Patents by Inventor David E. Clough

David E. Clough 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).

  • Horse farrier tool
    Patent number: 6591917
    Abstract: A tool for removing retaining clips from a surface, and particularly from a horseshoe attached to an animal's hoof, that includes a first plier lever, a second plier lever, a pivot point at which the first and second plier levers are rotatably fastened, an upper jaw portion on the first plier lever where the upper jaw is a wedge, and a lower jaw portion on the second plier lever where the lower jaw has a face that contacts the wedge when the first and second plier levers are pivoted closed, thereby providing support for the surface from which the fastener is being removed. Also included are a method of removing retaining clips, particularly from a horseshoe attached to an animal's hoof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Inventors: David E. Clough, David W. Vos
  • Horse farrier tool
    Publication number: 20020117310
    Abstract: A tool for removing retaining clips from a surface, and particularly from a horseshoe attached to an animal's hoof, that includes a first plier lever, a second plier lever, a pivot point at which the first and second plier levers are rotatably fastened, an upper jaw portion on the first plier lever where the upper jaw is a wedge, and a lower jaw portion on the second plier lever where the lower jaw has a face that contacts the wedge when the first and second plier levers are pivoted closed, thereby providing support for the surface from which the fastener is being removed. Also included are a method of removing retaining clips, particularly from a horseshoe attached to an animal's hoof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: David E. Clough, David W. Vos