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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181601 | Pet litter box A pet litter device which includes a tray to contain pet litter, a pivoting lifting handle connected to the tray to assist in emptying used pet litter, a ramp connectable to the tray to allow ingress and egress to the tray, a skirt adapted to be attached to the peri... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8033249 | Pet litter mat A mat intended to be placed in proximity to a litter box so that a pet exiting the litter box will walk over the mat with the result that particles of litter temporarily adhering to the feet of the pet will be dislodged through interaction with the structure of the ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7913649 | Litter box safety guard A litter box safety guard attached or attachable to a litter box cover of the type having a generally vertical wall and an access opening in the wall, the access opening having a lower opening edge. The safety guard includes a generally vertical planar barrier at le... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7832357 | Animal litter box An animal litter box includes an evacuation container and a hood, the hood having a fixed hood, a movable hood, and a pair of connecting portions. The movable hood is configured to be moved rotatably either outside or inside the fixed hood such that an end edge of t... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7757637 | Litter box lifting device A litter box housing for cats having a litter box inside the housing positioned upon a tray. The tray is engaged with a cam arms which are connected to an upper lid of the housing, and the tray rests on a base of the housing when the lid is closed. When the lid is o... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7677201 | Disposable sanitary shield for kitty litter containers A sanitary shield includes a body formed from liquid absorbing material. An uppermost section is monolithically formed with a bottom section wherein the uppermost section is pivotal along a fulcrum axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the body. First, second an... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7621233 | Device for detecting, containing, and indicating the presence of fluidic animal waste product at a defined location Described is an animal waste product notification device for detecting the occurrence of an animal excreting animal waste product at a defined location, containing the waste product such that the animal cannot track the waste product from the defined location, and n... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7584717 | Portable toilet A portable toilet for an animal, including a catchment part; and a collection part, wherein the catchment part is arranged over the collection part and is shaped to channel urine into the collection part. ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7533630 | Animal litter having the property of detecting diabetes in felines An animal litter composition comprised of a liquid absorbent aggregate impregnated with an agent to indicate the presence of sugar in the urine of felines and other related species includes 88.1 percent +/−5.0 percent by weight of an expanded aggregate, 00.9 perce... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7458337 | Portable cat litter box A portable cat litter box comprises a lower portion having a pair of wheels mounted thereon, an upper portion that is attachable to the lower portion in order to collectively define an interior compartment for containing kitty litter, a door pivotally suspended in o... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7434539 | Waste disposal system A waste disposal system includes a receptacle with a base adapted to receive a waste tray assembly on a top panel thereof. The top panel includes an inlet drain opening. A discharge drain is provided in the receptacle base. The waste tray assembly can include natura... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7395784 | Pet toilet A pet toilet that prevents scattering of litter material or tracking of litter material into the home is disclosed. The pet toilet comprises a toilet body having a box portion for containing sand or litter, a seat having a floor defining an opening so that dung and ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387084 | Pet litter containment and disposal means incorporating a reusable, collapsible frame assembly Means for containing and handling pet litter, wherein a reusable, collapsible frame assembly is used cooperatively with a flexible trash bag to provide a structure for enclosing a litter container while in use, allowing the pet caregiver to dispose of the entire lit... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380519 | Pet litter box A pet litter box includes a litter container for storing liquid-passing litter and a liquid-absorbing sheet tray for holding a liquid-absorbing sheet. The front-back direction of the liquid-absorbing sheet can be changed without removing the liquid-absorbing sheet f... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7340782 | Toilet assembly The toilet assembly includes a toilet seat lid, a toilet seat, a toilet tank, a toilet bowl and a hinge assembly. The toilet seat lid is situated on top of the toilet seat. The toilet seat lid has a front peripheral lid portion and an end portion extended off of the... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341020 | Animal housing structure and apparatus A housing structure assembly includes a hull and a front wall removably coupled to the hull and configured to simulate a front cover of an air conditioner upon inserting the housing structure assembly into a wall or window opening that is shaped and dimensioned to r... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337747 | Magnetically-attractable non-clumping animal litter A particulate non-clumping animal litter composition is disclosed. The composition comprises non-clumping absorbent particles bound to magnetically-attractable metal particles such that substantially all particles of the animal litter composition are attracted to a ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320295 | Squirrel house with predator protection A squirrel house that can be used for shelter from predators, from cold weather and for providing a den for a breeding pair of squirrels to build a nest for raising a family of young squirrels, having a front wall including a side access hole, a floor having a botto... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302725 | Rail assembly for a telescoping ramp A rail assembly for a telescoping ramp including a slider rail that is taller than it is wide, having opposed ends, opposed faces, and opposed edges. First ramp attachment means protrude outwardly from a first of the opposed faces. There is a hollow channel rail wit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293528 | Pet litter cleaning system and method A pet litter containment and cleaning system and methods of using a pet litter containment and cleaning system are described. The pet litter system comprises a pan module and removably attached processor module. Soiled pet litter is conveniently processed by rotatin... