ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,211, issued on July 22, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Plant cultivation apparatus" was invented by Minhwan Choi (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plant cultivation apparatus is disclosed. The plant cultivation apparatus includes a cabinet, a bed, a cultivation unit, a photographing unit, and a control unit. The bed is provided inside of the cabinet. The cultivation unit is seated on the bed and accommodates a medium in which at least a portion of a plant is embedded. The photographing unit is provided inside of the cabinet and captures an image of the cultivation unit. The control unit ...