Patents by Inventor Robert A. McNulty

Robert A. McNulty 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: 4762089
    Abstract: An improved horse grooming stall utilizing tether devices on opposite side walls, each tether device having a spring-biased spool for controlling withdrawal and retraction of a retaining strap. A horse is groomed by latching the straps of the tether devices to opposite sides of the horse's harness to hold it essentially stationary during grooming without risk of injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1988
    Assignee: Adrian De Pasquale
    Inventor: Robert A. McNulty
  • Patent number: 4266508
    Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously exercising a plurality of horses or like animals, having a frame the walls of which define a plurality of spaced stalls within each of which a horse may be confined for exercising. Gates are provided in the frame for entry into and exit from each stall of a horse, and reins are provided in each stall for fastening to the bridle of a horse. A plurality of wheels are affixed to one end of the frame and a towing bar assembly is affixed to the other end thereof to facilitate pulling of the apparatus behind a self-powered vehicle. Horses are exercised by positioning one in each stall, fastening the reins thereof to their bridles, and towing the apparatus behind a self-powered vehicle, causing the horses to jog within their respective stalls in the direction of movement of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1981
    Inventor: Robert A. McNulty