ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,296, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to PETPIVOT INC (Portland, Ore.).
"Pet toilet" was invented by Xiaoxiang Tang (Guangdong, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a pet toilet, when the rotary drum rotates from the initial position to the discharge position, the pet litter can enter the third accommodating space through the sieve component, and the excreta is limited outside the third accommodating space to achieve the sieving of the pet litter and the pet excreta. The excreta can be discharged through the first opening via the excreta's own gravity, completing separation and collection of the excreta....