ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,540, issued on March 17, was assigned to VOGEL UND WEBER GMBH PRODUKTION UND VERTRIEB (Aachen, Germany).
"Feed lift for pet feeding" was invented by Jurgen Vogel (Aachen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A feed lift for pet food includes a platform that is configured to receive feeding bowls and can be moved in the vertical direction. A drive moves the platform along two stationary guide elements that extend vertically upward from a base. Drive forces are introduced to the platform by a toothed belt at lateral edges of the platform. The toothed belt is driven by a central motor and avoids misalignments of the platform, tilting...