ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,858, issued on June 3, was assigned to Mid-West Metal Products Co. Inc. (Muncie, Ind.).
"Animal bed assembly" was invented by Brad Cantwell (Muncie, Ind.), Michael E. Greene (Muncie, Ind.), Terrance L Jones (Muncie, Ind.) and Stew Kerr (Muncie, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An animal bed for supporting an animal includes a body having a bottom member and a bolster forming an outer wall of the body. The outer wall is positioned about a perimeter of the bottom member and extends outwardly therefrom to define a recessed area for accommodating the animal. A plurality of straps is coupled to and extending at least partially across th...