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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5727633 | Horseshoe for treatment of lame horses A horseshoe has a closed end toe section provided with a concave depression in its upper surface and a rearwardly and downwardly beveled portion in its lower surface. The concave depression is provided over an area sufficient to avoid contact with the sol... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5678636 | Titanium horseshoe A process for the preparation and fabrication of horseshoes whereby pure titanium or titanium alloys are processed with the exclusion of contaminating gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen. The titanium horseshoes have many advantages over the prese... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5566765 | Horseshoe Horseshoe device having a squared off toe portion including branches with heel portions in which the front edge of the toe portion is straight or linear across its front. The edge extends under the toe of the hoof an approximate predetermined distance fro... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5538083 | Horseshoe arrangement A horseshoe arrangement comprising individually replaceable wearing parts which makes it possible to increase the life of the parts of a horseshoe which are worn-out. Consequently, the horseshoe arrangement comprises separate nail-receiving devices which ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5533575 | Elastomeric shoe for attachment to an equidae hoof A shoe of elastomeric material for attachment to a hoof of an equidae, such as a horse. The shoe has a peripheral configuration corresponding to the peripheral configuration of the sole of an equidae hoof and a cross section of substantially uniform thick... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5421415 | Horseshoe A horseshoe stock piece and various complementary pieces provide variety of custom features for horseshoes such as heel calk trailers, trailer calks, calk horseshoes and patent shoes. The stock piece is a horseshoe structure with conventional top or hoof ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5368104 | Horseshoe A horseshoe intended for use in competitive situations. It is specifically designed to conform to the anatomical structure of the horse's hoof, and to have little effect on the performance of the horse, either due to wear of the shoe or growth of the hors... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5344608 | Alloyed metal for horseshoes of race horse The present invention relates to an alloy metal horseshoe for a race horse. The objective of the invention is to provide an alloy metal horseshoe for a race horse, which is light in weight, of great expansibility and hardness, with high abrasion resistanc... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5222561 | Shoes and pads for horses Shoes for horses are fabricated from a plastic material which is reinforced by kinked metal wire. The shoes are lightweight, readily formable, have good wear properties and are much easier on the horse than metal shoes. The reinforced plastic material is ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5213163 | Hot-attached semirigid glue-on horseshoe A horseshoe comprised principally of semihard polyurethane capable of being reversibly heated to about 275° F. for hot-attachment with a gap-filling adhesive in accordance with the process of the author's prior patent. The shoe has an angular cross secti... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5203415 | Process for bonding to the sidewall of a horse's hoof A process for gluing a horseshoe having a rim extending upward around the sidewall of the hoof. In an earlier process, both the hoof and the part to be attached, if any, were preheated to about 275° F. and then bonded with a hard paste-type urethane adhe... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5165481 | Horseshoe The present invention is an improved horseshoe intended for use in competitive situations. It is specifically designed to conform to the anatomical structure of the horse's hoof, and to have little effect on the performance of the horse, either due to wea... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5158143 | Ribbed horseshoe A lightweight horseshoe particularly suitable for competitive events requiring high maneuverability, the horseshoe including a body having a plurality of sharp ribs extending from the shoe ground engaging face. Four ribs are employed across the shoe body ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5137092 | Horseshoe A horseshoe conformed substantially to the U-shaped sole of the hoof and comprising a portion of an elastic friction material and a reinforcing insert of a flexible material, wherein the insert is narrower than the width of the U-shaped sole such that thr... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5129461 | Plastic shoe for horses A plastic shoe for horses to be secured to a hoof in conjunction with exposure to a thermal operation includes a sole part having an upper edge and being constructed substantially in the shape of a horseshoe for placement under an edge of a hoof. A wall p... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5105891 | Cushioned horseshoe The invention defines a non-slip, shock-absorbing, cushioned horseshoe that substantially absorbs the shock encountered by a horse's hooves and legs when the horse is running or jumping. The cushioned horseshoe is defined by a base or mounting plate which... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5069289 | Process for gluing to a horse's hoof A new process for attaching a non-metallic shoe to a horse's hoof and for repairing a crack in the hoof. The process involves preheating the hoof and the part to be attached, if any, to about 275 degrees F. and then bonding with a hard paste-type urethane... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5027904 | Racing plate horseshoe system with movable calks A racing plate horseshoe system with movable calks has an arcuate racing plate attachable to a horse's hoof. An elongated groove is provided in the lower surface and has a plurality of spaced-apart threaded holes extending from the upper surface to the gr... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5004052 | Horseshoe The horseshoe includes a traction surface having a toe portion defining a pair of parallel calks and a pair of side portions defining a plurality of inner and outer calks. The calks have a truncated wedge shape designed to increase traction and minimize t... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5001852 | Tap-shoe tap-sound amplifying device In a preferred embodiment, a pair of tap shoes each having toe and heel taps, associated with each tap there being an audio-pickup transducer mounted one adjacent each tap, connected by signal-carrying wiring to a common electronic radio-wave transmitter ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 5002132 | Hoofed animal shoe A durable, resilient plastic horseshoe including a first plastic polymer having a first durometer, and a second plastic polymer having a second durometer higher than the first durometer is disclosed, wherein when the shoe is placed on a foot of a hoofed a... | 03/26/1991 |
