ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,017, issued on Nov. 11.

"Dog paw washing and rinsing device" was invented by Nicole Mehta (Douglassville, Pa.) and Vishal Mehta (Douglassville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dog paw washing and rinsing device is shown and described. The dog paw washing and rinsing device includes a first chamber which includes at least one sidewall rising from a base to an open top edge. A second chamber which includes at least one sidewall rising from a base to an open top edge. The first chamber is coupled to the second chamber such that the first chamber is adjacent to the second chamber. A handle is attached to both the first chamber and t...