ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,566, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Scent Trail Pet Toys LLC (Spring, Texas).

"Pet toy" was invented by Jeremy W. Teng (Spring, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of pet toys and serve capsules are disclosed. A pet toy may include a lower base including at least one serve capsule compartment for receiving a serve capsule containing scented items. A top plate may be secured to an upper surface of the lower base, and may include at least one slot corresponding to the at least one serve capsule compartment. A vented plate may be disposed between and rotatable relative to the lower base and the top plate. The vent...