ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,545, issued on Sept. 16.
"Automatic pet scooping and sealing system" was invented by Scott Swiryn (Citrus Heights, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A poop scooping system has a handle, a pole, connected to the handle at one end of the pole and a jaws device, connecting to the other end of the pole. The jaws can open and close. A bag dispenser, dispenses bags where the bags can be pulled around an outside surface of jaws. A processor controls the jaws opening and closing, when closed, heat seals the bag in two spaced locations to seal the bag with poop therein and also seals the bag at the front of the jaws."
The patent was fil...