ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,194, issued on April 8, was assigned to Circle 3 Creative LLC (Bozeman, Mont.).
"Multi-purpose collar/wrap-around leash with accessory attachment points" was invented by Tim Farrar (Bozeman, Mont.) and Jeff Vermillion (Bozeman, Mont.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An incorporated leash/collar is improved with the leash/collar strap. With a minimally stretchable strap, a buckle slides forms an adjustable collar with a first end of the strap. A metal buckle attached to the second end of the strap has a flat body with an opening. An adjustable position element has a post to engage the buckle body opening from either sides of the flat bo...