Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7591125 | Apparatus and method for cinching a saddle A cinch connector for connecting a cinch to a saddle. The cinch connector has a frame, a latch bar, and a tongue. The frame has a top frame member, a bottom frame member, and an intermediate frame member supported in a spaced apart, parallel relation to define a fir... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7340873 | Cinch A Cinch having a fastening strap and an elongated cushion either permanently or releasably attached to one another. The elongated cushion preferably has a resilient edge along at least the front of the body of the elongated cushion and around the ends of the body of... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7249446 | Stirrup hanger for saddle A stirrup hanger for saddle consisting of a short strip and a long strip secured together with a swivel mechanism that allows the stirrups to move forward and rearward freely. A metal plate having a hole there through secured on each end of the short piece. A t-nut ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7178319 | Non-slip and ventilated horse saddle pad A saddle pad apparatus constructed from a first non-slip top layer which is stitched or welded to a second non-slip bottom layer with a stiffening layer contained between the top and bottom layers. Each layer is constructed from a poly vinyl chloride impregnated scr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7155886 | Adjustable Dee rings for saddles and method of use Adjustable Dee ring embodiments are disclosed that allow the saddle and/or the billet or Latigo to be located in an optimum position on the horse. The adjustable Dee ring is light weight and a billet or Latigo can be easily and quickly adjusted laterally within a fr... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150141 | Waist chain and related method Presented in one embodiment is a waist chain comprising a plurality of links; a plurality of coupling members which connect the plurality of links, thereby forming a chain with two ends; and at least one end connection member which is connectable to both ends of the... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7107940 | Animal restraining apparatus An animal restraining apparatus having a belt which forms an opening. A girth of an animal is positioned within the opening. The belt is constricted around the girth of the animal by forcing opposite free end portions of a line apart from each other. A guide element... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7080496 | Handgrip and stirrup support for bareback horse riding An improved handgrip and stirrup support device for bareback horse riding. The device comprises a handgrip having opposing arms to which are attached at an angle side members having openings therein. The handgrip is improved by being made generally straight and elon... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073235 | Non-inertial release safety restraint belt buckle systems Vehicle body restraint systems including buckles for latching and retaining latch plates associated with safety belts wherein the buckles includes latching mechanisms having oppositely oriented release mechanisms which are operative in such a manner that any force a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066450 | WYSE mid-span winch kit A portable mounting system for a winch, which enables a standard winch to function to pull two objects closer together, without requiring the winch to be mounted to a vehicle. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063046 | Hygienic pet conservative band A hygienic pet conservative band includes a patch, a lengthwise band and two lateral bands. The patch covers on the waist and the bottom of a pet, and the lengthwise band is connected with the patch and the two lateral bands are connected laterally with the lengthwi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048818 | Hook and loop fastening Fastenings, including stretchy or flexible “zebra-like” and “leopard-like” appearing materials, are disclosed having spaced bands or a distribution islands of molded loop-engageable hooks or molded pre-forms for hooks, between which are bands or regions of d... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6993893 | Cinch A Cinch having a fastening strap and an elongated cushion either permanently or releasably attached to one another. The elongated cushion preferably has a resilient edge along at least the front of the body of the elongated cushion and around the ends of the body of... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6862870 | Removable cover for equine leg straps and tail straps A cover for an leg or tail strap for securing a blanket to a horse having a rectangular cover material secured at opposite edges to form a tube that is sized to fit over the leg or tail strap. The cover material is selected for its anti-chafe and washability charact... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6761019 | Equestrian riding aid An equestrian riding aid is disclosed which includes a girth strap which surrounds the girth of a horse, and a back strap which surrounds the back of a rider. The girth strap passes along the thighs of the rider and promotes the rider to learn and maintain the corre... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6688086 | Cinch buckle and method of use A cinch and a buckle therefore and a method for tightening and securing the cinch about the body of a horse to secure a saddle on the horse. The buckle has a rigid frame with a base bar, an intermediate bar and an outer bar extending between a pair of sid... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6634160 | Combination surcingle and weighted training device A weighted training surcingle device comprising a belt simulating the spatial area of a person's legs and buttocks. Each half of the belt has a plurality of pouches providing means for holding weight adjacent the rib cage of a horse simulating weight dist... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6571541 | Billet strap with stretch feature A billet strap for use with a Western saddle includes a portion of stretch material in the construction of the billet strap. The stretch material allows the billet strap to adjust and fine tune the tension of a cinch when the billet strap is used to conne... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6502376 | Saddle girth The present invention is a saddle girth to be used in conjunction with an English saddle. The saddle girth has a central portion separating two opposing straight segments, each of which extend from the central portion at an angle less than approximately f... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6389784 | Cinch An improved cinch for use with animals comprising a heat and pressure molded animal engaging strap having spaced apart lands with curved outer edges projecting from a base and grooves between the lands, a buckle strap, and a fastener to hold the buckle st... