Automated food dispenser

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12207627
APP PUB NO 20240074409A1
SERIAL NO

18502677

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Abstract

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A feeder including: a) a base portion having a serving area; b) a chamber portion supported by the base portion and configured to retain a granular material within a chamber interior, c) a dispenser configured to segregate a portion of the granular material from the chamber interior and transfer the portion of the granular material from the chamber portion to the serving area, wherein the dispenser includes: i) a rocker body; and ii) one or more fins projecting from the rocker body; and wherein the feeder includes one or more of: i) the fin(s) are flexible; ii) sensing device(s) part of a sensing tower configured to sense the presence, distance, and/or amount of the granular material within the chamber portion; and/or iii) sensing device(s) configured to sense the presence, distance, and/or amount of the granular material within the serving area.

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Patent Owner(s)

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AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS LLC1080 W ENTRANCE DR AUBURN HILLS MI 48326

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baxter, Brad Bloomfield Hills, US 25 205
Smith, Jason West Bloomfield, US 177 1897
Weihman, Jason Troy, US 9 31

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