ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,761, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to DAIKI Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Animal toilet" was invented by Junji Yoshinaga (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An animal toilet includes a body portion, a hood, and a blower. The body portion has a bottom face part and a side face part, and is in a box shape. The hood is provided so as to cover the body portion from above. The hood has an entrance for an animal. The blower is provided in an internal space of the hood."

The patent was filed on Feb. 20, 2024, under Application No. 18/581,690.

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