ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,622, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Doskocil Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Arlington, Texas).
"Pet carrier" was invented by David Veness (Fort Worth, Texas) and Jill Jackson (Fort Worth, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carrier includes a body and a cover portion. The body has a bottom portion and a top portion and an opening in the top portion. The bottom portion is configured to be placed on a surface. The opening is the only opening sized and configured to enable an animal to enter or exit the body and enables an animal to enter or exit the body in a vertical manner when the bottom portion is placed on the surface. The cover ...