ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,096, issued on March 24, was assigned to Woof Pet Inc. (Denver).
"Treat retaining pet toy" was invented by Daniel Haarburger (Boulder, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet toy and method for occupying a pet. In one embodiment, the pet toy comprises a cylindrical main body member including a top end having a top wall, a bottom end opposite the top end that is open, and an annular side wall between the top end and the bottom end. The pet toy further comprises a core member configured to insert into the bottom end of the cylindrical main body member, and having a treat container configured to contain a pet treat. The top wall of ...