ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,087, issued on March 24, was assigned to LITTLE CHONK COMPANY (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
"Backpack for carrying animals" was invented by Bryan Reisberg (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Scott Dunn (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Brian Lee (Merrick, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A backpack for carrying pets includes a main body that has a compartment for carrying a pet, shoulder straps attached to the front of the main body, a brace attached to the back of the main body, and a yoke attached to the brace so that a singular hole is formed between the yoke and a top portion of the main body that defines a paw portal allowing the limbs of the pet to protrude from the...