Patents by Inventor Jimmy L. Sparks

Jimmy L. Sparks 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).

  • Cutting device for limb wrappings
    Patent number: 4604804
    Abstract: A cutting device with a safety lip to prevent the end of a blade of the device from causing injury to a limb when a wrapping or bandage is being cut therefrom.The device includes a handle and at one end there is mounted a cutting blade having a point and the point is covered by a blunt lip which engages the skin and will prevent injury as the blade is moved along the limb.In addition, the end of the handle where the blade is mounted is concave and acts as a surface to prevent bunching of the wrappings being cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Assignee: Horse Health Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Jimmy L. Sparks
  • Horseshoe for a thoroughbred
    Patent number: 4386660
    Abstract: An improved horseshoe for a thoroughbred horse having a front calk comprising an integral pair of holding members on opposite surface of the horseshoe for the removable securing of a second calk positioned transversely to the longitudinal axis, within the width of the horseshoe and within the forward half of the horseshoe. The turf gripping surface of the second calk is generally positioned closer to the horse's hoof surface than the turf gripping surface of the first calk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Assignees: William Ray Lawson, Jarald Allen Phillips
    Inventor: Jimmy L. Sparks
  • Sharpening hone
    Patent number: D285042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Inventor: Jimmy L. Sparks