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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Pet Mate Limited, Hersham, GB;
Inventor:
Jeremy Oates, London, GB;
Assignee:
PET MATE LTD., Surrey, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 5/02 (2006.01); A01K 5/01 (2006.01); G01D 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 5/0275 (2013.01); A01K 5/0114 (2013.01); A01K 5/0291 (2013.01); G01D 5/305 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automatic pet feeder, comprising a bowl with a plurality of compartments, a cover and a sensor, the bowl being rotated relative to the cover to sequentially expose each the compartments, the bowl having location regions detectable by the sensor, each location region having a first edge and a second edge, the motor being driven at a first speed until the first edge is detected, and the motor being driven at a second, slower speed until the second edge is detected, stopping the motor.