Patents by Inventor Larry J. Gau

Larry J. Gau 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).

  • Electrical automated nail-clipping device
    Patent number: 11871831
    Abstract: An automatic nail clipping device including a blade plate replaceably secured within a blade plate holder frame within a covering shell, an electronic motor driving a shaft which in turn rotates an extending cam element. The extending cam element engaging an oblong opening on a backside of the blade plate holder frame, raising and dropping the entire blade plate holder frame, and causing the blade in the blade plate to clip nails in a downward movement and return the blade plate to a ready elevated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas J. McMullen, Larry J. Gau, Steven N. Kisch
  • ELECTRICAL AUTOMATED NAIL-CLIPPING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230018641
    Abstract: An automatic nail clipping device including a blade plate replaceably secured within a blade plate holder frame within a covering shell, an electronic motor driving a shaft which in turn rotates an extending cam element. The extending cam element engaging an oblong opening on a backside of the blade plate holder frame, raising and dropping the entire blade plate holder frame, and causing the blade in the blade plate to clip nails in a downward movement and return the blade plate to a ready elevated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas J. McMullen, JR., Larry J. Gau, Thomas J. McMullen, III
  • ELECTRICAL AUTOMATED NAIL-CLIPPING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210059379
    Abstract: An automatic nail clipping device including a blade plate replaceably secured within a blade plate holder frame within a covering shell, an electronic motor driving a shaft which in turn rotates an extending cam element. The extending cam element engaging an oblong opening on a backside of the blade plate holder frame, raising and dropping the entire blade plate holder frame, and causing the blade in the blade plate to clip nails in a downward movement and return the blade plate to a ready elevated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas J. McMullen, Larry J. Gau, Steven N. Kisch
  • Lawn edging
    Patent number: 6085458
    Abstract: An edging member is provided. The edging member includes generally planar first and second elements and means for pivotally joining the edging member to an adjacent edging member. The first and second elements are generally transversely joined to each other. The first element is vertically oriented and the second element is horizontally oriented with the edging member is installed. A generally circular segment may be present to cover the ground below the edging member when the edging member is angularly joined to an adjacent edging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Inventor: Larry J. Gau