ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,414, issued on June 10, was assigned to Make Ideas LLC (La Jolla, Calif.).
"Breathing support pet toy and method of use" was invented by Keith Mullin (La Jolla, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semi-hollow ball for pet play includes a thick outer shell and a hollow interior. A plurality of passages through the shell include interspersed intake passages and exhaust passages, each extending a distance through the shell. The intake passages have a wide entrance on the exterior side tapering to a substantially narrower exit on the interior side, and the exhaust passages have a wide entrance on the interior side of the shell taperi...