ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,671, issued on May 26.

"Collar and leash assembly" was invented by Marguerite Armbright (Aberdeen, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collar and leash assembly for wrapping a leash around a collar for storage of the leash on the collar includes a collar having an outer surface and an inner surface. A leash is attached and extends from the collar. The leash has a primary surface and a secondary surface. The leash is wrappable into a rolled configuration around the collar. A plurality of couplers are engageable with each other to releasably retain the leash in the rolled configuration. A plurality of collar couplers are positioned on...