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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Chompers, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Ressemann, Pine River, MN (US);
Matthew Ressemann, Pine River, MN (US);
Ryan Ressemann, Pine River, MN (US);
Suzanne Wortham-Ressemann, Pine River, MN (US);
Nancy Altena, St. Cloud, MN (US);
Joshua Baltzell, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chompers LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 5/00 (2006.01); A01K 5/01 (2006.01); A61D 5/00 (2006.01); A01K 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61D 5/00 (2013.01); A01K 5/0114 (2013.01); A01K 13/001 (2013.01); A01K 13/00 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1086 (2013.01);
Abstract
Animal feeding apparatuses that include a plurality of protrusions extending into a feeding well. The protrusions clean the teeth or gums of an animal as it feeds from the feeding well. Also described herein are methods of cleaning an animal's teeth with such a bowl and animals that feed from such a bowl.