ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,544, issued on Sept. 22.
"Pet carrier with openings for facilitating contact between human and animal" was invented by Robert Jude Dehney Jr. (Alameda, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet carrier includes a side having a first opening and a structure covering the first opening. The structure includes a panel attached to the side of the carrier and a collapsible barrier extending between the panel and the side of the carrier. A second opening is located in the collapsible barrier. The structure has a closed position in which the panel covers the first opening, and the collapsible barrier is in a folded position, and an open p...