ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,862, issued on May 20, was assigned to Doskocil Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Arlington, Texas).
"Pet toy" was invented by Josiah Wilhelm (Fort Worth, Texas), Ronald Bagley (Dallas), Chris Wilson (Arlington, Texas) and Sunil Pinto (Arlington, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet toy includes a core body and a coating layer. The core body is made of a first material. The core body includes a first core body member and a second core body member that are mated together to have a space therebetween. The coating layer covers the core body. The coating layer is made of a second material that is different from the first material."
The pate...