US Patent Issued to The Kyjen on May 19 for "Convertible cat track toy" (Colorado, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,797, issued on May 19, was assigned to The Kyjen Co. LLC (Centennial, Colo.).

"Convertible cat track toy" was invented by Danielle Salyer (Denver) and Jeffrey Paris (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet toy includes a first half and a second half rotatably coupled to the first half. In a first arrangement, the first half and the second half collectively form two or more independent pathways. Each of the two or more independent pathways may be configured to receive and convey an object. In a second arrangement, the first half and the second half collectively form a single pathway configured to receive and convey the object....