ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,857, issued on April 21, was assigned to Dong Guan ETAN Pet Supplies Co. Ltd (Dongguan, China).

"Folding breeding box" was invented by Hongqi Chen (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a folding breeding box with its structure simplified, including a base, a rear panel, a left panel, a right panel, a top frame, a top panel and four mounting strips; the four mounting strips are hinged on the top of the base; both sides of the left panel are respectively fitted in slots of one of the mounting strips in the front and one of the mounting strips at the rear; both sides of the ri...