US Patent Issued on Sept. 8 for "Electronically controlled dog leash with tension adjustment" (Washington Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,582, issued on Sept. 8.

"Electronically controlled dog leash with tension adjustment" was invented by Aaron Rasmussen (Camas, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronically controlled dog leash with adjustable tension includes an electric motor connected to a leash reel, a motor controller, a microprocessor, at least one sensor for monitoring leash position, and a power source. The microprocessor processes sensor data and controls the motor to maintain minimal tension while accommodating changes in distance between dog and owner. An adjustable slow-down feature gradually increases tension over a user-defined distance as the l...