ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,794, issued on June 23, was assigned to AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Automated liquid dispensing device" was invented by Brad Baxter (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and Patrick McCormick (Clarendon Hills, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid dispensing device (1) having a) a serving bowl (10) configured to retain liquid for consumption by an animal; b) a fresh tank (50) configured to store a fresh liquid therein; c) a used tank (80) configured to store a used liquid therein, wherein used liquid is the liquid which has already been available for consumption of the animal; and d) a carousel (100) having one...