Patents by Inventor Russell C. Norris

Russell C. Norris 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).

  • Nostril support device for horses and other animals
    Patent number: 7111589
    Abstract: A new nostril support device for a horse comprises a shaped body for insertion into the nostril and an integral clip that retains the body in position by pressing on the outside of the nostril. The shape of the body is generally convex toward the clip and concave away from the clip. In a direction substantially parallel to the clip the body is substantially straight at the bottom of the concavity. Overall the body tapers to a substantially parabolic edge to ease insertion into a nostril.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Inventors: Al G. Terwilliger, Russell C. Norris