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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7854214 | Pet grooming tool with pivot head and rotatable blade The pet grooming tool includes a handle and a head. The head consists of a lower head portion and an upper head portion. A toothed uni-directional blade is mounted on and extends from the lower head portion. The head portions are rotatably connected so that the tool... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7509926 | Pet grooming tool and method for removing loose hair from a furry pet A pet grooming tool, for use with a furry pet such as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, is adapted for removing the loose hair from the pet. The grooming tool comprises a handle portion and a pet engageable portion secured to the handle portion. The... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7347166 | Pet vacuum attachment A pet vacuum attachment for a source of vacuum. A generally tubular unit has a filter and a vacuum adjustment valve with a vacuum gauge, the unit being attached at one end to a vacuum source and at the other end to a vacuum hose leading to a vacuum head unit. A vacu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337784 | Hairbrush for pets and people that releases active ingredients A hairbrush for people and pets releases a perfume, fragrance and/or other active compositions including insect repellant, hair conditioning composition, dye composition, moisturizing ingredients, or antibacterial compounds when brushed or activated by manually depr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334540 | Pet grooming tool and method for removing loose hair from a furry pet A pet grooming tool, for use with a furry pet such as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, is adapted for removing the loose hair from the pet. The grooming tool comprises an handle portion and a pet engageable portion secured to the handle portion. Th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322364 | Hairbrush for pets and people that releases active ingredients A hairbrush for people and pets releases liquid gel perfume, fragrance and/or other active compositions including insect repellant, hair conditioning composition, dye composition, moisturizing ingredients, or antibacterial compounds when brushed or activated by manu... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322108 | Hair cutting device A hand-held dressing device has a blade with a sharpened cutting edge. The blade is preferably V- or U-shaped and permanently or removably supported by the limbs of a Y-shaped body with an extending hand group. The blade may be made from a single piece or form multi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7246573 | Curry brush for grooming an animal A curry brush for grooming an animal includes a flexible, elastomeric body portion that has a socket defined therein for receiving a relatively rigid container. A plurality of flexible tines extend outwardly from the body portion. The container may be removed from t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222588 | Pet grooming tool and method for removing loose hair from a furry pet A pet grooming tool, for use with a furry pet such as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, is adapted for removing the loose hair from the pet. The grooming tool comprises an elongate handle portion extending generally along a handle axis, and a pet en... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7179162 | Water connected fish scaler A fish scaler assembly for removing scales from a fish such that scales and grime do not accumulate on a scraper. The assembly can be connected to a pressurized water source by threaded coupling having an adapter. A flexible tube on the adapter transports water betw... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7100537 | Ionic pet groomer A handholdable ion emitting pet grooming brush for grooming pets is provided. It includes a body having an air intake on the top side of the body. A bristle unit is removably attached to the bottom side of the body and there is an opening in the middle of the bristl... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077076 | Pet grooming tool A pet grooming tool, for use with a furry pet such as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, is adapted for removing the loose hair from the pet. The grooming tool comprises an elongate handle portion extending generally along a handle axis, and a pet en... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7020898 | Multiuse glove A hand-worn article includes enclosures for thumb and fingers and a plurality of raised elements, such as bristles, extending in a generally perpendicular direction from the article. The raised elements are attached by heat sealing to the hand enclosure and may be u... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015780 | Apparatus, device and method for generating magnetic field gradient A monolithic or dual monolithic magnetic device or apparatus having an array of formations such as protruding or raised nubs wherein adjacent nubs have the same or opposite polarity to produce a high magnetic field gradient in the vicinity of the nubs is described. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6968808 | Multi-textured pet washing glove A pet-washing glove including a flexible first side having a first scrubbing texture and a flexible second side having a second scrubbing texture, the sides associated in a manner providing a sheath for a hand and generally defining a first palm portion on the first... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955137 | Article for grooming an animal An article for grooming an animal includes an elongated handle and a plurality of dematting blades, each of which has a sharp edge for aiding in removing mats from the fur of an animal. The article further includes a comb having a plurality of combing tines for comb... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6782846 | Pet grooming tool and method for removing loose hair from a furry pet A pet grooming tool, for use with a furry pet such as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, is adapted for removing the loose hair from the pet. The grooming tool comprises an elongate handle portion extending generally along a handle axis, and a pet en... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6510816 | Easy clean equine body brush An equine body brush is specially formed to produce a combined cleaning and brushing action for each single stroke of the brush in a desired stroke direction by using two distinct stiffness of bristles arrayed in a linearly tapered height arrangement. The... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6367422 | Pet tool An improved pet brush having a handle of generally hexagonal cross-section with three relatively long sides interspersed with three relatively short sides extending upwardly from the brush head at an angle of approximately 10°-30° and having a thumb res... