ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,746, issued on Feb. 24.
"Apparatus for protecting a building from weather elements" was invented by Itisha Gupta (Gurgaon, India) and Sarthak Jindal (Acton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for protecting a building from weather elements comprises a structure installable on a roof of the building and elevatable to an elevated position from an unelevated position for protecting the building from weather elements, a pumping assembly, and an elevating assembly. The structure comprises a hydroponic cultivating unit comprising a growing container and a tubing unit attached to the hydroponic cultivating unit. The tubing un...