ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,567, issued on July 29, was assigned to Claudia Nogel (Lingen, Germany).
"Leash device having a retraction mechanism" was invented by Claudia Nogel (Lingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a leash device for animals, in particular for dogs, comprising: a housing which is designed to be held by a person; a retraction mechanism which is arranged inside the housing; a leash which is designed to be connected by one end to an animal and by the other end, via a coupling mechanism, to the retraction mechanism of the leash device; wherein the retraction mechanism is designed to retract the leash into the housi...