Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Spring

Timothy J. Spring 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: 9788528
    Abstract: A dental care product for a pet, such as a dog, includes at least one chew strand having a fragrance and at least one flossing strand. The flossing strand is formed from rawhide and has a thickness less than a thickness of the chew strand. The chew strand and the flossing strand are interwoven with each other along a length of the dental care product to define an interwoven portion of the dental care product. The flossing strand is wrapped around and binds free ends of the chew strand in a wrapped portion of the dental care product. The free ends extend outwardly from the wrapped portion of the dental care product on a side of the wrapped portion opposite the interwoven portion of the dental care product. Advantageously, the dental care product permits the strands to abrade with the pet's teeth in various ways to deliver cleaning benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: NUTRI-VET WELLNESS, LLC
    Inventor: Timothy J. Spring
  • Publication number: 20150373950
    Abstract: A pet chew product includes an edible casing having a hollow cavity with an edible treat disposed therein. The casing has an opening that militates against a removal of the edible treat from the cavity until the opening or the casing is opened further by a pet. The opening permits an olfactory detection and visual detection of the edible treat by the pet. An open volume of the cavity is greater than a size of the edible treat, and allows the edible treat to strike an inner surface of the cavity when the casing is manipulated by the pet. The striking of the edible treat with the inner surface of the cavity permits an audible detection of the edible treat by the pet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: Timothy J. Spring
  • Publication number: 20150201585
    Abstract: A dental care product for a pet, such as a dog, includes at least one chew strand having a fragrance and at least one flossing strand. The flossing strand is formed from rawhide and has a thickness less than a thickness of the chew strand. The chew strand and the flossing strand are interwoven with each other along a length of the dental care product to define an interwoven portion of the dental care product. The flossing strand is wrapped around and binds free ends of the chew strand in a wrapped portion of the dental care product. The free ends extend outwardly from the wrapped portion of the dental care product on a side of the wrapped portion opposite the interwoven portion of the dental care product. Advantageously, the dental care product permits the strands to abrade with the pet's teeth in various ways to deliver cleaning benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Timothy J. Spring
  • Patent number: D746017
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Beefeaters Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy J. Spring