ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,869, issued on June 3, was assigned to Wall Pawtector LLC (San Clemente, Calif.).

"Wall mounted pet accessory to prevent liquid and residue accumulation behind a feeding container" was invented by Andrew Craig (San Clemente, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a method, a device, and/or a system of a wall-mounted pet accessory to prevent liquid and residue accumulation behind a feeding container. In one aspect, a pet accessory includes a rectangular surface, a first double-headed pin, and a second double-headed pin. The rectangular surface molded from silicone material has a width wider than a height. A first hole and ...