ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,541, issued on July 29, was assigned to AQUATREE GLOBAL LLC (Fort Mill, S.C.).
"Hydroponics system" was invented by Kevin W. Higgins (Fort Mill, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a system for hydroponics growing of plants. An apparatus for a hydroponics system described herein includes: a tray configured to receive water from the hydroponic system, circulate the water through the tray, and return the water to the hydroponic system, where the tray includes one or more flow control features configured to regulate water flow through the tray, and a tray insert supported by the tray, where the tray insert includes a ...