ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,092, issued on March 24.
"Automated pet food bowl" was invented by Lorenzo Olivas (El Paso, Texas) and Martin Gomez (El Paso, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated dog bowl device generally includes a food container portion, a lid portion, a drive arrangement, and a controller device. The drive arrangement is mounted on the food container portion and designed to pivot the lid portion horizontally back and forth between a closed position and an open position. The controller device permits operation both on demand on a timed schedule to cover and uncover the food container portion on demand automatically at scheduled times...