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Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2024
Applicant:

Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);

Inventors:

Elizabeth Lee Mondloch, Middleton, WI (US);

William D. Himes, Middleton, WI (US);

Terry Allen Willemin, Middleton, WI (US);

William Nathan Brunner, Middleton, WI (US);

Assignee:

Spectrum Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 13/00 (2006.01); A46B 5/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/02 (2006.01); A46B 17/04 (2006.01); A46B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 13/002 (2013.01); A46B 5/0008 (2013.01); A46B 9/02 (2013.01); A46B 17/04 (2013.01); A46B 17/06 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1093 (2013.01);
Abstract

A grooming tool for use on an animal, such as a dog, includes a handle, a head extending from the handle, a first section of a first grooming characteristic extending from a first side of the head, a second section of a second grooming characteristic different from the first grooming characteristic extending from a second side of the head, and a movable cover member pivotably attached to the head and positionable to selectively cover and uncover the first section. The first section can be a dematting section, while the second section can be a combing section.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Mondloch, Elizabeth. (2026). Animal grooming tool and methods (U.S. Patent No. 12616171). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12616171

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