ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,878, issued on June 3.
"Automated horse shoeing apparatus and system" was invented by Mark Smith (Tilbury, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for automated horseshoeing. The system is a three cell concept generally including a tool change area, a gluing area and a modification area. The system generally include a platform for a horse to stand thereon wherein all working components are contained below. The system is configured so that a horse can stand on said platform and the working components move from hoof to hoof thereby allowing the horse to remain in a neutral standing position during the entire shoeing process witho...