ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,502, issued on June 24, was assigned to ELEVATE PREMIUM DOG TUBS (Afton, Minn.).
"Pet washtub" was invented by Rian Thiele (Afton, Minn.) and Mike Osborn (Afton, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel pet washtub defines a substantially rectangular-prism-shaped outer profile and includes: a front end with a front step and defining an entryway into a grooming space of the tub; a back end configured to be positioned against a back wall of a room; a left side; and a right side. In certain examples, a front width of the tub is marginally less than a back width of the tub, such that the pet washtub defines a narrow taper along a bac...