ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,526, issued on Nov. 18.
"Integrated fountain and vase assembly" was invented by Thomas Perry (Reliance, S.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated fountain and vase assembly for increasing longevity of blooms of cut flowers includes a vessel, which has a top that is open and a bottom that is both closed and substantially planar. A plate attached to an inner perimeter of the vessel defines a reservoir for water. A monument is attached to and extends upwardly from the plate. An opening in the plate allows for insertion of stems of plants into the water. A water pump in the reservoir pumps the water through a tube that opens prox...