Patents by Inventor Jack William Renforth
Jack William Renforth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10609905Abstract: A pet toy includes a handle, a cord, a retractable cord apparatus coupled with a first end of the cord and being structured to retract the cord into itself after the cord has been pulled out, an attachment mechanism coupled to the second end of the cord and structured to releasably couple to an object, and a telescopic pole having a first end coupled to the handle and a second end coupled to the retractable cord apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: LITTLE BIG CAT, INC.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Jackson Galaxy
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Patent number: 10512246Abstract: An improved trimmer is structured to be held in the palm of a user's hand. The trimmer has a grinding drum that is advantageously structured to be situated in a palmar region of the user's hand that can be said to extend from the palm and to be generally bounded by the fingertips. When the trimmer is held in the palmar region, the thumb and certain fingers can support the trimmer, and other fingers that are not necessarily employed in supporting the trimmer are usable to operate a control switch of the trimmer. The control switch controls operation of a drive motor that is connected with a grinding drum which provides abrasive surfaces that are engageable with the animal nail or claw.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson, Mark Charles Kitchens, Regis Marie-Jean Wandres
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Patent number: 9814215Abstract: A pet toy includes a handle, a wire composed of a metallic material, a wire attachment apparatus coupled with a first end of the wire, an attachment mechanism coupled to a second end of the wire and structured to releasably couple to an object, and a telescoping pole having a first end coupled to the handle and a second end coupled to the wire attachment apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: LITTLE BIG CAT, INC.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Jackson Galaxy
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Patent number: 9516861Abstract: An improved flea comb apparatus can be used to remove fleas from animals such as cats, dogs, and the like and advantageously includes a retractable flea comb and lights that are automatically illuminated when the flea comb is in a deployed condition. The lights attract fleas and aid in their removal by providing an intensity of light at the undercoat region of an animal that has not previously been conveniently provided. The lights also assist the user in identifying fleas during combing of the animal.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson
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Patent number: 9421932Abstract: An improved flexible or semi-rigid vehicle partition apparatus can be used to isolate an animal from certain regions of a vehicle. A plurality of embodiments are disclosed. The improved partition apparatuses can be installed directly behind the front seat or seats of a vehicle and/or, depending upon the configuration of the vehicle, can be installed behind the rear seat or seats of the vehicle. The partition apparatuses are generally lightweight, flexible, manufactured from inexpensive components, and are relatively easy to be installed into a vehicle interior and to removed therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson, Paul Fair, Jamie Kummerfeld
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Patent number: 9301493Abstract: A pet carrier includes a bottom panel having a pair of end edges and a pair of side edges that are longer than the end edges, a pair of side panels attached to the side edges of the bottom panel, a pair of end panels attached to the end edges of the bottom panel, and a top panel. The bottom panel, the side panels, the end panels, and the top panel enclose an interior area for carrying a pet when the pet carrier is in a closed configuration. One of the side panels is an openable side panel structured to fold downward and form a flush surface with the bottom panel when the pet carrier is in an open configuration.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson
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Patent number: 9295921Abstract: A module structured for use with a toy is provided. The module includes a light emitting assembly. The light emitting assembly has a circuit board and a battery assembly. The battery assembly includes an attachment portion coupled to the circuit board and an end portion opposite the attachment portion. The module further includes a housing, the housing having a containing portion and a stabilizing portion extending from the containing portion at a junction. The stabilizing portion is structured to engage the toy and the containing portion is located on the light emitting assembly. The end portion is located between the junction and the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Peter Owen Frickland, Kyle Douglas Burger, Mark Oblack, Ryan Wills
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Publication number: 20150257367Abstract: An animal exercise device and animal exercise apparatus provide a beam of collimated light whose impingement on a surface can be chased by a cat for beneficial. The animal exercise device can be mounted upon an elongated wand to form the animal exercise apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventor: Jack William Renforth
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Publication number: 20150257364Abstract: A pet toy includes a handle, a wire composed of a metallic material, a wire attachment apparatus coupled with a first end of the wire, an attachment mechanism coupled to a second end of the wire and structured to releasably couple to an object, and a telescoping pole having a first end coupled to the handle and a second end coupled to the wire attachment apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Jack William RENFORTH, Jackson GALAXY
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Publication number: 20150257365Abstract: A pet toy includes a handle, a cord, a retractable cord apparatus coupled with a first end of the cord and being structured to retract the cord into itself after the cord has been pulled out, an attachment mechanism coupled to the second end of the cord and structured to releasably couple to an object, and a telescopic pole having a first end coupled to the handle and a second end coupled to the retractable cord apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Jackson Galaxy
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Publication number: 20140308875Abstract: A module structured for use with a toy is provided. The module includes a light emitting assembly. The light emitting assembly has a circuit board and a battery assembly. The battery assembly includes an attachment portion coupled to the circuit board and an end portion opposite the attachment portion. The module further includes a housing, the housing having a containing portion and a stabilizing portion extending from the containing portion at a junction. The stabilizing portion is structured to engage the toy and the containing portion is located on the light emitting assembly. The end portion is located between the junction and the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.Inventors: JACK WILLIAM RENFORTH, PETER OWEN FRICKLAND, KYLE DOUGLAS BURGER, MARK OBLACK, RYAN WILLS
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Publication number: 20140261229Abstract: An improved method of forming a structure out of a polymer such as TPR includes forming a body that is molded to include at least a portion of a connector, interconnecting the portion of the connector with a cooperative other portion of the connector, and overmolding the connected portions of the connector with a polymeric material to retain the connector in its connected configuration. This enables, for example, a link of a chain to be formed from an elongated body having at its ends cooperable connector portions that are connectable together to form a ring-like structure which is substantially continuous about its longitudinal extent. The connector is then overmolded with a polymeric material, which may be the same material from which the elongated body is formed or another material, in order to retain the portions of the connector in the connected configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Zeng Yi Bao, Jack William Renforth
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Patent number: D715500Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, IncInventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson, Douglas Golenz
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Patent number: D722549Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson, Paul Fair, Jamie Kummerfeld, Roy Swanson
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Patent number: D722550Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson, Paul Fair, Jamie Kummerfeld, Roy Swanson
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Patent number: D722728Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson, Paul Fair, Jaime Kimmerfeld, Roy Swanson
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Patent number: D722942Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson, Paul Fair, Jamie Kummerfeld, Roy Swanson
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Patent number: D722943Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson, Paul Fair, Jamie Kummerfeld, Roy Swanson
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Patent number: D724792Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson, Paul Fair, Jaime Kummerfeld, Roy Swanson
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Patent number: D728167Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Jack William Renforth, Ann Hanson, Paul Fair, Jaime Kummerfeld, Roy Swanson