ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,214, issued on April 15, was assigned to URBAN GEOPONIC LLC (Englewood, Colo.).

"Hydroponic tower assemblies and methods" was invented by Jeff Johnston (Denver).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydroponic tower includes opposed parallel first and second sides extending from a top end of the hydroponic tower to a bottom end of the hydroponic tower. The first side includes at least one growing slot extending therethrough. Opposed parallel third and fourth sides are adjacent each of the first and second sides and extend from the top end of the hydroponic tower to the bottom end of the hydroponic tower such that the hydroponic tower has a ...