ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,614, issued on May 26, was assigned to Gyroplant Ltd. (Great Britain).

"Hydroponic system and devices for irrigating a growing crop" was invented by Marcus Comaschi (Petersfield, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and devices for irrigating a growing crop by hydroponic means, in particular a hydroponic system and a reusable growing plug. In a first aspect there is provided a hydroponic system comprising a growing frame with a rotating portion. The rotating portion further comprises a spiral conduit. The spiral conduit comprises a plurality of apertures for receiving the growing crop. The spiral conduit is c...