ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,433, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to LEROY JCG (Lentilly, France).
"Animal litter box incorporating a cleaning device" was invented by Jeremy Leroy (Lentilly, France) and Guillaume Servy (Lentilly, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a litter box for pets, such as cats or rodents, including a cylinder in which the litter is placed, a means for separating the droppings from the litter and a remote, enclosed device for collecting the droppings. The animal litter box incorporates a cleaning device including the cylinder rotating on a frame, the rotation being generated by a rotation means actuated b...