ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,610, issued on March 31.

"Growing container for free-rooted plants and system and method using same" was invented by Keerti Ayakannu (Santa Cruz, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A growing container system for free-rooted plants adapted to grow plants to be grown aeroponically. The growing container includes a spherical upper portion and a conical lower portion. The growing container allows for the growing of individual free-rooted plants and is coupled to a fluid supply system which provides water to misters within the growing container, and which removes excess water from the bottom of the lower portion of the growing contain...