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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120037086 | Containment vessel for teething and eating A containment vessel for teething and feeding includes an elongate object having axially opposed end portions and a central portion extending between the end portions, and a mesh pouch attached to the central portion. The pouch has an opening, which can be closed when t... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110308477 | Dog Tug Apparatus and Method of Use A dog tug apparatus includes a housing having a dispensing portion and a tug device configured to extend from and retract back into the housing. The tug device includes a tug having teeth scrubbing bristles extending there from. A resistance assembly resists unwinding o... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110303160 | DURABLE BONE WITH SOFT CORE The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, relates a method of manufacturing an animal chew by molding two body portions of a first material each having at least one concave surface and one or more through holes, attaching the two portions together such that th... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110297104 | ARTICULATING CHEW TOY A toy for an animal is provided which comprises a covering of a first polymeric composition; a core of a second polymeric composition which is harder than the first polymeric composition. The core comprises a first member having a first member longitudinal axis connecte... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290197 | PET DENTAL CHEW Provided is a pet dental chew. The pet dental chew includes a body made of material ingestible for a pet and having a predetermined size insertable to a pet's mouth, a plurality of upper core units formed on one side of the body, a plurality of lower core units formed o... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110277698 | Lock and play chew dog toy A pet chew toy, especially for dogs, does not wear out easily, does not get chewed up easily, and which continues to maintain the interest of the pet throughout the life of the chew toy, has a resilient body in the shape of a lock which has a body and a U-shaped member ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110265732 | Pet chew toy A pet chew toy has a shell and a filling. The shell is solid, chewable and edible, and defines a chamber in the shell. The filling is edible, corresponds to and is mounted in the chamber. The chamber may be fully formed in the shell, may be formed longitudinally through... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110192353 | PET TOY A multi-material pet toy includes a first member having an attractant for making the multi-material pet toy interesting to a pet and a second member for protecting the first member to lengthen a serviceable life of the first member. The toy may be configured so that the... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110185980 | Dog toy ball dual treat holder A pet chew toy, especially for dogs, has a resilient body in the shape of a ball which has a body and a pair of openings which lead into respective interior chambers inside the body of the ball. A generally S-shaped curved wall separates the two interior chambers. Each ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110146586 | Long lasting dog toy The Long Lasting Dog Toy is a line of specially designed dog toys, each featuring reinforced Kevlar™ and Teflon™ material designed to withstand excessive wear and tear. The Long Lasting Dog Toy features a lightweight, yet durable hardened carbon fiber outer shell, w... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110139087 | Digestible Pet Chew and Method for Producing a Digestible Pet Chew A digestible pet chew and method for making a digestible pet chew is provided. The method includes combining ingredients including a leavening agent and an acid to form a mixture having about 16 to 32% moisture, adding the mixture to a barrel of an injection molding mac... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110048338 | Pet Toy A pet toy may include an outer covering and a bladder assembly. The bladder assembly may include a bladder and a squeaker assembly. The squeaker assembly may include one or more ribs. The bladder may include a body and a neck. The neck may have one or more grooves. A ri... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110011351 | Pet Chew Toy A pet chew toy which provides dental cleaning benefits to pets is disclosed. The pet chew toy includes a fabric covering over a central body or core. Elevated portions extend from the fabric surface and may be arranged in rows, rings, patterns, or any other decorative d... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110000441 | PET TOY WITH VENT OPENING A pet toy has an outer wall and a first opening in the outer wall that extends into an interior of the pet toy, a portion of the interior being hollow. At least one second opening is defined in the outer wall and functions as a vent to prevent a pet's tongue from becomi... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000440 | TETHERING DEVICE WITH FORCE-DISPLACEMENT SYSTEM A tether device includes a tether assembly disposed between two entities maintaining connection between the entities. A resilient element is integrated with the tether assembly. A geometry of the tether assembly and the resilient element create first and second resilien... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100326369 | Pet toy A pet toy is provided that includes an elongated body portion defining an inner cavity portion. The elongated body portion is provided with an exterior plush-like fabric material. A secondary pet toy, such as a dog bone, is disposed in the inner-cavity portion of the el... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100251966 | Plush Treat Dispenser In at least one embodiment, an animal treat dispenser includes a treat container having an aperture, an aperture adjustment mechanism that is capable of varying an effective size of the aperture to regulate passage of animal treats through the aperture, and a plush toy ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100224138 | Animal Chew Having Exposed Regions Of Different Hardness The present invention relates to an animal chew toy comprising a first material including a body portion and one or more exposed regions comprising a second material, the material of the exposed regions at least partially occupying one or more blind holes in the body po... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100186682 | Durable, flexible pet toy with transparent cover A pet toy comprises an elastic core, a napped surface and an outer cover. The elastic core defines a shape of the pet toy. The napped surface covers the elastic core. The outer cover is durable, flexible and transparent, for protecting the elastic core from chewing acti... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100147228 | Combination Of A Carrying Device And At Least One Dog Toy To provide a combination of at least one motivational object for dogs, which comprises of a bite body, and a carrying device for the at least one motivational object, which comprises of a clamping element, on which the bite body of the motivational object is detachably ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100147227 | Motivational Object To provide a motivational training device for dogs, including a bite body made of an elastomeric material, with a first outer annular bulge, a second outer annular bulge and at least one more annular bulge arranged in-between the first and the second outer annular bulge... