ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,566, issued on April 22, was assigned to DUPONT SAFETY & CONSTRUCTION INC. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Efficient hydroponic cultivation system and method" was invented by Noel Stephen Brabbs (Garnich, Luxembourg), Srinivas Cherukupalli (Telangana, India), Narayan Pandurang Gaikwad (Indapur, India) and Virendra Gangaram Manjaramkar (Nanded, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydroponic system and method for growing plants. The system comprises one or more plant support structures, one or more housing membranes, and one or more frames. The one or more plant support structures hold plant matter and have one or more holes. The one or more ho...