Powder Patents (Class 119/605)
  • Patent number: 11116181
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pet insect repeller, tied to the neck of a pet by a strap, comprising a housing, and a battery, a circuit board and a heating portion mounted inside the housing. The battery and a heating plate are respectively connected to the circuit board. One side of the housing is provided with a plurality of through volatilization holes. The heating portion is provided with a drug carrying member that is loaded with a biological active component. The battery is used to provide an operating current for the heating portion. After the battery is turned on, the heating portion generates heat to heat the drug carrying member. After the temperature of the drug carrying member rises, the biological active component is volatilized and diffused to the body surface of a pet through the volatilization holes. By adopting the above technical solution, there will no harm to the pet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Huixin Ma
  • Patent number: 8434427
    Abstract: A styptic powder applicator and file for use with pets. The applicator is designed to be integrated with the container and have a funnel-like shape in order to handle a styptic powder in an easier fashion. The container further has a file attached to a side of the container for the removal of burrs left after clipping a pet's nails. This invention provides a more efficient structure for grooming a pet by incorporating a file for removing burrs with the styptic applicator for staunching the flow of blood from a “quicked” nail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven B. Dunn, Bryce Fujii, Kevin Clark
  • Patent number: 7874269
    Abstract: A styptic powder applicator and file for use with pets. The applicator is designed to be integrated with the container and have a funnel-like shape in order to handle a styptic powder in an easier fashion. The container further has a file attached to a side of the container for the removal of burrs left after clipping a pet's nails. This invention provides a more efficient structure for grooming a pet by incorporating a file for removing burrs with the styptic applicator for staunching the flow of blood from a “quicked” nail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Munchkin, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven B. Dunn, Bryce Fujii, Kevin Clark
  • Publication number: 20080202544
    Abstract: A pneumatic hairbrush for people and pets releases a powder mixture containing perfume, fragrance and/or other active compositions directly onto the hair or fur during brushing. Delivery of the powder mixture is activated during brushing or through manually depressing the brushes cover. The powder mixture contains perfumes, fragrances and/or other active compositions including insect repellant, shampoo, hair conditioning composition, dye composition, moisturizing ingredients, or antibacterial compounds. The brush includes a flexible deformable membrane that carries brush bristles and has a plurality of apertures for delivery of the active composition and is fitted within a first opening of an internal cavity in a brush base. The powder mixture containing the active ingredient is poured into the internal cavity and disseminates over the flexible deformable membrane. A cover is inserted through a second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Marni Markell Hurwitz
  • Patent number: 6257172
    Abstract: A grooming brush adapted to dispense medicinal or pesticidal powder into the hair or fur of an animal through the action of brushing alone, having a handle and a head, the head having a top, a bottom, and four sides, the fourth of which is integral with the handle. The head is divided into a first and second chamber for storing and dispensing powder, the chambers defined by two partitioning walls. The bottom of the head has a plurality of bristles, an elongate opening which runs the length of the head, and a rotatable cylinder set into the elongate opening, the cylinder having a plurality of shallow depressions and a cog wheel with an circumferential border at approximately the tip of the bristles. When in use, the cog wheel engages the hair of the animal and the cylinder rotates alternatingly within the powder reservoirs and without, thus alternately collecting powder from the reservoirs and depositing it onto the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventor: Carl F. Leppanen
  • Patent number: 5867829
    Abstract: A powder dispensing device to be worn on the hand of the user and wherein the palm of a glove, including the fingers, support a pouch for holding a quantity of powder. The pouch is provided with apertures on one side through which the powder is dispensed and the opposite side of the pouch is carried on the palm and fingers of the glove. The pouch includes an open end adjacent to the upper palm or wrist of the user through which the powder may be introduced to a storage compartment within the pouch. A device is provided for releasably closing the opening to hold the powder within the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Inventors: Gary Hegoas, Gene Hegoas
  • Patent number: 5845603
    Abstract: A new combination brush and flea powder dispenser for removing loose hairs and applying flea powder to a pet. The inventive device includes a housing including a lower handle portion and an upper brush portion. An open lower end of the lower handle portion has a power source disposed therein. The upper brush portion includes a plurality of hollow bristle members extending outwardly from a front face thereof. Each of the bristle members have an open inner end in communication with a central conduit that extends a length of the upper brush portion. A powder reservoir is disposed within the upper brush portion of the housing. The powder reservoir holds a supply of flea powder therein. A lower end of the reservoir has a dispensing tube extending outwardly therefrom. A pump is disposed within a lower end of the upper brush portion of the housing. The pump is coupled with a free end of the dispensing tube of the powder reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: James W. Efaw
  • Patent number: 5762433
    Abstract: A flea powder brush (10) comprising a handle (12) to be grasped by a hand (13) of a person. A head (14) having a chamber (16) therein extends from one end of the handle (12). A structure (18) is for holding flea powder (20) on the head (14). A first facility (22) is for communicating between the holding structure (18) and the chamber (16) within the head (14). A plurality of bristles (24) extend downwardly from the head (14). A second facility (26) is for communicating between the chamber (16) within the head (14) and the bristles (24). An assembly (28) is for manually forcing some of the flea powder (20) within the holding structure (18) through the first communicating facility (22), into the chamber (16) within the head (14), through the second communicating facility (26) and into the bristles (24), so that the flea powder (20) can be brushed into the hair and hide of an animal (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Inventor: Charles A. Cary
  • Patent number: 5678510
    Abstract: A flea powder dispensing mitten comprised of a mesh pouch securable to an inner surface of a mitten. The mesh pouch has hook and loop fasteners on opposing sides thereof to facilitate closure of an open lower end. The mesh pouch is adapted for receipt of a flea powder therein for application on a pet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Inventor: Justine Sharpless