US Patent Issued to VIRIDIS ARBOR on July 14 for "Ground penetrating self-drilling and self-hydrating seed planting cluster" (New Jersey Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,728, issued on July 14, was assigned to VIRIDIS ARBOR LLC (Verona, N.J.).

"Ground penetrating self-drilling and self-hydrating seed planting cluster" was invented by Gary E. Abeles (Verona, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seed planting cluster includes a seeding tapered projectile bonded to a hydrating tapered projectile. The hydrating projectile contains water that is released into the ground upon impact through hydrating holes that are initially covered by water-soluble seals. The seeding projectile contains a seed carrier helix that expands downward when exposed to the water, thereby inserting at least one seed, seedling, an...