US patent number 7,082,894

Another dumb patent is number 7,082,894. They claim that it is non-obvious to put beef jerky into a dog chew toy. The text states:
"A plurality of flavor chunks, for example jerky pieces, are interspersed in the rawhide bit mixture to provide an enticing flavor and aroma that encourages an animal to continue to chew to reveal more flavor chunks."
That is supposed to be non-obvious to an *expert* on dogs. So, if you ask an expert on dogs who does not know of this invention "how can I make my dog chew on something?", there is no reasonable way to expect - according to the US patent office - that the expert will answer "Well, you could make the chew toy taste good, maybe by putting meat in it or something". Thankfully, we have 3 hard working inventors who told us this!