ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,055, issued on April 14.
"Apparatus, system and method for planting" was invented by Mark Damien Stewart (Hamilton, New Zealand) and Tobias Daniel Low (Hamilton, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for supporting a plant includes a growing compartment and a drill head. The drill head comprises a channel for receiving the plant and is operable to rotationally drill a hole. The drill head opens to release the plant into the hole. A drilling apparatus includes a frame supporting the drill head, a motor to rotate the drill head, and an actuator to displace the drill head."
The patent was filed on May 15, 2020, under...