US 12,433,249 B2
Home pet systems and devices
Brian W. Doughty, Framingham, MA (US); Vincent Edward Colella, Wilmington, MA (US); and Elizabeth Victoria Luyster, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed by iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/080,245.
Prior Publication US 2024/0188535 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 5/02 (2006.01); A01K 1/015 (2006.01); A01K 1/035 (2006.01); A01K 5/01 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 5/0291 (2013.01) [A01K 1/0158 (2013.01); A01K 1/035 (2013.01); A01K 5/0114 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pet feeding system comprising:
a housing;
a food tray connected to the housing;
a liquid tray connected to the housing;
a food dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense food into the food tray;
a liquid dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense liquid into the liquid tray;
a food sensor connected to the food tray, the food sensor configured to produce a food sensor signal based on a condition of the food tray related to a mass in or of the food tray;
an identification sensor configured to produce an identification signal based on interaction with a pet;
a supplement dispenser connected to the housing;
a medication dispenser connected to the housing separate from the supplement dispenser; and
a controller communicatively connected to the food dispenser and the liquid dispenser, the controller configured to:
operate the food dispenser to dispense the food into the food tray;
operate the liquid dispenser to dispense liquid into the liquid tray;
operate the food dispenser based on the food sensor signal;
operate the supplement dispenser, based on the food sensor signal and the identification signal, to dispense a supplement into the food tray; and
operate the medication dispenser, based on the food sensor signal and the identification signal, to dispense a medication into the food tray.