Patents by Inventor Randell DeJong

Randell DeJong 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).

  • Mounting assist device and method
    Patent number: 9695035
    Abstract: A foldable stirrup for mounting animals such as horses has a support arm for engagement with a stirrup leather and a base pivotaly coupled to the support arm for supporting a rider's foot while mounting when the stirrup is in an open configuration. The base and the support arm are inwardly foldable together to a folded configuration. A mounting assist strap configured to engage the stirrup and provide a point of securement on the animal to be mounted is provided. Methods of mounting an animal using the foldable stirrup and mounting assist strap are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Hairy Back Ranch Inc.
    Inventors: Randell Dejong, Paul Tontsch
  • MOUNTING ASSIST DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160115012
    Abstract: A foldable stirrup for mounting animals such as horses has a support arm for engagement with a stirrup leather and a base pivotally coupled to the support arm for supporting a rider's foot while mounting when the stirrup is in an open configuration. The base and the support arm are inwardly foldable together to a folded configuration. A mounting assist strap configured to engage the stirrup and provide a point of securement on the animal to be mounted is provided. Methods of mounting an animal using the foldable stirrup and mounting assist strap are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Randell DEJONG, Paul TONTSCH
  • Bareback mounting aid
    Patent number: D680279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Inventor: Randell DeJong