ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,547, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to WIGZI LLC (Arlington, Va.).
"Pet leash" was invented by Nathan Chefetz (Kensington, Md.) and Cade Goldenberg (Great Falls, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A twin pet leash prevents tangling by permitting the reel portion to rotate relative to the handle portion, and features individually controllable leash stop mechanisms. Even while an individual leash is stopped, the reel portion can rotate relative to the handle portion so that tangling of the pet leashes is avoided. The leash handle portion has two triggers that are color coded to match the color of the leash, so that a user can readil...