ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,572, issued on Sept. 30.
"Treat dispensing device" was invented by Amanda E. Hutton (Lantana, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Treat dispensing devices are presented including: including: a base, where the base includes a bowl portion and a central recessed portion, where the central recessed portion is positioned under the bowl portion; a dome-shaped covering removably coupled along a top edge of the bowl portion, where the dome-shaped covering includes a dome surface having at least one opening along the dome surface; a pair of drive wheels connected by a crankshaft; a dispensing mechanism actuated by rotation of the crankshaft...