ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,669, issued on May 26, was assigned to Guru Pet Co. Inc. (Mount Pleasant, S.C.).

"Food dispensing pet toy including inner and outer shells with apertures" was invented by John Stone (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) and Amy Stone (Mount Pleasant, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food dispensing pet toy includes an outer shell defining an inner void and has one or more apertures sized to accommodate kibble for passing into the inner void of the outer shell. An inner shell is located within inner void of the outer shell, defines an innermost void, and includes one or more apertures sized to accommodate the kibble for passing into the innermos...