ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,550, issued on Dec. 2.

"Pet apparatus and method" was invented by Joseph Rufolo Jr. (Hillsborough, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus including a first turf section and one or more bells connected to the first turf section; wherein contacting the apparatus causes the one or more bells to ring. The apparatus may further include a second turf section; wherein the one or more bells are between the first turf section and the second turf section. The one or more bells may include a plurality of bells; and each of the plurality of bells may be in a first plane. The plurality of bells may substantially define a closed geometric...