ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,123, issued on July 8.
"Universal vehicle pet safety restraint device" was invented by Jared Boggs (Lewis Center, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is provided for securing a pet proximate to a seatbelt in a vehicle. An example of the device includes an apparatus having a rear piece which may be secured relative to a front piece along a length of a seatbelt running between the rear piece and the front piece. The apparatus may be adjusted along a length of a seatbelt. In this example, a strap may link a pet harness to the secured apparatus to prevent and/or reduce the risk of the pet being injured during an accident or heavy...