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Is a slow feeder dog bowl patented?

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

What our index shows
  • 123 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “slow feed” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 51 best keyword matches we examined, 27 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2001.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: STONE JOHN J (3), JIANGSU WELLSPRING PET ARTICLES CO LTD (2), MCCORMICK JOSEPH (2), MARS INC (2).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A01K (50), F16M (1), G01D (1), A01M (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 slow feeder dog bowl

  1. Slow-liquid-feeding bowl for pets US-2026107917-A1 2026 · SHENZHEN XUANYU TECH CO LTD
    The present application discloses a slow-liquid-feeding bowl for pets, comprising a holding container, a licking compartment, and a licking member. The licking compartment is covered above the holding container and detachably conn…
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  2. Pet Slow Feeder with Threaded Food Dispensing Mechanism US-2026096537-A1 2026 · ALZOOKERY SHOROOQ
    The invention provides a pet slow feeder designed to regulate the dispensing of dry food in controlled portions. The feeder includes a rotatable food container mounted above a feeding plate, coupled to a threaded or guide mechanis…
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  3. Slow feeder US-12599110-B1 2026 · JIANGSU WELLSPRING PET ARTICLES CO LTD
    A slow feeder includes a bowl, a connection assembly, and at least one slow feeding assembly. A first accommodating cavity is provided in the bowl. The connection assembly is arranged in the first accommodating cavity. The at leas…
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  4. Slow feeder for feeding forage to an equid US-12588653-B2 2026 · MARS INC
    A slow-feeder for feeding forage to an equid includes a container to hold the forage. The slow-feeder includes a feeding restrictor that is provided in the container on the forage, and that has apertures through which the equid ex…
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  5. Rotatable feeding bowl device and pet feeder US-12478038-B1 2025 · SHENZHEN BEIBANQIU NETWORK TECH CO LTD
    The present disclosure provides a rotatable feeding bowl device and pet feeder, comprising a base and a feeding bowl; wherein the base is disposed on the pet feeder; one end of the feeding bowl is rotatably connected to the base, …
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  6. Adjustable Slow Feed Pet Bowl US-2023189754-A1 2023 · STONE JOHN J
    The invention relates to a novel pet slow feeding dish with molded channels in the dish portion to receive kibble and which causes a pet to eat slowly and selectively, and the feeder is extendable to 3 heights by adjusting the l…
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  7. Slow Feed Pet Bowl With Insert US-2023180711-A1 2023 · STONE JOHN J
    A novel pet slow feed stainless steel bowl with a removable rubber insert. The insert has channels molded into it so that kibble placed in the bowl settles into the channels and causes the pet to eat slowly and deliberately. The r…
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  8. Interactive slow feeder US-2023147652-A1 2023 · METHNER LYNNETTE ELAINE
    An interactive slow feeder is provided. The feeder requires intellectual assessment and physical interaction by a horse or other animal to access forage or other suitable feed contained within a feed box, which is closed by a cove…
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  9. Wobble Slow Feeder US-2022330521-A1 2022 · STONE JOHN J
    The invention comprises a novel wobble bowl with a labyrinthian maze top with channels directs treats or kibble through the channels when a pet tilts the feeder. The pattern of treats spreads out within the channels to slow the ra…
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  10. Hygienic slow feeding bowl US-2022322635-A1 2022 · MCCORMICK JOSEPH
    A hygienic slow feeding bowl includes a container and a set of dividers disposed within said container. Each divider incorporates conic spikes extending away from one or two side surfaces of the divider. The side surfaces are flat…
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  11. Position control of pet bowl US-11363798-B2 2022 · PET MATE LTD
    An automatic pet feeder, comprising a bowl with a plurality of compartments, a cover and a sensor, the bowl being rotated relative to the cover to sequentially expose each the compartments, the bowl having location regions detecta…
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  12. Elevated pet feeder with slow feed bowl US-10709107-B2 2020 · MILLER SUSAN H
    A pet feeder for slowing food consumption with a height adjustable stand. The elevated pet feeder includes a bowl having an inner surface, an outer surface, a sidewall extending from a base of the bowl, and a cavity with an open u…
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  13. Pet slow feeding plate WO-2017163111-A1 2017 · CLARKE JOSEPH
    A plastic bowl to slow down the dogs feeding by separating dry dog food like pellets into a multitude of shallow indentations. The present invention is a pet feeder that slows the rate of feeding without undue stress and frustrati…
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  14. Pet feeding bowl WO-2007133248-A2 2007 · KITCHEN MICHAEL B
    A food receptacle has a base and sidewall and one or more impediments. The impediments are mounted on to the receptacle's base in order to provide mechanical means to slow an animal's speed of eating once food has been dis…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a slow feeder dog bowl 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.