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 |
| 8127521 | Equine mask and sun visor An equine mask and sun visor combination that protects the face and eyes of the horse against several environmental insults simultaneously, including insects, water-born particulates and direct sunlight. A second layer of UV-opaque material is added to a first UV-re... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7310927 | Horse blanket A horse blanket has a back portion and side portions that extend down from the back portion. A neck opening is located between a neck end of the back portion and a chest area. A fleece portion lines an edge of the neck opening, with the fleece portion located so as ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7231754 | Horse blanket A horse blanket has a back portion and side portions that extend down from the back portions. The side portions couple to each other at a front chest area. The straps that couple the chest area side portions together are elasticized. A neck opening above the chest a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204071 | Protective facemask for horses A protective facemask for horses includes a panel of an open mesh material and an elastic headstall and an elastic throatlatch that are without fasteners. When the facemask is worn, an upper edge portion of the panel passes around a horse's forehead below the forelo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7100349 | Protective horse mask removably attachable to bridle A mask to protect a horse from insects is attachable to the horse's bridle. The mask has a cover member, such as flexible plastic screen material, that extends between the brow band, the nose band and the cheek pieces of the horse's bridle. The mask is removably att... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6216642 | Vermin-proof covering to protect the head of a horse A vermin-proof covering made from silk fabrics and adapted for covering on the head of a horse for protection against vermin, the covering including a body, the body having two insertion holes near a top side thereof corresponding to the ears of the horse... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6128891 | Protective horse mask A protective mask for a horse has a cap shaped to conform to a top region of a horse's head. Two sleeves are formed integral to the cap to receive the ears of the horse. An opening is provided in the cap between the sleeves to allow a forelock of the hors... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6050068 | Protective eye covering for animals A protective eye covering (20) for a domestic animal (24) includes a flexible material (48) for covering the eyes (34) and adjacent portions of the animal's head (22). The flexible material (48) has a V-shaped lower edge (52) trimmed with a fabric portion... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5785009 | Animal eye protecting system A new Animal Eye Protecting System for protecting an animal's eyes after medical treatment thereby expediting recovery while simultaneously preventing infections within the eyes. The inventive device includes a shield having a hexagonal cross-section, an ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5732415 | Adjustable pet eyewear The present invention is an eye protection device adapted to be worn by a canine. The device comprises an eye enclosure element such as a transparent plastic goggle which is adapted to rest snugly against the face of a canine. A pair of side straps extend... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5440864 | Insect control apparatus for animals An insect control apparatus for animals including a piece of material for covering the eyes and adjacent portions of the animal. The piece of material includes an adjustable ear opening formed in an upper edge and a hook fastener and loop fastener affixed... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5345751 | Poll and eye protection apparatus for a horse and method of manufacture thereof A horse mask or halter manufactured by folding a single piece of screen material according to a pattern that ensures the formation of rigid darts in the portion of the mask corresponding to the eyes of the horse. The mask incorporates poll-protection padd... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5341627 | Fly guard A fly guard for a horse generally comprises a flexible hood or mask with eye holes for fitting about the eyes and over adjacent parts of the head. Surrounding each eye hole is an upstanding annular collar having an outward facing surface having hook/loop ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5321937 | Horse head protector A flexible web formed of a shape retentive material includes a convex head web having a first end spaced from a second end, with the second end including a convex snout web extending from the second end canted relative to the second end for positioning ab... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5031388 | Dog hat apparatus and method A hat apparatus to protect a four-legged animal from extreme heat and direct sunlight. The hat comprises a head covering section, a visor section to protect the animal's eyes from sunlight, apertures to permit the passage of the animal's ears therethrough... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4969317 | Animal hat apparatus and method A hat apparatus to protect a four-legged animal from extreme heat and direct sunlight. The hat comprises a head covering section, a brim section to protect the animal's eyes, face, ears and rear neck from sunlight, and a chin strap to attach to the chin o... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4756145 | Animal Goggles Animal goggles include a flexible hood for fitting closely and being secured on an animal's head, and with eye holes to each of which is fitted a mesh eye guard projecting forwardly from the periphery of the eye hole. The periphery of each eye guard is ou... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4726174 | Canine filtration mask A dog filtration mask including a crown band having first and second ends; air filtration paper or cloth attached to the first end of the crown band; and a collar attached to the second end of the crown band.... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4662156 | Protective mask for animals Protective mask for animals includes a continuous one-piece screen for covering the eyes and adjacent facial areas on an animal and includes a single cutout area for the animal's ears. Both the cutout area and the portion of the mask that fits around the ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4581877 | Equine protective eye covering A hood (20) having a pair of ear openings (22) and eye openings (24) configured to fit the contour of an animals head. A selected eye opening (24) has a semi-rigid ball cup (34) permanently attached on the outside with a removable fabric ring (36) on the ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4480429 | Fly guard A headdress for a horse having eye holes with upstanding members about the periphery of the eye holes. In a first embodiment, a cylindrical flange is employed with screening material extending across one end of the flange. In a second embodiment, a resili... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4404789 | Animal eye protection device A device for protecting the eyes of a horse from insects comprises a cover member composed of a plurality of panels which cooperate to form an arched bubble spaced from the horse's eyes with the edge of the device lying around the front of the head below ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4178742 | Protective animal goggles An eye protection device comprising a soft, flexible plastic envelope forming a goggle enclosure contoured to comfortably conform to the angular anterior cranial features of a particular mammalian, non-human animal, such as a dog, two elastic band means f... | 12/18/1979 |
| 3964241 | Eye protective device An eye protective device for large animals such as horses wherein a flexible frame defining individual eye surrounding loops is secured on the animal's head and each loop mounts an outwardly bulging mesh panel that does not interfere with the animal's vis... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3942306 | Animal noise protection devices Animal noise protection devices of various forms are provided for insulating the animal from environmental noise. In certain forms, an enclosure for the animal is constructed of sound insulation material, with means in the form of hinged doors being provi... | 03/09/1976 |