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100083910 | Durable Bone With Soft Core The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, relates a method of manufacturing an animal chew by molding two body portions of a first material each having at least one concave surface and one or more through holes, attaching the two portions together such that th... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100047397 | Coated Pet Chew and Method of Making Disclosed is a coated pet chew and a method of making. The coated pet chew comprises a substrate coated with unrefined collagen.... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090266306 | DUAL-PURPOSE PACKAGING FOR A PET-RELATED PRODUCT, AND RELATED PROCESS A dual-purpose packaging for a pet-related product includes a flexible, non-toxic and bite-resistant enclosure filled with a pet-related product. The enclosure includes a retractable valve for selectively dispensing the pet-related product from within the enclosure. The... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090235872 | Increased occupancy time pet chews The invention provides increased occupancy time pet chews and methods of making and using the pet chews. The chews comprise a core comprising a comestible material, a shell surrounding the core, and an outer layer surrounding the shell. The outer layer comprises a comes... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090217885 | PET TREAT HOLDER TOY A pet treat holder toy is provided, wherein a pet treat or chew is positively retained by means of mechanical clamping for a pets enjoyment and safety. The design herein is to allow a pet a means to gain all the benefits from a treat or chew while mitigating the occurre... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090194036 | Tartar control dog treat A tartar control dog treat includes a body with a convex surface and a concave surface complementary and immediately adjacent to the convex surface. The body is composed of two secondary bodies each having a flange formed on an outer peripheral edge of the respective se... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090151649 | CHEWABLE ANIMAL TOY A chewable animal toy having an edible core and a tearable outer shell molded around the edible core such that a portion of the edible core protrudes from the outer shell is provided. Further provided is a mold unit for making the chewable animal toy having a first mold... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090120372 | Edible Pet Chew An edible pet chew having a non-branching body configured to at least partially enclose an open space between portions of the body, and is preferably in the form of a ring with a central opening. The width or thickness of the chew is sized to fit within the mouth of pet... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090114167 | Chew Toy With Fabric Or Fabric Layering The present disclosure relates to chew toys comprising a fabric and a polymeric material. The fabric and polymeric material may be present as one or more layers. The chew toys may specifically include a fabric having an outer or exposed surface which may include written... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090101079 | Rubber-Fiber Hybrid An animal chew toy and a method for making such that comprises a fabric having a plurality of fibers and a polymeric material that contacts the fabric wherein the polymer material engages with the plurality of fibers.... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090095231 | Pet Chew Including Compressible Central Portion The present disclosure provides an animal chew comprising an elongated central portion of a first material and a pair of end caps of a second material. The end caps may be connected by a shaft and may vary from the central portion or from each other by one or more prope... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090078214 | PET TOY FOR RETAINING REPLACEABLE TREATS, AND METHODS Pet toys configured to accept an edible or chewable treat which can be readily replaced. The pet toys have a first portion and a second portion which releaseably engage to retain the edible treat with the toy until the treat is consumed or otherwise removed from the toy... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090071412 | Method and apparatus for making hollow, sealed dog toy with fabric cover and concealed loop hold A toy for an animal, in particular a dog, includes a hollow core, a fabric cover attached to the exterior of the core, a loop hold having ends secured to the toy intermediate the core and the fabric cover and having an intermediate section extending outwardly from the c... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090071411 | Dual layered pet toy A flexible, durable pet toy includes an outer plush layer and an inner fleece layer positioned adjacent thereto and optionally adhesively secured thereto. The outer and inner layers form a shell of a three dimensional object, and a filling material fills the shell. Seam... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090056641 | PET TOY Disclosed is a pet toy made of stretchable fabric. The toy includes a loop, a body portion attached to the loop and a bottom with a plurality of cords, called nubbies. The pet toy is made from a variety of fabrics, wherein different sections of the toy are braided, whil... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090038560 | PET TOY WITH THERAPEUTIC FEATURES A pet toy includes a plurality of raised features to enhance a dental cleaning action of the animal toy within the animal's mouth. The raised features are provided in groups or sets of linearly extending and uniformly spaced protrusions. The protrusions preferably cover... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090025649 | Special rawhide holding device for pets called "The Snuggler" A unique pet device called “The Snuggler”. The device is used to hold “chewable” objects for pets such as rawhide bones, carrots and other consumables. The device for pets may be used with dogs, cats, ferrets and other animals that have a proclivity to chew. The... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080314331 | Lightweight, hollow, reusable, food-dispensing treat toy and combination of food-dispensing treat toy with an enclosing container designed for intellectual stimulation, enrichment and amusement of animals, and reduction of boredom or separation anxiety that may lead to destructive or undesirable behavior in puppies and/or other animals. This invention is directed toward a hollow food dispensing treat toy that can be filled and re-filled with animal food for unfrozen or frozen applications. The treat toy is designed to provide a mental and physical challenge to an animal desiring to lick out the content... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080314333 | Animal chew toy containing solid food An animal toy containing food having a first portion with food delivery means integrated therein adapted to securely house solid food treats, including a nutritional pet supplement, to be removed by the animal during play or through chewing action, and a second side wit... | 12/25/2008 |
