Patents by Inventor Richard W. Hoagland

Richard W. Hoagland 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).

  • Patent number: 5273425
    Abstract: A portable instrument having an angular elongated handle with a free end and a distal end, with abrasive composition mounted on a lateral face of the distal end. The abrasive composition includes microscopic abrasive mineral embodied in phenolic resin encasing nylon fibrous strands mounted on a resilient synthetic sponge secured to the lateral face. The elongated handle closer to the distal end has an enlargement as a finger support. The distal end narrows to a thin thickness adapted to fit into narrow gaps adjacent a pet's teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Inventor: Richard W. Hoagland
  • Patent number: 5249961
    Abstract: A portable instrument having a handle with a distal end with a flattened face having mounted thereon an elongated flexible pad having an abrasion-resistent upper face and having a mid-portion and opposite end portions, with the opposite end portions turned-under the mid-portion and with the turned-under portions mounted on the flattened face, the turned-under portions resulting in leaving exposed the upper remaining exposed upper mid-portion and convoluted convex opposite outer side faces or surfaces, the exposed mid-portion and convoluted convex opposite side faces embodying abrasive composition mounted thereon including microscopic abrasive mineral particles embedded in phenolic resin and/or abrasive(s) embedded in or adhered to nylon fibrous strands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Inventor: Richard W. Hoagland