ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,816, issued on Jan. 13.
"Pet waste management device, system, and methods" was invented by Francisco Javier Arreola Marvan (Washington).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet waste management system provides a hygienic and convenient solution for pet owners. The pet waste management system includes a main housing portion and a non-porous pad having a surface for directly receiving pet excrement including feces and urine. The system includes a sweeper including a scraping surface and a movable sweeper arm. The movable sweeper arm is configured to move the sweeper across the surface of the non-porous pad such that the scraping surface dir...