US Patent Issued to The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Sept. 8 for "Automatic feeder apparatus, systems, and methods thereof" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,579, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong).

"Automatic feeder apparatus, systems, and methods thereof" was invented by Hiu Tung Cheung (Hong Kong), Tsz Ching Chan (Hong Kong), Tsz Wai Fung (Hong Kong), Chi Ming Reuben Cheung (Hong Kong), Yat Wa Chan (Hong Kong) and Ching Walter Lee (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic feeder apparatus for feeding a rodent in a cage is provided. The automatic feeder apparatus comprises a food container for holding food, and the food container comprises an accessible region and a blocked region. The food container is configur...