ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,566, issued on July 29, was assigned to Bounce Enterprises LLC (Golden, Colo.).
"Pet toy with interconnecting grooves and open core" was invented by Joseph P. Markham (Golden, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pet toy of the invention comprises a spherical shaped body with eight distinct quadrants formed on the exterior surface thereof. Each section is three sided, similar to an equilateral triangle except each corner of the triangular-shaped is curved or rounded. A central opening is formed through the pet toy. Preferably, the pet toy is hollow and the pet toy has a substantially uniform sidewall thickness, thereby creating a...