ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,879, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY (Walnut Creek, Calif.).
"Insect dispensing device" was invented by Alexander Chirban (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and Ernie Katris (Hawthorn Woods, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insect dispensing device and a method of using the same to feed a pet. More specifically, an insect dispensing device comprising an inlet, one or more outlets, passageways between said inlet and each said outlet, and a mechanism for occluding or opening a selected combination of said passageways."
The patent was filed on Oct. 4, 2023, under Application No. 18/481,022.
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