lumber, and other infrastructure materials.\n\nAs wildfire risk intensifies due to expanding wildland-urban interfaces,\nprolonged drought conditions, and increasingly severe fire seasons,\nmunicipalities, utilities, insurers, and public agencies are placing greater\nemphasis on prevention systems that integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and\ndeliver measurable mitigation activity alongside verifiable records of field\noperations.\n\n“Wildfire mitigation is increasingly AI-enabled and data-driven, and\nverification is now a baseline requirement,” said Wes Bolsen, CEO of\nCitroTech. “Historically, systems capable of delivering tracked deployment\nat scale have relied on potentially harmful phosphate-based chemistries.\nConversely, environmentally friendly solutions have not been paired with the\nrobust GPS-tracking infrastructure the market is demanding. That tradeoff\npersisted for years, until we built CitroTech’s platform and IP portfolio to\neliminate that constraint entirely.”\n\nCitroTech’s platform directly addresses this structural gap by unifying its\nenvironmentally responsible fire inhibitor solutions with high-integrity,\nGPS-enabled verification systems. This approach enables precise confirmation\nof where and when mitigation treatments are applied. Its secure digital\ninfrastructure stores that data in a network-connected database to generate\ncoordinate-stamped, auditable records of field activity that support\ncompliance reporting, insurance validation, operational oversight, and\nlong-term resilience planning.\n\n“CitroTech’s IP is the only portfolio that enables wildfire mitigation to\nbe operationalized at scale with both environmental responsibility and\nreal-time visibility into field deployment,” said Kevin Schaff, Global Head\nof Business Development and Partnerships at CitroTech. “For decision makers\nacross public and private markets, it introduces consistency in how treatments\nare deployed and clarity in how those efforts are documented across diverse\nregions and landscapes.”\n\nBeyond its tracking and documentation technologies, CitroTech's IP portfolio\nincludes innovations in wildfire defense systems for structures,\nenvironmentally responsible fire inhibitor formulations, and field deployment\ntechnologies designed for municipal prevention programs, utility and\ninfrastructure protection, residential defensible space initiatives, and\nenvironmentally sensitive treatment zones where traditional approaches may be\nlimited by operational or regulatory constraints.\n\nTogether, these technologies position CitroTech at the center of a shift\ntoward preventative, measurable wildfire resilience systems in which proof of\napplication, stored as GPS coordinates in a network-connected database,\nbecomes as important as the application itself.\n\nAbout CitroTech Inc.\n\nCitroTech Inc. (NYSE AM: CITR) is manufacturing and deploying the CitroTech\nfamily of innovative, environmentally safe fire prevention solutions for\nhomes, wood products, and wildfire prevention and asset protection. CitroTech\nis the only long-term fire inhibitor recognized by the EPA Safer Choice\nprogram and tested to UL Greenguard Gold standards, providing effective and\nscientifically validated wildfire mitigation while safeguarding human and\nenvironmental health. The company’s growing patent portfolio,\nrecurring-revenue model, and scalable approach support its long-term growth\nand market expansion. For more information, visit www.citrotech.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citrotech.com&esheet=54546980&newsitemid=20260604419369&lan=en-US&anchor=www.citrotech.com&index=1&md5=9dc0c90af1d1a1593ba0e296e7bd5045)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260604419369/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260604419369/en/)\n\nMedia Contact: \n\nCitroTech Inc.\n\nIsabella Sarlo\n\nAntenna Group\n\nCitroTech@antennagroup.com \n(mailto:CitroTech@antennagroup.com) \n(516) 526-9227\n\nInvestor Relations Contact: \n\nBrett Maas, Managing Principal\n\nHayden IR, LLC\n\nCITR@haydenir.com \n(mailto:CITR@haydenir.com) \n(480) 861-2425\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBwc3nrN6a","title":"CitroTech Expands Patent Portfolio, Leading the Market for GPS-Verified, AI-Enabled Deployment of Eco-Friendly Fire Retardants","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"CITR","created":"2026-06-04T12:30:00.112Z","tickers":["CITR"],"exchange":"NYSE American","article_body":"CitroTech Expands Patent Portfolio, Leading the Market for GPS-Verified,\nAI-Enabled Deployment of Eco-Friendly Fire Retardants\n\nCompany's 31 issued patents include GPS tracking and network-connected\ndatabases that generate auditable, coordinate-stamped records of\nfire-retardant applications\n\nCitroTech (NYSE AM: CITR) today announced the continued expansion of its\nintellectual property (IP) portfolio, reinforcing its position as the only\ncompany in wildfire prevention whose platform combines GPS-enabled\nverification of field applications with a network-connected infrastructure\nthat stores coordinates to generate auditable records of mitigation activity.\n\nThe company now holds 31 issued patents and 56 pending applications. At the\ncore of this portfolio are GPS-enabled verification and geospatial tracking\nsystems, wireless command-and-control technologies, and secure field\ndocumentation infrastructure that together enable real-time confirmation of\nwhere and when fire retardant treatments are applied, including across\ncomplex, geographically dispersed environments. These tracking and network\ncapabilities are paired with CitroTech’s proprietary non-toxic fire\ninhibitor chemistries and application methods designed for use across\nlandscapes, as well as wood, lumber, and other infrastructure materials.\n\nAs wildfire risk intensifies due to expanding wildland-urban interfaces,\nprolonged drought conditions, and increasingly severe fire seasons,\nmunicipalities, utilities, insurers, and public agencies are placing greater\nemphasis on prevention systems that integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and\ndeliver measurable mitigation activity alongside verifiable records of field\noperations.