ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,048, issued on May 6.
"Pet elizabethan collar" was invented by Qingling Peng (Ji'an, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet Elizabethan collar is provided, which includes a baffle, a first flexible connector, an airbag ring, a detachable connector, and an adjustment piece. The baffle is composed of at least two fan-shaped blocking pieces that are assembled through the first flexible connector. The airbag ring is provided on a small arch edge of the baffle, and placed on a pet's neck after being enclosed by the detachable connector, the airbag ring can be adjusted to fit the pet's neck by adjusting an inflation amount, thereby imp...