US Patent Issued on May 6 for "System and method for propagating, transporting, and growing free-rooted plants" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,031, issued on May 6.

"System and method for propagating, transporting, and growing free-rooted plants" was invented by Keerti Ayakannu (Santa Cruz, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for the transport and growing of free-rooted plants adapted to be grown aeroponically. The system and method includes propagating the free-rooted plants and then transferring them to a transport container. The transport container includes a light and hydrated nutrient balls adapted to keep the plant alive during transport. The plant may, after transport, be transferred to a growing container. The growing container may include a spherical upp...