{
  "patent_number": "US 2514269",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How a Self-Watering Flowerpot Design Works",
  "original_title": "Flowerpot",
  "summary": "A 1947 patent for a flowerpot design that uses a built-in reservoir to keep plant soil consistently moist.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent describes a flowerpot structure featuring a hollow base that acts as a water reservoir. A porous or absorbent material connects the reservoir to the soil above, allowing water to move upward through capillary action. This ensures the plant receives a steady supply of moisture without the need for constant surface watering.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover electronic or sensor-based irrigation systems.",
    "Does not cover pots that rely solely on gravity-fed top-down watering.",
    "Does not cover hydroponic systems that lack soil-based growing mediums."
  ],
  "filed": "1947-03-05",
  "granted": "1950-07-04",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "VINCENT J SEDLON",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/vincent-j-sedlon",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Charles F Wilberschied",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/charles-f-wilberschied"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 21,
  "tags": [
    "mechanical",
    "consumer_electronics"
  ],
  "abstract": null,
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2514269/streptomycin",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2514269/streptomycin/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US2514269",
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