ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,834, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to R&R Garden Co. (Los Angeles).

"Autonomous wall mounted garden" was invented by Riley Kuffner (Los Angeles), Randall Shapiro (Los Angeles), Rashed Alkhlaifat (Los Angeles), Brian Frost (Los Angeles), Alexander Rodriguez (Los Angeles), Simon Lancaster (Los Angeles), Michael Beadle (Los Angeles) and Vaibhav Gupta (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is an autonomous wall garden system containing removeable trays, a water delivery system, a tray water level sensor system, and optional grow lights and user interface. The present invention provides a vertical plant growing enviro...