ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,627, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Hartdesign! Ltd. (Chicago).
"Pet grooming and massage tool" was invented by Mark Hartelius (Chicago) and Kimberlee Wilkens (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand operated pet grooming and massage tool that transitions between a grooming tool and a massaging tool based on the flex state of the hand operating the tool is disclosed herein. An example grooming tool includes a body, wing members, and a blade holder. The body is made of a deformable material configured to deform between a first position and a second position. The wing members are each connected to opposite sides of the body....