ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,118, issued on June 16, was assigned to Plant Culture Systems Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Method and process for artificial intelligence to manage and optimize energy consumption across vertical farming and greenhouse hydroponic combined cycle agriculture" was invented by Sanjay Kumar Rajpoot (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for artificial intelligence software to manage and optimize energy consumption across a vertical farm and a greenhouse, comprising: a grid of solar panels that provide solar power, a solar battery and sensors throughout the vertical farm; wherein the greenhouse can be heated or cooled; wherein ...