US Patent Issued on Sept. 1 for "Playtime pet sleeve" (Maryland Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,316, issued on Sept. 1.

"Playtime pet sleeve" was invented by Andre Reveleno Campbell (Frederick, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An arm sleeve designed to protect the user's hands and arms while interacting with a pet animal. A chew toy character is integrated into the distal end of the arm sleeve, allowing the user to articulate the mouth of the character with their fingers. The arm sleeve comprises a plurality of protective layers. The innermost layer surrounds the user's hand arm. A mesh fabric surrounds the innermost layer, designed to protect the user's hand arm from the pet's teeth and claws. A soft foam layer surrounds the...