ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,415, issued on June 10.
"Multi-functional reconfigurable pet enrichment system" was invented by Frederick W. Ruckel (Gilboa, N.Y.) and Natasha Ruckel (Gilboa, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of using a reconfigurable pet enrichment system to help pets fulfill their natural behaviors is provided. The system can be arranged to facilitate an environment that helps stimulate, entertain, and exercise a pet, and also provides a defensible space for napping, resting, or sleeping. The system can be constructed from two pieces of pliable material: a base component and a top-covering component attached to the base component by mea...