Patents by Inventor Jeffery Dean Papenfus

Jeffery Dean Papenfus 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).

  • Windpipe removal device and method
    Patent number: 10499659
    Abstract: A device for removing the windpipe of a harvested big game animal such as the windpipe of a deer. The device includes: (a) a line having a first end and a second end; and (b) a tapered member having an apex and a base. In use, the neck of a field dressed big game animal is cut open to reveal the windpipe of the animal. The first end of the line of the device is then passed into and through the windpipe so that the first end of the line is positioned in the body cavity of the animal. Then the first end of the line is pulled so that the tapered member engages the windpipe to remove the windpipe from the neck of the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventor: Jeffery Dean Papenfus
  • WINDPIPE REMOVAL DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190239522
    Abstract: A device for removing the windpipe of a harvested big game animal such as the windpipe of a deer. The device includes: (a) a line having a first end and a second end; and (b) a tapered member having an apex and a base. In use, the neck of a field dressed big game animal is cut open to reveal the windpipe of the animal. The first end of the line of the device is then passed into and through the windpipe so that the first end of the line is positioned in the body cavity of the animal. Then the first end of the line is pulled so that the tapered member engages the windpipe to remove the windpipe from the neck of the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Jeffery Dean Papenfus