ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,749, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to EcoTech LLC (Bethlehem, Pa.).

"Small reptile cage and method of assembly" was invented by Timothy Marks (Northampton, Pa.), Patrick Clasen (Allentown, Pa.), Christian Clough (Bethlehem, Pa.) and Justin Lawyer (Bethlehem, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to an animal cage, particularly for small animals such as cats, rabbits, small dogs, hamsters, reptiles, amphibians, etc., which is lightweight and collapsible to flat components in order to allow shipment and ease of assembly. The cage is a six-sided rectangular box with at least a top side and/or a front side being m...