ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,464,988, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Stem Cultivation Inc. (Woburn, Mass.).

"Cultivation vessel and assembly" was invented by Kyle W. Moffitt (Woburn, Mass.) and Kaylor Moffitt (Woburn, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular vessel assembly configured to hold one or more plants in a cultivation environment is provided. The vessel assemblies may beis assembled from multiple components, each component having an identical design. The modular vessel assembly provides for high-volume production of a single component that is versatile enough to join with other identical or substantially similar components to form a tower of vess...