ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,094, issued on March 24, was assigned to SCOOTBOOT PTY LTD (Tasmania, Australia).

"Equine boot" was invented by David Duncan Macdonald (Koonya, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An equine boot comprising a shell, the shell including: a bottom portion for substantially covering the underside of a hoof; an upper adhesively attachable to the hoof to secure the boot thereto; and an aperture through which fluid can reach the underside of the hoof to flush debris therefrom."

The patent was filed on June 1, 2018, under Application No. 16/613,824.

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