Renee Quinn granted dog toy design patent
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On the 15th of November 2024, I received a copy of U.S. Design Patent No. D1,050,634 issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Notice of Acceptance for U.S. Design Application No. 29888619, entitled “Rope throw dog toy”, was issued on September 18th, 2024. The patent was issued November 5th, 2024. On Friday, I received the official patent. Luna, our super athlete dog, loves to chase balls, especially squeaky balls. This invention was inspired from her. You can’t throw the ball fast enough for Luna!While the market is flooded with squeaky rubber toys (they must be chew-proof), the ones that I (and Luna!) liked best had holes in the middle. I couldn’t get them to go very far and they were too large for our ball launcher. The balls also became very soiled after a few throws. I decided to put a rope through the hole in the ball to make it easier to throw. It would also keep my hands from getting slobbery and gross. I decided that if I put a rope through the existing hole that went through the ball, not only would that allow me to throw the balls much farther, but it would also help keep my hands from getting slobbery and gross.
Thinking regular nylon rope would hold moisture and dirt, I found some plastic rope in my garage, fed it through the hole, and tied a knot at the end. We started playing! I noticed very quickly that the plastic knot was coming undone. I used a flame and melted the plastic rope knot to make it less likely to separate. We tried it again! I was able to throw it much further and the knot stayed in place. My hands were also significantly cleaner. Dusty, my other dog who doesn’t play with toys much, also played with them. Dusty would throw the rope up in the air, catch it, and then run with it. He and Luna would play with each other, and Dusty would then play tug. My big boy was playing because of my new innovative toy! John White, a friend of ours, suggested that I apply for a Design Patent and even offered to do the legwork. So, I sent my prototype off to a design patent illustrator and after getting the designs exactly as we wanted them, we filed U.S. Design Application #29888619 on April 3, 2023.
Here’s a video of Dusty and Luna playing with the toy together:
Renee C. Quinn
Renee C. Quinn, Chief Operating Officer, is the CEO of IPWatchdog, Inc. Renee Quinn has been with IPWatchdog, Inc. since April 2006. She is a member of the executive team and oversees all
