ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,767, issued on June 23.
"No-till planter" was invented by Jesse Allen Phelps (Lima, N.Y.), Joshua Allen Phelps (Lima, N.Y.) and Helen Alberta Phelps (Lima, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A planter for surrounding the base of one or more plants rooted in the ground, the planter including a rectangular cover including a periphery and an opening through which the one or more plants is disposed; a trough disposed at a first offset from the periphery, wherein the trough is configured for receiving a pest repellent; and a band of micro spikes disposed at a second offset from the periphery, wherein the second offset is larger than the ...