ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,036, issued on May 6, was assigned to ORORA VISUAL LLC (Buena Park, Calif.).
"Plant stake and display tag holder" was invented by Julie Ellis (Dallas) and Kevin Fitzpatrick (Winchester, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plant stake and display tag holder for use with a nursery container such as a pot or free-standing planter. The display tag is attached to the container and is accessible and visible to the consumer without obstruction from the container or plant contained therein. The bottom of the plant stake inserts into a slit in the rim portion of a nursery container and locks into place to hold the plant stake upright and sec...