ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,895, issued on Feb. 3.
"Apparatus and method for maintaining pet waste" was invented by Christopher Romano (Middlebury, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides an apparatus and method for maintaining pet waste in a fully-encapsulated environment whereby waste may be removed and litter may be added/replaced in a substantially sealed, dust-free, and clean manner. In one aspect, the pet waste management system comprises a sealed means by which litter may added and/or removed and/or exchange with fresh litter without the substantial release of contaminated dust and materials from the litter system. The invention also p...