US Patent Issued to AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS on Aug. 11 for "Septum for sifting and funneling waste in a litter device" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,114, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Septum for sifting and funneling waste in a litter device" was invented by Adam Freeman (Oakland Township, Mich.), Mason Newcombe (Grand Blanc, Mich.) and Theresa Bonucci (Pontiac, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A septum 1 for sifting and funneling waste material comprising: a) a funnel portion 10 having a tapered shape and funnel opening 24, wherein the tapered shape is configured to guide or funnel the waste material toward the funnel opening; b) a sifting portion 12 connected to the funnel portion 10, wherein the sifting portion i...