Patents by Inventor Nancy McClain

Nancy McClain 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).

  • Publication number: 20220217942
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus which simultaneously dries and brushes animals with hair or fur. A positive air pressure source is forced through a general air passageway configuration, comprising a tube, a handle member air passageway, a brush member air passageway, and an outward air aperture. A handle member, comprising a heat adjuster and airflow adjuster, connects to a brush member including an air aperture, a bristle base, and bristles. The bristle base is detachable from the brush member. A depressible prong mechanism is fastened to the handle member for repeated connection and disconnection of the handle member and the brush member. The detachable bristle base and the disconnection of the handle member from the brush member allows for effective apparatus cleaning which leads to more efficient animal drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas McClain, Nancy McClain
  • Patent number: 11240990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an animal waste collection and disposal apparatus that separates solid and liquid waste. The collection and disposal apparatus has a basin and a corresponding grate. The grate is placed on top of the basin and allows for any liquid waste to pass through, while retaining any solid waste on the upper surface. An absorption pad may be placed in between the basin and grate. The basin may have securement means located about at least one of its exterior edges, allowing multiple basins to be connected to one another so as to create a single, larger unit for use with larger animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventor: Nancy McClain
  • Publication number: 20200359593
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an animal waste collection and disposal apparatus that separates solid and liquid waste. The collection and disposal apparatus has a basin and a corresponding grate. The grate is placed on top of the basin and allows for any liquid waste to pass through, while retaining any solid waste on the upper surface. An absorption pad may be placed in between the basin and grate. The basin may have securement means located about at least one of its exterior edges, allowing multiple basins to be connected to one another so as to create a single, larger unit for use with larger animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventor: Nancy McClain
  • Patent number: 9339012
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for safely and securely holding and supporting an animal while it is being groomed. The disclosed apparatus can have multiple support members that wrap around an animal, passing under the animal's belly, around the hips and shoulders, and up over the back where it can be secured to a frame or post to keep the animal stable and supported, without restraining the animal by the neck, while undergoing a grooming procedure. The cutouts and support members that make up the leg holes in the apparatus can be lined with a soft material, such as fleece, to provide comfort and prevent chafing to the animal's skin during the procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventor: Nancy McClain
  • Publication number: 20160057974
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for safely and securely holding and supporting an animal while it is being groomed. The disclosed apparatus can have multiple support members that wrap around an animal, passing under the animal's belly, around the hips and shoulders, and up over the back where it can be secured to a frame or post to keep the animal stable and supported, without restraining the animal by the neck, while undergoing a grooming procedure. The cutouts and support members that make up the leg holes in the apparatus can be lined with a soft material, such as fleece, to provide comfort and prevent chafing to the animal's skin during the procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Nancy McClain
  • Patent number: 5743214
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus to be retrofitted to a clipping apparatus for grooming animals is disclosed which includes a light bulb for lighting the clipping apparatus, a power supply apparatus for supplying power to the light bulb, and a canopy for covering the light bulb and for dispersing light produced by the light bulb. The light source may also be built directly into the clipping apparatus. A method of grooming an associated animal using the clipping apparatus is also disclosed that includes the steps of attaching the light source to the clipping apparatus and grooming the associated animal using the clipping apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Inventor: Nancy A. McClain