ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,519, issued on Dec. 9.
"Portable device for collecting and disposing pet waste" was invented by James Alfred Hansen-Quartey (West Haven, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable device for collecting and disposing of pet waste is configured with a housing that holds a scooper assembly connected to a handle and trigger. The handle is at least indirectly connected to the scooper assembly such that vertical manipulation of the handle translates to corresponding vertical manipulation of the scooper assembly. The handle is connected to an extender rod that connects to the scooper assembly and causes the scooper to extend out a downs...