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290499 | Self-cleaning pet litter box assembly A self-cleaning pet litter box has a conveyor to incrementally transport clumped litter material and solid pet waste to a waste receptacle. The conveyor has one end configured to extend into a pet litter container of the self-cleaning litter box and an opposite exit... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278372 | Litter box A pet litter box includes an elongated housing having a first end wall and a second end wall. The housing further includes a sidewall extending between the first end wall and the second end wall. The litter box also includes a base supporting the housing for rotatio... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270084 | Small animal shipping assembly A pet shipping assembly for small animals includes a container and a container lid. The container includes a base wall and a side wall extending upwardly from the base wall. The side wall can include a plurality of vent holes. An interior wall extends from the base ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263951 | Self cleaning litter box mechanism An apparatus for a self-cleaning litter box having a control system for a mechanical self-cleaning mechanism. The litter box has a turret carrying a rake. Limit switches indicate the location of the rake and the turret. The box includes an animal sensor that detects... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258076 | Circular animal toilet enclosure The circular animal toilet enclosure of this invention has a bottom section removably coupled to a rotatable flywheel floorboard, a cover cylinder removably coupled to the bottom section, a top section removably coupled to the cover cylinder, and a controller for th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243614 | Modular animal enclosure A modular animal enclosure includes a housing comprising a top portion affixed to a base portion to form a sheltered interior. The housing includes a door aperture and a climate conditioning aperture. A remove ably attachable climate conditioning unit is installed o... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228819 | Magnetically-attractable non-clumping animal litter A particulate non-clumping animal litter composition is disclosed. The composition comprises non-clumping absorbent particles bound to magnetically-attractable metal particles such that substantially all particles of the animal litter composition are attracted to a ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228818 | Litter dump apparatus and method A litter box assembly has a two piece litter box, each piece having an open end and a support frame in which the open ends are pivotally mounted to each other and to the support frame. Elevating support legs are affixed to the support frame and depend therefrom, the... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222587 | Accesible view-in housing structure for cavity dwelling animals A housing structure that includes a transparent opening in one wall thereof, the opening being covered with a transparent material such as PLEXIGLAS®. This opening allows a user to view the interior of the structure and ascertain the welfare of any animals within o... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219624 | Animal excretions disposal material and a manufacturing method therefore A manufacturing process for cat litter having 30 to 80 parts of weight of a powdered organic substance as the base material having particle sizes less than 840 μm, 1 to 10 parts of weight of a powdered highly absorbing resin, 5 to 20 parts of weight of powders of e... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207292 | Apparatus and method for increasing capacity of automated litter box An improved automated litter box system which provides increased storage capacity of a waste receptacle which receives animal waste and clumped litter. The increased capacity of the waste receptacle is achieved by elevating the automated litter box system with an el... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188583 | Litter box A cat litter box includes a first litter box half with a first recess and a first lip. The litter box includes a second litter box half with a second recess and a second lip which engages with the first litter box half to create an enclosure. The first recess and th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174851 | Animal display and habitat assembly An animal display and habitat assembly having a number of modular animal display units coupled together to enclose a common access area, each of the display units including an outwardly facing display frame with a viewing section between opposing upright members and... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152553 | Removable bird cage cantina A removable bird cage cantina is an adjunct to an existing bird cage, is removable and serves as a place where birds feed. It is comprised of a body and at least one niche but preferably two or more, removably attached, generally on a wall of the body. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150242 | Animal litter box An animal litter box which is configured to urge an animal toward a desired orientation in the litter box. The litter box includes a floor, a sidewall extending upward from the floor to define an interior of the litter box, which sidewall has an interior sidewall su... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150244 | Window adaptable pet door The present invention relates to a pet door suitable for use in a window, and more particularly to a pet door having a substantially planar profile. In at least one embodiment, the pet door includes a frame which is cooperative with stationary side panels. The frame... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143719 | Pet treat dispenser assembly with clicker An improved pet treat dispenser assembly is provided with a canister for holding pet treats, a dispenser slidably mounted in the canister for dispensing treats, and a clicker on the canister to attract a pet's attention following desired behavior. The canister inclu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131396 | Animal toilet An animal toilet is provided that can be cleaned easily, particularly an animal toilet that allows liquid such as urine evacuated therein to move to a liquid-absorbing sheet efficiently. The animal toilet includes a dripping container having an opening for an animal... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131965 | Medical fluid collection and removal device Liquid collection apparatus usable during surgery, comprising a shallow tray defining a liquid receiving zone that is upwardly exposed for receiving liquid dropping from a surgery area, and a liquid collector in a zone for collecting dropping liquid while allowing a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128023 | Pet toilet A pet toilet comprising a shallow tray 2, a plate-shaped urine absorbent mat 3 which is put in the tray 2, and a perforated film 4 which has a number of openings H and covers the entire upper surface of the absorbent mat 3 is discl... | 10/31/2006 |
