Patents Represented by Attorney Thomas G. Raffin
  • Patent number: 8253073
    Abstract: A hose heater for use in outdoor or unheated interior spaces of a home, construction office or farm. The hose heater includes an enclosure having a hose reel for storing the hose also having an electrical heating unit to warm the stored hose between uses. A heating core located in the center of the reel provides heat, keeping the hose from freezing. The enclosure which itself may be heated or unheated, blankets the hose to provide heat to the outer hose coils to ensure that the extremities are maintained at a freeze-free temperature. This can be used in small scale farming, outside use, and other areas where animals and ice rinks need watering in winter with a hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventor: Christy Lynn Marcotte
  • Patent number: 7029045
    Abstract: A Doe Antlers is a device designed for retrieving wild game animals such as deer or other animals of similar size. Doe Antlers consists of a yoke, yoke handles, an adjustment fastener, a hook, and hand grips. The yoke can be manufactured of tubular or solid material such as metals including but not limited to steel, aluminum, titanium, and other materials such as composites, graphites, pultruded fiberglass, and etcetera. The adjustable fastener is a series of links joined together into a chain permanently fastened at one end and having a hook fastener at the other end. The yoke and handles constitute a single unit with a handle placed at both ends of the yoke. The handles may consist of rubber or other similar material over the yoke body, or they may be knurled steel for ease of use. The fastener is designed to lock the game animal's head securely into the yoke, allowing two people to easily move the game animal to the desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Inventor: Michael Tumminaro