ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,407, issued on June 10, 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 disclosure provides a pet toilet that achieves automatic cleaning of excrement of a pet. When a drum rotates on a base, if a pet is located in a first safety space between the base and the drum, the pet can escape through a first safety notch, which can effectively prevent the pet from being pinched by the base and the rotating drum and significantly improve the safety of the smart pet toilet."
The patent was filed on Dec. 15, 2023, under Application No. 18/54...