\n\n“Wildfire mitigation is increasingly AI-enabled and data-driven, and\nverification is now a baseline requirement,” said Wes Bolsen, CEO of\nCitroTech. “Historically, systems capable of delivering tracked deployment\nat scale have relied on potentially harmful phosphate-based chemistries.\nConversely, environmentally friendly solutions have not been paired with the\nrobust GPS-tracking infrastructure the market is demanding. That tradeoff\npersisted for years, until we built CitroTech’s platform and IP portfolio to\neliminate that constraint entirely.”\n\nCitroTech’s platform directly addresses this structural gap by unifying its\nenvironmentally responsible fire inhibitor solutions with high-integrity,\nGPS-enabled verification systems. This approach enables precise confirmation\nof where and when mitigation treatments are applied. Its secure digital\ninfrastructure stores that data in a network-connected database to generate\ncoordinate-stamped, auditable records of field activity that support\ncompliance reporting, insurance validation, operational oversight, and\nlong-term resilience planning.\n\n“CitroTech’s IP is the only portfolio that enables wildfire mitigation to\nbe operationalized at scale with both environmental responsibility and\nreal-time visibility into field deployment,” said Kevin Schaff, Global Head\nof Business Development and Partnerships at CitroTech. “For decision makers\nacross public and private markets, it introduces consistency in how treatments\nare deployed and clarity in how those efforts are documented across diverse\nregions and landscapes.”\n\nBeyond its tracking and documentation technologies, CitroTech's IP portfolio\nincludes innovations in wildfire defense systems for structures,\nenvironmentally responsible fire inhibitor formulations, and field deployment\ntechnologies designed for municipal prevention programs, utility and\ninfrastructure protection, residential defensible space initiatives, and\nenvironmentally sensitive treatment zones where traditional approaches may be\nlimited by operational or regulatory constraints.\n\nTogether, these technologies position CitroTech at the center of a shift\ntoward preventative, measurable wildfire resilience systems in which proof of\napplication, stored as GPS coordinates in a network-connected database,\nbecomes as important as the application itself.\n\nAbout CitroTech Inc.\n\nCitroTech Inc. (NYSE AM: CITR) is manufacturing and deploying the CitroTech\nfamily of innovative, environmentally safe fire prevention solutions for\nhomes, wood products, and wildfire prevention and asset protection. CitroTech\nis the only long-term fire inhibitor recognized by the EPA Safer Choice\nprogram and tested to UL Greenguard Gold standards, providing effective and\nscientifically validated wildfire mitigation while safeguarding human and\nenvironmental health. The company’s growing patent portfolio,\nrecurring-revenue model, and scalable approach support its long-term growth\nand market expansion. For more information, visit www.citrotech.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citrotech.com&esheet=54546980&newsitemid=20260604419369&lan=en-US&anchor=www.citrotech.com&index=1&md5=9dc0c90af1d1a1593ba0e296e7bd5045)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260604419369/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260604419369/en/)\n\nMedia Contact: \n\nCitroTech Inc.\n\nIsabella Sarlo\n\nAntenna Group\n\nCitroTech@antennagroup.com \n(mailto:CitroTech@antennagroup.com) \n(516) 526-9227\n\nInvestor Relations Contact: \n\nBrett Maas, Managing Principal\n\nHayden IR, LLC\n\nCITR@haydenir.com \n(mailto:CITR@haydenir.com) \n(480) 861-2425\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-06-04T12:30:00.19024906Z","server_sent_at_ms":1780576200190},"received_at":"2026-06-04T12:30:00.361Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260604419369/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"44464","press_release_id":"55037","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Environmental & Facilities Services","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"CitroTech announced the expansion of its intellectual property portfolio, now holding 31 issued patents and 56 pending applications.\n\nThe company emphasizes its unique position as the only wildfire prevention provider combining GPS-enabled verification of field applications with network-connected infrastructure for auditable records.\n\nManagement states this platform eliminates the historical tradeoff between environmentally friendly chemistries and robust tracking infrastructure, addressing growing demand from municipalities and insurers for verifiable mitigation data.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"IP portfolio expansion reinforces CitroTech's moat in GPS-verified wildfire mitigation."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"issued_patents":31,"pending_patent_applications":56}},"quotedText":"Wildfire mitigation is increasingly AI-enabled and data-driven, and verification is now a baseline requirement","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Wes Bolsen","role":"CEO"},{"name":"Kevin Schaff","role":"Global Head of Business Development and Partnerships"},{"name":"Isabella Sarlo","role":"Media Contact"},{"name":"Brett Maas","role":"Investor Relations Contact"}],"products":["CitroTech family of fire prevention solutions","non-toxic fire inhibitor chemistries"],"companies":[{"name":"CitroTech Inc.","ticker":"CITR"},{"name":"Antenna Group","relationship":"PR agency"},{"name":"Hayden IR, LLC","relationship":"IR agency"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"The release highlights the expansion of the company's IP portfolio (31 issued patents, 56 pending) and reinforces its unique market positioning in GPS-verified wildfire mitigation. 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