ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,707, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to TIANJIN CHENGYU TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Tianjin, China).

"Holding devices for cat litter and waste and usage methods" was invented by Ruize Wang (Tianjin, China) and Cunhong Lai (Tianjin, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a holding device for cat litter and waste and a usage method, the holding device for cat litter and waste including a bottom box-like structure, wherein an upper end of the bottom box-like structure is provided with a holding bag, a holding box for cat litter and waste is provided above the holding bag, the holding box for cat litter and waste i...