US Patent Issued to Mid-West Metal Products on May 12 for "Animal crate with swing or drop door" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,409, issued on May 12, was assigned to Mid-West Metal Products Co. Inc. (Muncie, Ind.).

"Animal crate with swing or drop door" was invented by Brad Cantwell (Muncie, Ind.), Stew Kerr (Muncie, Ind.) and Michael Eric Greene (Muncie, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An animal enclosure including a plurality of members defining an interior of the enclosure. The plurality of members includes a first member having a frame and a door formed by a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires. The door is pivotable with respect to the frame and a latch maintains the door in a closed position when latched. At least one of the wir...