Abstract: An automated pet feeding machine has a very simple system for measuring and distributing food quantities using the combination of an electric motor that moves a rod linearly and slidable panels to control the flow of food pellets into a bowl. The downward tilt motion of the food tray blocks any food from flowing out of the hopper during this step. A reverse rotation of the electric motor returns the food tray to its first position where the hopper's exit is liberated and a portion is once again poured into the food tray, ready for the next feed cycle.

Abstract: A dinner plate warmer uses hot or warm water that is poured into it from a kettle or other sources of hot water by way of a hole. Steam can escape through a plurality of small holes that distributes heat evenly as well as avoiding water overflow when handling the dinner plate warmer, with or without a dinner plate in it.

Abstract: An automated pet feeding machine has a very simple system for measuring and distributing food quantities using the combination of a solenoid, slidable panels and a biasing means to tilt a food measuring tray down from a first position into a second position where its content is poured into a pet's feeding bowl. The downward tilt motion of the food measuring tray blocks any food from flowing out of the hopper during this step.