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6336428 | Vacuum pet brush A vacuum pet brush for collecting debris loosened by a grooming brush or comb. The vacuum pet brush includes a main housing that has an open end and closed end. The closed end of the main housing has a plurality of venting apertures. The main housing has ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6230659 | Grooming device and method of using The present invention provides an apparatus and method for grooming fur-bearing animals with a body having an integral base with a leading edge having a plurality of spaced apart tines attached and at least one sleeve proximate to the base contacting a po... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6199513 | Curry comb and method of manufacture A curry comb comprises an elongated handle, a plurality of curved blade and a hardened resin. The handle is preferably formed from a single piece and includes a first end and a second end, defining a longitudinal axis. A plurality of ridges and grooves ar... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6082307 | Interchangeable grooming apparatus for animals An improved apparatus for grooming animals, particularly for the removal of loose hair and hair that is soon to become loose. In a first embodiment, a base has one or more slots that slideably receive a corresponding number of comb extensions. The comb ex... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6024052 | Combination brush and flea repellant dispenser A new combination brush and flea repellant dispenser for removing loose hairs and applying flea repellant to a pet. The inventive device includes a housing including a lower handle portion and an upper brush portion. An open lower end of the lower handle ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5862780 | Grooming tool for pets An improved tool for grooming pets, especially for the removal of loose hair and hair that is soon to become loose, comprised of a base (10) with comb extensions (12,14) mounted on either side at an angle of less than 90 degrees to the base. The comb exte... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5845603 | Combination brush and flea powder dispenser A new combination brush and flea powder dispenser for removing loose hairs and applying flea powder to a pet. The inventive device includes a housing including a lower handle portion and an upper brush portion. An open lower end of the lower handle portio... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5682837 | Pet brush worn on the hand A glove includes at least one resilient pad attached thereto. The pads each include a plurality of pet brush bristles extending outwardly therefrom. In a first embodiment of the pad and bristles, the bristles each have a flattened head at one end thereof.... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5655482 | Double-sided pet comb A double-sided comb according to the present invention comprises a handle to which a T-bar frame is mounted on one end of the handle in an orientation perpendicular to the handle. A plurality of generally cone-shaped first teeth extend outward from and pe... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5626099 | Therapeutic groomer A hand-held grooming device grooms, massages, and provides magnetic therapy for animals. The device has a base that is configured to be hand-held. On the base, there is formed a grooming pad having projections adapted for grooming and massaging. The groom... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5546895 | Grooming brush pet door A pet door consisting of an opening filled by the bristles of a brush or brushes. An animal moves through the opening by pushing aside the flexible bristles, which reliably and quietly reseal the opening after the animal passes. Moving through the brushes... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5524575 | Animal grooming glove having a mittbody including a main pocket and a separate thumb pocket An animal grooming mitt is provided which has a mitt body including a main pocket and a separate thumb pocket, and a palm portion made of rubber which is attached to the mitt body and which has a sufficient coefficient of friction to facilitate the remova... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5353817 | Hair grooming device A hand-held hair grooming device comprising a housing adapted to be held in the hand of the user, an array including a plurality of electrically conductive tines extending outwardly from the housing, apparatus for mounting the plurality of tines in the ho... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5339840 | Adjustable comb A comb an adjustable tooth-bearing head piece which allows the user to adjust the head piece to any of a variety of angles with respect to the handle of the comb. The handle has two arms which extend in a forward direction one from each side of the handle... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5178168 | Hair grooming device A hand-held hair grooming device comprising a housing adapted to be held in the hand of the user, an array of electrically conductive tines extending outwardly from the housing, apparatus for mounting the tines in the housing, and apparatus for applying a... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5072746 | Hair grooming device A hand-held hair grooming device comprising a housing adapted to be held in the hand of the user, an array of electrically conductive tines extending outwardly from the housing, apparatus for mounting the tines in the housing, and apparatus for applying a... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4970990 | Device for removing mats from the hair of animals This invention provides a tool for effective removal of mats of hair in the coats of fur-bearing animals. The tool is particularly effective in removing mats from long-haired dogs, while preserving most of the original hair in the original length. The too... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4958596 | Pet grooming kit with applicator A pet grooming kit comprising an array of treatment liquids stored in flexible containers including, but not limited to, shampoo, cologne and flea dip. The kit further comprises a liquid applicator generally in the form of a brush and adapted to be thread... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4862832 | Dispenser for the application of active components A dispenser for the application of insecticides or acaricides to the surface of animals for controlling insects and acarids on the coat of the animals and for preventing infestation by pests, distinguished by optical indication of the exhaustion of the ac... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4815232 | Comb for the removal and capture of fleas and other pests The invention provides a device to capture living insects and other debris when combing an animal's coat. It consists of a comb with a sheath attached whereby the coat is combed between the sheath and the comb's teeth. On the inside of the sheath is a dim... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4671303 | Nit comb and method of producing same A nit comb and method of producing same wherein a plurality of metal teeth are formed with a minimum intertooth clearance of about 100 microns and mounted in a handle.... | 06/09/1987 |