ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,628, issued on Sept. 9.
"Grooming pet enclosure assembly" was invented by Matthew Buck (Ventura, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grooming pet enclosure assembly for removing loose hair from a pet includes a plurality of panels, the panels of which are selectively mutually attachable so that the plurality of panels defines a tubular pen that can house a pet. At least one cutout is positioned in the plurality of panels. A plurality of bristles is attached to the plurality of panels and extends into the at least one cutout to define an opening, which is substantially circular. The bristles groom the pet as the pet passes throug...