ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,053, issued on March 24, was assigned to GRO-RITE GARDEN GLOBAL LLC (Shelby, N.C.).

"Modular raised garden bed system and method" was invented by Jonathan Thomas Griffin (Gastonia, N.C.), Justin Reece Lane (Shelby, N.C.) and Brian Thomas Unites (Shelby, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular raised garden bed system includes a plurality of panels having a first end and an opposing second end. Each panel has a series of apertures aligned proximate to the first end, and a series of U-shaped brackets aligned proximate to the opposing second end. The system includes a plurality of stakes, where each stake is configured to slide t...