Patents by Inventor Grover M. Davis

Grover M. Davis 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: 4332217
    Abstract: An animal exercising apparatus of a type having a frame, a treadmill for providing a moving supported surface for an animal for allowing the animal to run in place, including a container disposed around and above the treadmill for sealingly receiving a liquid whereby an animal supported by the treadmill will be standing in the liquid within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1982
    Assignee: Talbot-Carlson, Inc.
    Inventor: Grover M. Davis
  • Patent number: 4236745
    Abstract: The instant invention relates generally to a truck body streamlining device, and more specifically to a collapsible, pivoted rear door attachment which when deployed in its operative position forms a reduced air drag surface on the rear of the truck body to minimize the wind resistance of the vortex which normally forms at the rear of a square backed truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Inventor: Grover M. Davis
  • Patent number: 4227487
    Abstract: An exercising apparatus for horses having a frame with a first roller rotatably attached to one end of the frame and a second roller rotatably attached to the other end of the frame. Support structure is attached to the frame between the first and second roller for supporting an endless belt, the support means including a substantially flat piece of ultra high molecular weight polyethelyne plastic material. An endless belt is disposed over the plastic material and is in direct contact therewith and around the first and second roller. A power assembly is provided for rotating the first roller, thereby causing the endless belt to move around the first and second rollers and over the piece of plastic material. Longitudinal grooves are disposed in the piece of plastic material and metal rods are disposed in the grooves and are operatively attached to said frame for grounding static electricity caused by movement of the endless belt over the piece of plastic material to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1980
    Assignee: Emmert Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Grover M. Davis