ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,112, issued on April 14.

"Pet feeding machine" was invented by Hong Ting Cheung (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet feeding machine includes at least a fresh storage container with temperature control, the outlet of the fresh storage container being connected to a pre-heated container for heating up food; the pet food is placed in the fresh storage container for storage, and when feeding, the food is pushed to the pre-heated container according to the amount of feeding and then heated up to feed the pet. The fresh storage containers can be cooled to maintain a proper storage temperature inside to remain fresh of the food...