| 5002133 | Horseshoe Horseshoe comprising on a portion of its surface an extra thickness or rib (2) intended to bear on the ground and forming two branches (4) which are spaced apart sideways from each other rearwards. The remaining portion (1) of reduced thickness of the hor... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4993494 | Horseshoe A horseshoe (1) conformed substantially to the U-shaped sole of the hoof and having a reinforcing insert (16) of a flexible and, alternatively, partially curable material and a portion (17) which encloses the insert (16) and is made of an elastic friction... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4982797 | Tape for hoof repair A method is provided for securing a horseshoe to a hoof by wrapping a curable resin coated sheet material around an applied horseshoe and at least a portion of the hoof after the cure has been initiated, such that the resin coated sheet material secures t... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4972909 | Plastic molded horseshoe and method of manufacture This invention is to disclose and claim an open ended light weight molded plastic horseshoe having a core segment of 60% glass fiber reinforced polyurethane plastic molding compound, encapsulated in clear polyurethane having treads and caulks formed on th... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4957168 | Metallic-sounding plastic horseshoes A horseshoe molded of a new high impact, high temperature resistant polyphenylene sulfide resin that possesses the unique property of possessing a metallic sound indistinguishable from metal horeshoes. The metallic-sounding plastic horseshoes may be attac... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4917192 | Method and apparatus for hoof repair and securing a shoe to a hoof A method is provided for securing a horseshoe to a hoof by wrapping a curable resin coated sheet material around an applied horseshoe and at least a portion of the hoof after the cure has been initiated, such that the cured resin coated sheet material sec... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4896727 | Medium and method for filling the horn wall of a horse's hoof A medium and a method for filling or replacing the horn wall or horny parts of the coffin of the hoof of an animal, particularly a horse, the medium consisting of a mixture of a plurality of components, of which one is a synthetic resin and another consis... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4892150 | Polymer horseshoe providing enhanced support A horseshoe including an arcuate elastomeric shoe body having an upper hoof engaging surface and a lower surface. The upper surface is generally flat and has an arcuate force-bearing recess along the internal periphery disposed to receive a trimmed ridge ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4878541 | Horseshoe, especially for trotting horses A horseshoe for hooves of four legs of a trotting horse includes a thin plate member of a resiliently bendable plastic having two thickened areas, namely, an outer arched area along a front half of the shoe and a rear triangular area, with the two areas b... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4819731 | Horseshoe and method of applying same A horseshoe includes a resiliently flexible metal frame which is attached to the outer surface of the hoof by flaps adhered to the surface and is releasably connected by projections to an elastic sole member which is prefabricated in the peripheral shape ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4765411 | Ultraviolet-cured horse shoe and method of shoeing hoofed animals A method of shoeing a hoofed animal is provided and includes the step of forming a mold (12) having a general configuration of a shoe for the hoof (80). The mold (12) is filled with a liquid acrylic material (64). The hoof (80) of the animal is placed wit... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4690222 | Horse shoe A nailless horse shoe comprising a resilient material is disclosed. The horse shoe comprises a curved body, an upwardly projecting tab and downwardly depending projections and gripper. Additional strength is provided by use of a curved member embedded in ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4655293 | Light weight, high strength reinforced metal horseshoe A light weight horseshoe is described which is composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy reinforced by ceramic whiskers, particles or fibers, preferably silicon carbide whiskers. The whisker content is in the range of 1-40 volume percent. The shoes exhibi... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4513824 | Flexible horseshoe A screw-on horseshoe formed from a plastic material is disclosed. A flex joint is provided that allows the horseshoe to expand and contract as pressure is applied to the horse's hoof, thereby reducing friction between the hoof and the shoe. The horseshoe ... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4496002 | Horseshoe Shoes for horses are fabricated from ultra-high molecular weight ethylene polymers having a molecular weight of at least 1 million. Such shoes are light weight, have good wear properties, and are much easier on the horse's feet than metal shoes.... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4480698 | Nickel-coated aluminum racing horseshoe The disclosure concerns a formable cast aluminum alloy horseshoe having an electroless ductile metal coating having a hardness greater than that of the aluminum alloy, such as a coating of phosphorus nickel. This coating increases the wearable life of the... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4422509 | Prosthetic horseshoe A prosthetic horseshoe for use in the treatment of the affliction known as chronic laminitis in which the coffin bone in a horse's foot rotates from its normal position. The prosthetic horseshoe has an adjustable pin designed to rotate the coffin bone bac... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4346762 | Plastics material horseshoes A two part plastics material horseshoe has a relatively flexible plastics strip part of generally L-shaped cross-section, shaped so as to be suitable for adhering to the side wall of a hoof, and a relatively inflexible plastics shoe-part adapted for bondi... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4286666 | Horseshoes This invention relates to horseshoes that are adapted to fit snugly against the bottom of the hoof surface of a horse, which are made of an elastomeric material, such as a synthetic rubber, natural rubber, etc., and have a plurality of discrete or continu... | 09/01/1981 |
