ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,546, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Boxiecat LLC (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Cat litter box displaying a fluorescent cat attractant" was invented by Josh Wiesenfeld (Santa Monica, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attractive cat litter box comprising a cat litter box that displays at least one fluorescent compound; wherein the at least one fluorescent compound fluorescent compound fluoresces in the absence of urine, feces, blood, and other bodily fluids; wherein the at least one fluorescent compound is detectable on the cat litter box when the cat litter box is exposed to ultraviolet light; and wherein the at least one fluoresc...