ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,818, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to INTERPLAY LLC (Kansas City, Mo.).
"Apparatus and system for interacting with an animal" was invented by Jonaie Johnson (Kansas City, Mo.) and Blake Hodgson (Mission, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for remotely feeding and remotely engaging with an animal is provided herein. The apparatus comprises a body including a food container and a water reservoir for storing food and water to be provided to a domestic animal. The apparatus further includes a dispenser system that is in communication with the food container and the water reservoir. The dispenser system is remotely control...