ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,334, issued on May 27.

"Multi-lead dog leash system" was invented by Jeff Yeager (Clearwater, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-lead leash system has a housing that is configured to removably capture ends of a plurality of animal leads within the housing with the leads extending outwardly from the housing. The opposite ends of the leads each have coupling to attach the lead to an animal collar. The housing and captured ends are configured such the capture ends are freely movable within the housing to prevent tangling of the respective leads while walking animals attached to the leads, for example. The housing also has a use...