US Patent Issued to Guru Pet on Sept. 1 for "Braided pet toy with integrated play elements" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,315, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Guru Pet Co. Inc. (Mount Pleasant, S.C.).

"Braided pet toy with integrated play elements" was invented by John James 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 pet toy for integrating play elements is disclosed, along with related methods. Elements, such as flattened fabric strips, may be braided at an angle, such as about 45 degrees from each other, into a rope to define pockets for receiving the play elements. Stitching may be provided across adjacent ones of the flattened fabric strips, such as to further define or secure the pockets. Th...