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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006648 | Power-actuated paw cleaning device and associated method A power-actuated animal paw cleaning device including an elongated handle having an anchor rod statically coupled to a distal end thereof, a casing pivotally mated to the anchor rod such that the casing is freely pivotal thereabout while the handle and anchor rod re... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7665422 | Electric rotary pet brush Disclosed is a self cleaning rotary brush with means for accumulating collected hair for disposal. The invention includes a primary cleaning cylinder with a series of tines that are adapted to clean the fur of the animal. The invention further includes a secondary c... | 02/23/2010 |
| 6394038 | Teat cleaning brush A teat cleaning device for animals includes a plurality of circumferentially separated elongated brushes individually rotatable about a vertical longitudinal axis, each of the brushes having bristles extending outwardly from a vertical shaft, the brushes ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6324713 | Hand-held motorized utility brush A hand-held motorized utility brush for grooming animals and collecting hair from furniture. The hand-held motorized utility brush includes a support member having a handle portion, an angled intermediate portion, and an end portion and a bore extending t... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6318298 | Automatic, on-demand, self-adjusting brushing system for use with large animals, such as cows A large animal, such as a cow, is brushed by a system that includes a brush mounted on a frame that is pivotally mounted on a structure such as a stall adjacent to the animal. A motor is connected to the brush to rotate the brush and is activated when the... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6058887 | Cat amusement device A cat amusement device (10) has a base (12) which has at least one base side (12S), a base top (12T) and a base bottom (12B). The cat amusement device (10) further has at least one microchip (18) contained within the base (12) or post (14). The cat amusem... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5725000 | Hair twisting device A hair curling device (10) which curls hair in less time and with less effort than utilizing ones hands. The hair curling device (10) is specifically designed to comb and twist naturally curly (unprocessed) Afro-American hair, comprises a circular comb (1... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5680831 | Combined mechanically assisted animal exercise, amusement, self grooming, and claw scratching stimulator A device that provides a combination of uses for animals comprising a grooming brush body (51) having bristles (53) affixed thereto. An upper surface (49) contains a claw scratching surface (57) that is affixed to surface (21). Track ring assembly (11) in... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5628282 | Mechanically assisted animal self-grooming device A mechanically assisted animal self-grooming device simulates the brushing movements of a human hand by utilizing a compact, maintenance-free miniature electric motor assembly 22 affixed and concealed to the underside of upper surface 28 of housing assemb... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5540186 | Mechanically assisted animal self grooming device A mechanically assisted animal self-grooming device simulates the brushing movements of a human hand by utilizing a compact, maintenance-free miniature electric motor assembly (22) affixed and concealed to the underside of upper surface (28) of housing as... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5207183 | Flea-rid and grooming apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for removing fleas and other debris from a domestic animal's skin while grooming the animal's hair is disclosed. A pair of spaced wedge-shaped frame members contain a motor and a speed reducer there between which together serve to ro... | 05/04/1993 |
| 4362173 | Cashmere combing machine An apparatus for the removal of hair from an animal. The apparatus includes a driven comb unit for collecting the hair and a housing for the comb within which the comb unit is arranged to be driven. The housing has an inlet which exposes the comb unit so ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4084282 | Rotary brush for removing hair from hair brushes A rotary brush for removing hair from hair brushes having a rotatable shaft upon which the bristles are mounted, a slotted portion extending along the full length of the shaft and a sharpened bladed portion slidably mounted in the slotted portion for cutt... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4083327 | Animal grooming apparatus and process A non-uniformly weighted flexible toothed belt is driven to traverse and produce both a forceful combing action on an animal hide in its traversing motion parallel to pulley-to-pulley movement and a varied yieldable pressure against the hide transverse to... | 04/11/1978 |
