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Is a pooper scooper patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a pooper scooper have been patented many times, but "a pooper scooper" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 176 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “pooper scooper” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 28 best keyword matches we examined, 9 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: O'ROURKE HUGH (1), PRUDHOMME KERLEY (1), SCALA STEPHEN (1), JONES JR ODELL (1).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): E01H (23), A01K (9), B65F (2), B65H (1).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a pooper scooper

  1. Pooper Scooper Device US-2026028787-A1 2026 · OROURKE HUGH
    A re-usable pooper scooper device and a dog leash comprising same are disclosed. The pooper scooper device is easily manufactured, compact and less cumbersome to carry than those of the prior art, and is particularly useful for co…
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  2. Telescopic pooper scooper US-12590429-B2 2026 · BUZZARD JR RONALD WILLIAM
    The Telescopic Pooper Scooper has a thin metal telescopic handle that extends from 6 inches long to up to 3 feet for the animal's owner to be able to insert the poop catching bag down the middle of the plastic ring and fold th…
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  3. Pooper scooper device and dog leash housing with a holder for a pooper scooper device US-10738428-B2 2020 · O'ROURKE HUGH
    A re-usable pooper scooper device ( 1 ) and a dog leash ( 101 ) comprising said pooper scooper device ( 1 ) are disclosed. The pooper scooper device ( 1 ) is easily manufactured, compact and less cumbersome to carry than those of …
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  4. Retractable leash with integrated pooper scooper and bag management system US-2020060237-A1 2020 · PRUDHOMME KERLEY
    A retractable leash with integrated pooper scooper and bag management system, which provides a leash retractor, pooper scooper and bag dispenser that can be used to pickup bio-waste while walking domesticated pets, and method ther…
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  5. Illuminated Pooper Scooper US-2015115634-A1 2015 · YOUNG AUDREY
    An illuminated pet waste collection tool features two components: a small, flat-bottomed shovel blade and separate spatula of corresponding size and shape, each on a long handle. The two components clip together for carrying. The …
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  6. Selectively bendable animal waste scooper for sanitary handling of animal droppings US-8833817-B2 2014 · KOVARIK CARTER J
    An animal waste scooper has a flexible extension adapted to be reversibly coiled such that when it is uncoiled, a trigger operated jaws/scooping portion of the device is employed to pick up waste. The flexible scooper device inclu…
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  7. Pooper scooper US-8550512-B2 2013 · JONES JR ODELL
    The pooper scooper includes an elongated foldable pole having a grip at one end and a pivotable waste collecting assembly at the other end, the elongate pole being divided into upper and lower sections; the upper section including…
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  8. Pooper scooper with illuminating light US-2012292933-A1 2012 · KRUPP JAY M
    An apparatus for disposing of pet fecal matter has an elongated frame member, a receptacle device mounted on a lower end of the elongated frame member and operable between an open and a closed position, a first handle affixed to a…
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  9. Dog waste scooper cup and associated method US-2011254296-A1 2011 · CHAVEZ MONICA
    A dog waste scooper cup assists a user to pick up dog waste without directly touching the dog waste and preferably includes a body, a handle attached to the body, a curvilinear spout extending upwardly and away from a top-most edg…
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  10. Pooper scooper US-8002319-B1 2011 · HAHN JOSEPH
    A pooper-scooper device for hands-free, no bending, scoop-up, temporary storage, release, and disposal of pet droppings having longer inner handle with attached to the ground end an ejector plate with a pattern of apertures incise…
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  11. Easy cleaning pooper scooper US-8066311-B2 2011 · AXELROD GLEN S
    A device for retrieving animal feces including a handle portion and a scoop and/or rake portion having a surface. The scoop and/or rake portion contacts the feces for removal, and a portion of the surface of the scoop and/or rake …
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  12. All-in-one pooper scooper US-2006012195-A1 2006 · SCALA STEPHEN
    This invention eliminates the need to bend down with one hand placed in a bag ready to Pick up dog excrement. Most devices can pick up but remain soiled. The “All in one Scooper” remains clean and is designed to carry needed suppl…
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  13. Animal waste scooper US-6983966-B2 2006 · AZRIKAM HORMIZ
    A hand-operated sanitary grasping device for grasping an object such as animal feces includes a control assembly, and extension structure, a support structure, which includes a pair of bag clips, a linkage assembly, a pair of scoo…
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  14. Pooper scooper system US-6062618-A 2000 · FIGUEROA FLORETTA
    A pooper scooper system for collecting pet feces from grass and pavement areas. The inventive device includes an elongated pole having a channel extending interiorly thereof. The channel opens into an enlarged chamber at a lower e…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a pooper scooper been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Pet products are a popular invention category; differences tend to be in the attachment, the dispensing or cleaning mechanism, or added electronics.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.