Patents by Inventor Michael K. Ryan

Michael K. Ryan 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: 4830246
    Abstract: A bracelet-like device adapted to be worn on a Farrier's wrist is provided for holding a multitude of horse shoe nails in an orderly array. The device utilizes arcuately shaped forward and rearward aligned members which secure the nails by frictional means. The nails are disposed in parallel juxtaposition with their heads forwardly directed, and pointed extremities rearwardly directed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Inventor: Michael K. Ryan
  • Patent number: 4696346
    Abstract: A multi-functional adjustable hand tool useful in attaching shoes to the hooves of horses is comprised of two lever members pivotably interengaged in the general manner of pliers and having opposed fixed and adjustable jaws. The adjustable jaw is capable of being disposed in several positions relative to the fixed jaw to provide the various jaw separations of clinching tools used by farriers. A nail cutter associated with the jaws provides even further versatility of the tool, causing it to be a replacement for several standard farrier's tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Inventor: Michael K. Ryan