Patents by Inventor DUSTIN B. WHITAKER

DUSTIN B. WHITAKER 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).

  • Team roping apparatus
    Patent number: 11779823
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a team roping assembly for assisting a heeler to practice team roping without a header. The assembly includes a track having a curved portion located between a first straight portion and a second straight portion, a barrier coupled along the track, a trolley coupled to the track wherein the trolley is permitted to translate along the track, and a tether that couples a horn wrap of a steer to the trolley. Other embodiments include a drive motor assembly coupled proximately to an end of the track that pulls the trolley along the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventor: Dustin B Whitaker
  • TEAM ROPING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210252364
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a team roping assembly for assisting a heeler to practice team roping without a header. The assembly includes a track having a curved portion located between a first straight portion and a second straight portion, a barrier coupled along the track, a trolley coupled to the track wherein the trolley is permitted to translate along the track, and a tether that couples a horn wrap of a steer to the trolley. Other embodiments include a drive motor assembly coupled proximately to an end of the track that pulls the trolley along the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: DUSTIN B. WHITAKER