ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,127, issued on June 17.

"Pet training and wellness device and process for making the same" was invented by George Brown Jr. (Maywood, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet wellness and training device intended to be worn inside an animal's mouth, and a method for manufacturing the same. More specifically, the pet wellness and training device comprises: an upper barrier configured to be disposed at least partially adjacent to a roof of the animal's mouth, a lower barrier configured to be disposed at least partially adjacent to a floor of the animal's mouth, a frame disposed between and connecting the upper barrier and the lower ba...