Patent ID: 8627786

Claim:
A pet feeding apparatus, comprising: a container; a base assembly, which includes a sensor assembly operatively coupled to a portion keypad circuit board and operation keypad circuit board, the base assembly including an annular sidewall, and an upwardly facing base opening sized and shaped to receive the container, wherein the annular sidewall includes an upper annular lip which bounds the base opening; wherein the base assembly includes a panel which extends through the annular sidewall below the upper annular lip; the panel includes an operation selector with a feed setting and a timer setting and a portion selector directly adjacent at least two portion symbols corresponding to at least two pet portion sizes that are recommended amounts of food to be given to a pet of a given size; wherein the panel displays the amount of food carried by the container and provides an indication of the feeding time; wherein feed and feeding times are accurately regulated to reduce over feeding and irregular feeding patterns.