ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,208, issued on March 18, was assigned to BUDDY VENTURES INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Williams Lake, Canada).

"Device for attaching an animal carrier to a bicycle" was invented by Barry Jonas Samson (Nanaimo, Canada), Colin Catton (Parksville, Canada) and Matthew John Edwards (Whitby, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device attaches an animal carrier to a bicycle. The device includes an adjustable arm having a first end and a second end. The adjustable arm includes a bicycle coupling at the first end, for securing the arm to the bicycle. The adjustable arm further includes a carrier mount at the second end, for mounting the animal carr...