There are situations when an invention can receive adequate patent protection with a utility patent and a design patent. If your invention has a unique structure/function coupled with a unique ornamental design, then you should consider filing both a utility patent application and a design patent application.
Occaisonally a mare will give birth at a shorter period than 11 months long, which can be at 10.5 months. Anytime before that foals that are born are deemed premature. On average, 340 days but a healthy gestation can be as few as 315 days and as much as 370. The gestational period of a horse is 11 months.
Gestation length of. a beef cow is another example where the. average is seldom the rule. The gestation length for all breeds of. cattle averaged together is 283 days. The. range is 279 for Jersey to 292 for Brahman. On the average, the Continental breeds of.