IP Library Granted Patent US 10,595,505
Granted Patent B2
US 10,595,505 · App. 15/463,865 · Granted Mar 24, 2020

Bowl assembly

Inventor: David Veness (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
A01K1/0356
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Patent No.
US 10,595,505
App. No.
15/463,865
Granted
Mar 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bowl assembly having a bowl and a fill cup. The bowl is configured to be supported on a barrier at a first barrier side. The fill cup is configured to be supported on the barrier at a second barrier side that is opposite to the first barrier side. The fill cup and the bowl being capable of being connected together through an opening in the barrier.

Claims (32)

1. A bowl assembly comprising:

a bowl configured to be supported on a barrier at a first barrier side; and

a fill cup configured to be supported on the barrier at a second barrier side that is opposite to the first barrier side, the fill cup and the bowl capable of being connected together through an opening in the barrier, the fill cup including

an inlet area for receiving contents and

an outlet area including at least one spigot for dispensing the contents received in the inlet area into the bowl, the outlet area being disposed over the bowl when the fill cup and the bowl are supported on the barrier such that the bowl can receive the contents dispensed from the outlet area,

the bowl and fill cup being attached at an attachment area of the fill cup that is below the outlet area when the bowl and the fill cup are supported to the barrier, the bowl including a side wall having a barrier-facing surface that includes a fastening structure, the attachment area of the fill cup including a receiving opening that is configured to receive the fastening structure.

2. The bowl assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the outlet area is disposed at a barrier-facing surface of the fill cup and the inlet area is disposed at a non-barrier facing surface of the fill cup when the fill cup and the bowl are supported on the barrier.

3. The bowl assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the bowl and the fill cup are detachably attached to the barrier.

4. The bowl assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the fastening structure includes threads.

5. The bowl assembly according to claim 4 , further comprising

a nut having inner threads that are configured to engage the threads of the fastening structure.

6. The bowl assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the barrier is a wire barrier and the fastening structure includes a barrier receiving groove configured to receive a wire of the barrier.

7. The bowl assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the bowl is plastic.

8. The bowl assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the fill cup is plastic.

9. The bowl assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the fill cup is rubber.

10. The bowl assembly according to claim 2 , wherein

the bowl is a one-piece member.

11. The bowl assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the fill cup is a one-piece member.

12. The bowl assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one spigot includes a pair of spigots having a barrier receiving space disposed between.

13. The bowl assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one spigot is configured to extend from a barrier facing surface of the fill cup through another opening in the barrier.

14. The bowl assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the bowl includes a first feeding area and a second feeding area that are separated by a wall.

Assignments (16)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: PLUTO OPCO (CAYMAN), LLC
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 072261/0915 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2025
From: PLUTO OPCO (CAYMAN), LLC
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 070449/0398 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2025
From: PLUTO OPCO (CAYMAN), LLC
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 070207/0222 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL (SECOND LIEN) Recorded May 22, 2024
From: BANK OF MONTREAL, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 067501/0320 →
FIRST LIEN TERM LOAN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 22, 2024
From: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067501/0177 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL (CAYMAN) Recorded May 22, 2024
From: CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 067501/0236 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL (FIRST LIEN) Recorded May 22, 2024
From: BANK OF MONTREAL, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 067501/0282 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2024
From: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
To: BANK OF MONTREAL, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067246/0427 →
FIRST LIEN RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Oct 9, 2023
From: BANK OF MONTREAL
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065180/0954 →
SECOND LIEN RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Oct 9, 2023
From: BANK OF MONTREAL
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065181/0322 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2023
From: PLUTO OPCO (CAYMAN), LLC
To: CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 065180/0461 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2023
From: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
To: PLUTO OPCO (CAYMAN), LLC
Reel/Frame 065179/0009 →
FIRST LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 16, 2021
From: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
To: BANK OF MONTREAL
Reel/Frame 057704/0414 →
SECOND LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 16, 2021
From: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
To: BANK OF MONTREAL
Reel/Frame 057524/0556 →
ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 16, 2021
From: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
To: BANK OF MONTREAL
Reel/Frame 057524/0645 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2017
From: VENESS, DAVID
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 041653/0557 →
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