ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,552, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Goodsmith GmbH (Planegg, Germany).

"Hoof boot, method for producing a hoof boot and use of a hoof boot" was invented by Simon Salowsky (Planegg, Germany) and Bennet Klein (Planegg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a hoof boot including at least the following components: a base plate, at least two side parts, and at least one heel strap. Known hoof boots are assembled from standardized components, given that a good fit can only be achieved via strong and potentially painful tightening or a complex method when putting on the hoof boot. To solve this probl...