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6363697 | Foal weaning gear A foal weaning gear for wear by a nursing mare to deny access by a foal includes a protective pad disposed over the mammary glands and resiliently held in position by a plurality of adjustable straps providing continuous triaxial resilient biasing of the ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6334409 | Animal harness A harness apparatus for mounting a device on the outside of the tail of an animal, comprising a girth belt constructed to surround the body of the animal near the front legs thereof, the girth belt having a rearwardly extending belt portion positioned to ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6298640 | Grab saddle system To improve the safety of horseback riding, a fabric saddle with hook fastener strips sewed to its side fenders attaches to the horse using a new design of harness that gives the rider the ability to mechanically make a secondary tightening of that harness... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6220003 | Girth having breathable structure A girth for a horse includes a cover device having a base member and having a number of orifices for air circulation purpose. A fastener strap device is secured to the cover device and includes two buckles secured to the ends and engaged on the base membe... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6164048 | Quick release apparatus An animal restraint or handling device incorporates a quick-release mechanism that is essentially free of any biasing member, pivoting member, or camming action member. Particular embodiments include a rodeo rider's rope, animal hobble and cross-tie each ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6116003 | Western saddle to English girth adaptor An adaptor which rigidly affixes a means for attaching the adaptor using the D-ring Western saddle attachment method to the multiple straps with adjustment hole attachment method of an English girth allowing for the use of this combination of dissimilar t... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6098383 | Equestrian equipment or the like Each end of a main girth strap length has a billet strap attached thereto by a fitting/component. The billet strap is threaded through the fitting/component at right angles to the main girth strap length prior to folding the ends parallel to the main girt... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6076339 | Protective lining of girth and the like A protective lining is intended for use with a girth and the like and is provided with a plurality of air holes and elastic bodies. The air holes are arranged alternately and equidistantly. Each air hole is surrounded by a plurality of elastic bodies. The... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6058685 | Saddle cinch A saddle cinch includes a collar defining an elongate opening, a strap lock connected to the collar, the connected collar and strap lock defining a cinch subassembly, and a strap connected to the cinch subassembly. Among other advantages, the saddle cinch... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5949339 | Method of reducing injuries to riders and a riding cinch A method of reducing injuries to riders and associated riding cinch. Firstly, providing a riding cinch that has a locking mechanism with a electrically controlled release for locking a first coupling and a second coupling. Secondly, providing a remote tra... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5946892 | Cinch A cinch to pass beneath the belly of an animal in securing a saddle to the animal while minimizing discomfort and injury to the animal comprises a first layer of durable foam material having an outer surface covered with and molded with a durable stretch ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5816031 | Saddle cinch A cinch for securing a saddle to a horse. The cinch utilizes a generally rigid "U-shaped" rib support member composed of a stiff polymer in combination with padding such as neoprene, filler material, and/or leather covering the rib, and a means of attachi... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5768864 | Saddle girth with protective cover A protective cover for saddle girths is made of a thickness of scratch-resistant and tear-resistant polyvinyl chloride having a textured surface. The cover is in the form of a sleeve covering the belt portion of the girth to act as a protective pad betwee... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5743072 | Saddle cinch A saddle cinch comprises a belt and a breathable protective jacket fitted over the belt such that both longitudinal ends of the protective jacket are fastened respectively with two fastening segments located at both longitudinal ends of the belt, and that... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5636503 | Horse blanket keeper A horse blanket keeper consists of only two pieces: a strap consisting essentially of a substantially elastic fabric material having integral hook and loop material of one gender on one side, away from the horse, traction enhancing rubber ribs on the oppo... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5566533 | Stabilizer saddle girth A saddle girth comprising an elongated, flexible girth band and a pair of elongated girth straps extending beyond the length of the girth band for attachment to saddle billets on opposite sides of a horse, the elongated girth straps crossing each other at... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5426924 | Protective guard for a non-rub cover for a saddle cinch or girth A cinch or girth assembly for attaching a saddle to an animal includes a cinch or girth having structure secured thereto for connecting to a saddle. The assembly also includes an elastomeric sheet of non-rub material that is positioned to lie between the ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5329751 | Ventilating pneumatic animal harness Animal harness, including blankets and straps, provides low pressure internal pneumatic elements to aid in padding harness effect on an animal and in ventilating animal body portions thereunder. A blanket provides an air pervious felt element folded upon ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5226282 | Saddlery device This is a device to assist a person to quickly and easily fasten and tighten the girth strap of a saddle. When a horse is being saddled, some horses have a tendency to inflate their girth making it difficult to attach the girth buckle to the billet strap.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5134836 | Non-rub cover for saddle cinch or girth A saddle cinch or girth is a strong wide fibrous or leather band used to secure a saddle on a horse. A problem with cinches or girths is that they often wear a horse's skin raw. A non-rub cover for saddle cinches or girths is disclosed which comprises a t... | 08/04/1992 |
