ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,859, issued on Aug. 4.
"Plant growth apparatus and method of formation thereof" was invented by Brandon Foon (Rosemead, Calif.) and Edward Tang (Rosemead, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plant growth apparatus includes a vapor duct, a plurality of cascade points, a plurality of mounts, a plurality of spill throughs, a reservoir, a water return, and a vaporizer. The vapor duct allows the passage of vapor into a plant enclosure. The plurality of cascade points allows passage of water from a trough. The plants are set into plant receivers of the mounts. The roots of the plant occupy a root space formed by the plant wall and the m...