ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,267, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to PERKY CREATIONS (SHENZHEN) TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China).

"Animal waste handling device and method" was invented by Chao Fan (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is capable of filtering animal waste with an improved sifting method. The device includes a support bracket, a chamber attached to the support bracket, and a screen filter configured to locate within the chamber when the animal deposits the waste. The chamber has an opening adapted to accommodate the animal to deposit the waste inside the chamber. The chamber is rotatable between a first position and a sec...