ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,625, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to MARS Inc. (McLean, Va.).

"Food bowl kit" was invented by Annabelle Goyon (Aimargues, France), Sandrine Vialle (Aimargues, France), Melanie Trehiou (Aimargues, France), Mathieu Mao (Aimargues, France), Tammie King (Leicestershire, Great Britain), Alysia Hunt (Leicestershire, Great Britain), Emily Marshall (Leicestershire, Great Britain) and Lewis Jones (Northhamptonshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a kit comprising: (i) a first part comprising a food bowl assembly including a first bowl having side walls and a base; a second feeding bowl dispo...