ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,686, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Monty L. Ruetenik (Clear Lake Shores, Texas).
"Equine shoe with concave topside" was invented by Monty L. Ruetenik (Clear Lake City, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An equine shoe structure and assembly that provides a cushioning effect on the equine hoof and legs, covers substantially all the underside of a hoof, and provides an upper concave surface shaped to mate with a rounded shaped equine hoof. An apparatus to convert a flat topped shoe to concave is also provided along with methods of use for the apparatus and shoe."
The patent was filed on April 5, 2023, under Application No. 18/2...