ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,190, issued on April 8.
"Modular pet toy" was invented by Yewen Li (Suzhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular pet toy comprises module components, including a lower module part and an upper module part. The upper module part is hollow with a filling area designed for holding pet food. The lower module part extends into the filling area of the upper module part to form a sealing section, which is detachably connected to the filling area. The inner side of the sealing section features a component to assist pets in eating, and the inner wall of the filling area is equipped with several protrusions. This modular design allow...