ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,248, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to TH Products LLC (San Antonio).
"Smart pet feeder" was invented by Paul B. Sides (San Antonio), Brett Jarriel (Aiken, S.C.) and Christopher Lewis Blood (San Antonio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart pet feeder assembly may include a hopper, a feed chute configured to direct feed towards a bowl, and a feed dispensing assembly configured to selectively deliver feed from the hopper to the feed chute. The feed dispensing assembly may include a spin plate, a motor mount, a motor, and one or more of a diverter blade or a center spacer. The spin plate may be configured to receive feed from the hoppe...