Patents by Inventor Hans Joachim Herbst

Hans Joachim Herbst 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: 6938580
    Abstract: A choke collar for animals, including a neck part and a pull chain. The neck part is strand-shaped and is composed of a plurality of chain links having two final links and connecting links. The connecting links include final intermediate connecting links adjacent the two final links. Each of the final links is provided with two eyes for engagement with the final connecting links and with an eyelet. The pull chain forms a closed loop and reaches through the eyelets of the two final links. At least one of the two final links is configured as a plate, which has a first end region and a second end region and is provided, in the first end region, with the eyelet and, in the second end region, with the two eyes for engagement. The second end region is located opposite the first end region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Herm. Sprenger GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Hans Joachim Herbst
  • Publication number: 20040011300
    Abstract: The invention relates to a choke collar for animals, for dogs for example, with a neck part (20) and a pull chain (22), the strand-shaped neck part (20) being composed of a plurality of chain links comprising connecting links and two final links (28), said final links (28) being each provided with two eyes for engagement (32) with the final connecting links (34, 36) adjacent the two final links and with an eyelet (30), the pull chain (22) forming a closed loop that reaches through the eyelets (30) of the two final links (28). At least one of the two final links (28) is configured as a plate that is provided, in a first end region (46), with the eyelet (30) and, in a second end region (48) located opposite the first end region (46), with the two eyes for engagement (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventor: Hans Joachim Herbst