ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,529, issued on June 9, was assigned to Robert G. Summers (Pasadena, Calif.).

"Root irrigation spike apparatus" was invented by Robert G Summers (Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A root irrigation spike apparatus includes a central body, a chamber traversing the central body, an irrigation post communicably coupled to the chamber having at least one irrigation aperture, and a self-piercing needle portion communicably coupled to the chamber having a tapered diameter."

The patent was filed on Nov. 23, 2023, under Application No. 18/518,552.

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