ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,225,879, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Maranda Enterprises LLC (Mequon, Wis.).
"Animal cooling mat" was invented by Mark Fuchs (Mequon, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present animal cooling mat apparatus includes a mat shell, at least one coolant sheet, at least one cushioning pad, and at least one foam pad. The coolant sheet is removably located within the mat shell, with the cushioning pad removably located within the mat shell above the at least one coolant sheet and the insulating pad is located within the mat shell below the at least one coolant sheet. The coolant sheet provides a heat sink to rapidly cool an animal, w...