ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,088, issued on March 24.

"Pet cage floor protector" was invented by Regina Ayars (Vineland, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floor protector for a pet cage is disclosed. The floor protector includes a padding configured to underlay the base of the pet cage and multiple corner inserts. The padding comprises a base and a wall attached to a perimeter of the base. The wall extends perpendicularly upwards from the base and comprises an elastic liner attached lengthwise to the wall. The padding comprises an opening defined by the wall opposite to the base. The padding comprises corners, where each corner is defined by an intersection...