US Patent Issued on Aug. 4 for "Pot" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,858, issued on Aug. 4.

"Pot" was invented by Ryan Chappell (Horsham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pot (1) for use in growing plants comprises a base (2), an annular wall (3) extending from the base (2) to a rim (4), a drain (5) being defined substantially in the centre of the base (2), an injector (6) in the wall (3) for injecting fluid into the pot (1), wherein the injector (6) is located in the wall (3) proximate to the base (2) and distant to the rim (4) and aligned with a plane tangential to the wall (3), the injector (6) comprising a venturi and an air inlet. The pot (1) forms part of a recirculating deep water ...