ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,926, issued on March 18.

"Pet harness for monitoring body temperature and providing cooling or heating" was invented by Greyson Evan Spector (Raleigh, N.C.), Cole Garrett Spector (Raleigh, N.C.), Cade Wolfram Spector (Raleigh, N.C.) and Sawyer Beckett Spector (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A harness for heating and/or cooling a wearer (e.g., a pet) of the harness includes an outer cover including a harness neck strap and a harness chest strap for securing the harness about the wearer of the harness, an internal surface having a breathable fabric material, at least one sensor attached to the harness chest strap, a ther...