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Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 14, 2005
Applicants:

Elif Caputa, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Brooke Sloate, Keller, TX (US);

Michael John Otterman, Maumee, OH (US);

Walter N. Yap, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Inventors:

Elif Caputa, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Brooke Sloate, Keller, TX (US);

Michael John Otterman, Maumee, OH (US);

Walter N. Yap, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Assignee:

United Pet Group, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an automatic self cleaning litter box. In accordance with one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a litter receptacle, a drive unit moveably coupled to the litter receptacle, and a sieve coupled to the drive unit such that the sieve possesses at least two degrees of freedom of movement relative to the litter receptacle and at least one degree of freedom of movement relative to the drive unit.


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Caputa, Elif. (2012). Self cleaning litter box (U.S. Patent No. 8156895). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8156895

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