Patent ID: 11910786
Assignee: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A feeder comprising:
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 configured to at least partially rotate about a rotational axis; and
ii) one or more fins projecting from the rocker body, wherein a distance between the rocker body and the one or more fins is adapted to receive the portion of the granular material; and

d) a sensing tower which at least partially extends through the chamber portion and includes one or more sensing devices; and
wherein the one or more sensing devices are configured to sense a presence, a distance, and/or an amount of the granular material within the chamber portion.