ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,312, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Bounce Enterprises LLC (Golden, Colo.).

"Animal grooming device with feature for topical application of therapeutic material" was invented by Joseph P. Markham (Golden, Colo.) and Robert Neal Williams (Torrance, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An animal grooming device includes a body, a plurality of grooming elements secured to the body, an upper peripheral rim extending around a periphery of the body, the upper peripheral rim and top side of the body forming a reservoir to hold therapeutic material therein. An applicator pad is placed within said reservoir to selectively control dispens...