US Patent Issued to Guru Pet on June 16 for "Pet toy with overmolded outer covers and methods of manufacture for the same" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,072, issued on June 16, was assigned to Guru Pet Co. Inc. (Mount Pleasant, S.C.).

"Pet toy with overmolded outer covers and methods of manufacture for the same" was invented by John James Stone (Golden, Colo.) and Amy Stone (Golden, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet toy and related methods are disclosed. An outer member is overmolded about an inner member which defines an interior void. The outer member is provided in sections, each with apertures, such that sections of the outer member collectively surround, and frictionally engage, the inner member but leave portions of the inner member exposed. The sections are permanentl...