ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,685, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to URBAN PLANTER LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Planter shelf assembly and a method of providing a modular vertical cultivation wall" was invented by Daniel S. Spiro (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A planter shelf assembly configured to produce minimal carbon footprint from fabrication through erection, to be built of sustainable material and to be installed rapidly by low skilled labor is provided. The planter shelf assembly comprises at least two vertical posts, at least two planter shelves, at least two endcap walls, and at least one of: a pipe, a seed/plant root retaining matrix, an...