ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,639, issued on July 7, was assigned to Pack Leader Dog Toys LLC (Cincinnati).
"Tear-resistant dog chew toy and method of making the same" was invented by Joshua M. Gittelman (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tear-resistant chew toy for dogs and a method of making the toy. The toy includes a first and second similarly constructed panel assemblies, each of which includes a quilted fabric panel surrounded by a chew guard in the form of a webbing of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fabric. Overlapping portions of the chew guard are secured to the panel by a zig-zagging stitch pattern formed of UHMWPE thread. Th...