ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,919, issued on March 18.
"Small animal cage with integrated cleaning door" was invented by Gregory Paul Swartz (Woodland Hills, Calif.), Matthew Siff (Newton, Mass.) and Andrew Siff (Newton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cage for containing a small animal includes various features adapted to provide a means of cleaning the cage that is fast, easy, and clean, without disassembling, tipping, tilting, or lifting the cage. A panel defining a portion of a cage floor or wall element, or a combination thereof, can be transitioned by a user from a closed state to an open state to reveal an opening, allowing soiled materials to be n...