Ralph D'Agosta

US Patent:

20040001294, Jan 1, 2004

Filed:

Jun 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/606414

Inventors:

Ralph D'Agosta - New Preston CT, US

International Classification:

H02H005/04

US Classification:

361/106000

Abstract:

Methods and systems are provided for a portable water heating system. The system comprises a housing with an inside and an outside, a water inlet disposed on the outside of the housing, a first hose nipple attached to the water inlet, the first hose nipple adapted to connect a water source to the system, a heating element adapted to heat water inside the housing, a lining disposed inside of the housing, the lining adapted to protect the inside of the housing from water corrosion, a water outlet disposed on the outside of the housing and a second hose nipple attached to the water outlet, the second hose nipple adapted to connect a fluid conduit for heated water distribution. The method comprises providing a portable water heating system with a heating element, controlling the heating element operation with an adjustable thermostatic control, providing a ground fault detecting device between the adjustable thermostatic control and the external electrical supply and shutting off the system with a high temperature shutoff element forming a part of the adjustable thermostatic control, when a predetermined threshold has been exceeded.

US Patent:

55401848, Jul 30, 1996

Filed:

Sep 21, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/309744

Inventors:

Ralph D'Agosta - New Preston CT

International Classification:

A01K 100

US Classification:

119523

Abstract:

There is disclosed a safety strip for horses and other animals to prevent casting. The strip may be attached to the walls of corrals and other structures that are used to contain horses and other animals. The strip may comprise a series of raised conical projections which provide a frictional surface for a horse to use as leverage to enable the horse to raise itself to an upright position within the confines of a narrow corral. The strips may be made in sizes that allow them to be used in a variety of differently sized and shaped walls. Apertures in the strips provide a method for mounting them to the wall by the use of nails for example.

US Patent:

RE369969, Dec 26, 2000

Filed:

Feb 19, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/025950

Inventors:

Ralph D'Agosta - New Preston CT

International Classification:

A01K 100

US Classification:

119523

Abstract:

There is disclosed a safety strip for horses and other animals to prevent casting. The strip may be attached to the walls of corrals and other structures that are used to contain horses and other animals. The strip may comprise a series of raised conical projections which provide a frictional surface for a horse to use as leverage to enable the horse to raise itself to an upright position within the confines of a narrow corral. The strips may be made in sizes that allow them to be used in a variety of differently sized and shaped walls. Apertures in the strips provide a method for mounting them to the walls by the use of nails for example.

US Patent:

20190281792, Sep 19, 2019

Filed:

Mar 12, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/351040

Inventors:

Ralph D'Agosta - New Preston CT, US

International Classification:

A01K 13/00
A01L 15/00
A01L 5/00

Abstract:

A protective cover for an animal hoof is provided that includes a sheet having a first side, a second side, and an exterior edge surrounding an interior area of the sheet. The exterior edge includes a plurality of slits extending from the exterior edge to the interior area of the sheet, and flaps of the sheet between each of the plurality of slits. The first side has an adhesive material and the second side has a textured surface. The protective cover may be applied by providing the protective cover; removing the film from the adhesive material; applying the first side with the adhesive material to a center of a bottom of the animal hoof; folding the flaps of the sheet between each of the plurality of slits; and pressing the protective cover against the animal hoof toe, heel, and sidewalls.