Patents by Inventor Jerry Swires

Jerry Swires 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: 8307788
    Abstract: An inflatable device for shifting an animal's position in a chute, and specifically a bull in a bull riding event. The wedge includes an inflatable bladder with an opening to receive the inflatant from an inflatant source and one or more communicating passages transporting the inflatant to and from the inflatable bladder wherein inflation and deflation of the inflatable bladder controls the position of the animal in a chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventor: Jerry Swires
  • Publication number: 20100242858
    Abstract: An inflatable device for shifting an animal's position in a chute, and specifically a bull in a bull riding event. The wedge includes an inflatable bladder with an opening to receive the inflatant from an inflatant source and one or more communicating passages transporting the inflatant to and from the inflatable bladder wherein inflation and deflation of the inflatable bladder controls the position of the animal in a chute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: JERRY SWIRES