ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,836, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Bloomaker USA Inc. (Waynesboro, Va.).
"Rooting tray" was invented by Joep Paternostre (Waynesboro, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rooting tray for supporting a plant, typically a bulbous plant, as it grows. The rooting tray includes a raised platform supported by a lower frame, and the raised platform defines one or more passageways that urge a direction of root growth of the plant below the raised platform. The raised platform is supported by a plurality of frame supports integrally formed around the periphery of the lower frame and raised outer frame. The raised platform also defines a ...