ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,249, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to iRobot Corp. (Bedford, Mass.).
"Home pet systems and devices" was invented by Brian W. Doughty (Framingham, Mass.), Vincent Edward Colella (Wilmington, Mass.) and Elizabeth Victoria Luyster (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet feeding system can include a housing, a food tray connected to the housing, and a liquid tray connected to the housing. The pet feeding system can include a food dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense food into the food tray. The pet feeding system can include a liquid dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense liqu...