Patents
US 9622458 B2: Two-part self-righting pet toy with internal gripper petals
- Granted
- 2017-04-18
- Filed
- 2014-09-20 application 14492004
- Type
- Utility · 2 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A pet toy comprising a first part and a second part, each made of a single piece of molded, durable, semi-rigid and flexible material and each comprising a weighted bottom, flared open top that is oval in shape, and plurality of gripper petals extending from the weighted bottom toward the flared open top. Each part comprises a neck area with a plurality of grooves and ridges. The flared open top of the first part fits into the flared open top of the second part and engages with the grooves inside the neck area of the second part. The inner circumference of each successive groove is preferably smaller as the distance from the open flared to increases.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170418.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoggi, Inc. 3 patents | US company or organization | Bozeman, MT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Williams | Bozeman, MT | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott Ogeka | Belgrade, MT | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen Sanford | Bozeman, MT | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K15/026 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-13 | Name change Change of name | SCHOGGI, INC. signed 2017-06-13 | WEST PAW, INC. BOZEMAN, MT | 43179/280 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-10-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SANFORD, STEPHEN signed 2014-10-06 OGEKA, SCOTT signed 2014-10-21 WILLIAMS, SPENCER signed 2014-10-21 | SCHOGGI, INC. D/B/A WEST PAW DESIGN BOZEMAN, MT | 34006/349 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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