ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,512, issued on Oct. 20.

"Animal feeder system with rotating spring agitating auger" was invented by Matt Busbice (Baton Rouge, La.) and Christopher Paul Bishop (Broussard, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A animal feeder system includes a housing assembly, a drive assembly, and an agitation assembly, whereby the agitation assembly agitates feed within the housing assembly when the drive assembly is actuated. Further, when the drive assembly is agitated, feed is dispensed from the housing assembly through a lower opening."

The patent was filed on June 13, 2024, under Application No. 18/742,781.

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