ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,697, issued on Feb. 10.
"Animal waste station" was invented by Dana Leslie (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is an animal waste station configured to determine when an animal has entered the waste station and exited the waste station after elimination. In various embodiments, the animal waste station is configured to dispense a food item based at least in part on the foregoing determination. In various embodiments, the animal waste station and associated treat dispensing unit are integrally coupled to reduce the ability for tampering or chewing."
The patent was filed on Dec. 19, 2023, under Application N...