Patents by Inventor Gordon E. Childs, III

Gordon E. Childs, III 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).

  • Hand tool for removing ticks from animals
    Patent number: 4979771
    Abstract: A hand tool for removing ticks from the skin of a live animal. The tool includes two elongated arms having free ends shaped as hollow cup elements. When the two arms are squeezed toward each other the two cup elements cooperatively encircle the body of a tick protruding from the animal surface. Electrical heater elements within the cup elements apply heat to the tick body, causing the tick to loosen its hold on the animal skin. The tool can then be moved to lift the tick away from the animal skin surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Inventor: Gordon E. Childs, III