ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,710, issued on Dec. 9.

"Vehicle pet pad" was invented by Zhixiang Pu (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle pet pad includes a first pad and a second pad. The first pad includes a base pad, a first side pad, and a second side pad. The first side pad and the second side pad are bendable and capable of forming an enclosure structure which is U-shaped or approximately U-shaped. The enclosure structure includes a first side edge, a second side edge, and a third side edge. The first side edge, the second side edge, and the third side edge cooperatively define a first edge opening. The second pad is arranged on one of th...