MUMBAI, India, Jan. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202211015050 A) filed by Sanskriti University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, on March 19, 2022, for 'automated pet littering device.'

Inventor(s) include Manoj Ojha; and Rishi Sikka.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 12, under issue no. 02/2024.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to an automated pet littering device comprising a housing 1 having a first portion 2 configured with a base support 4, a grill like member 5 assembled over four slide rails 6 fabricated at the housing 1 for reciprocating through the sand, an imaging unit 9 coupled with an ultrasonic sensor mount...