US Patent Issued to Brilliant Pet 2 on March 4 for "Pet waste apparatus, method and system for user control" (Illinois, Indiana, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,094, issued on March 4, was assigned to Brilliant Pet 2 LLC (Chicago).

"Pet waste apparatus, method and system for user control" was invented by Alan J. Cook (Chicago), Kevin John Augustyniak (Elma, N.Y.) and Kris W. Grube (Bloomington, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet waste machine configured to capture animal information and dispose of animal waste. The pet waste machine includes a flat surface configured to receive pet waste, wherein a roll of pads is disposed upon the flat surface. A supply housing for holding a fresh supply of pad rolls which is connected to the waste station. A take-up assembly, which is connected to a...