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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185345 | Device and method to monitor consumables consumed by animal Described is a consumption monitoring device for monitoring the amount of consumables consumed by an animal during a monitoring period. More specifically, the consumption monitoring device measures the weight of the consumables, which are contained within a receptac... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8159355 | Multi-option communication methods of fault notification in pet containment systems An animal confinement system including at least one transmitter, a loop antenna associated with each transmitter, a loop monitor associated with each loop antenna, a remote communication device and a communication device. The transmitter sends a signal to the loop a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8098164 | Reprogrammable receiver collar An animal training system including a programming apparatus and an animal training collar. The animal training collar is communicatively couplable to the programming apparatus. The animal training collar includes at least one stimulation probe and a programmable dev... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8069823 | Vibration stimulus delivery device Described is a vibration stimulus delivery device for delivering a vibration stimulus to an animal and for maximizing the robustness and intensity of the vibration stimulus. The vibration stimulus delivery device is carried by the animal and includes a housing and a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8011327 | Variable voltage electronic pet training apparatus A variable voltage electronic pet training apparatus. The variable voltage electronic pet training apparatus controls the intensity of the stimulation by the controlling the voltage level present at the primary side of the transformer while maintaining a fixed signa... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7996983 | Method of manufacturing a device worn by an animal An animal training apparatus including an electrical conductor embedded within a flexible member, and a housing having a through-opening for receiving the electrical conductor therethrough. The flexible member is molded around the electrical conductor and the antenn... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7984529 | Robotic pet waste treatment or collection A method and apparatus for the detection, treatment or collection of a quantity of solid animal excrement from a surface, particularly a grassy surface. The method includes the steps of autonomously or semi-autonomously detecting the presence of the excrement on the... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7946252 | Electronic animal trainer with temperament learning An electronic animal trainer with temperament learning. The electronic animal trainer with temperament learning learns and remembers the response pattern of the animal to the correction stimulus to provide a customized training profile. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7921811 | Selective access electronics pet door Described is an electronic pet door for automatically granting a selected animal access to a through-way defined by the electronic pet door and denying a non-selected animal access to the through-way. The selected animal carries a transmitter. The electronic pet doo... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918190 | Electronic animal containment system with direction of approach determination An electronic animal containment system with direction-of-approach determination, or direction-sensitive animal containment system. The direction-sensitive animal containment system generally contains a transmitter unit connected to a wire loop bounding a containmen... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7900585 | Two-probe bark control device and method for making such Described is a two-probe bark control device for detecting an animal's bark by way of an electrode that is also used in delivering an electrical stimulus to the animal. The two-probe bark control device includes a housing, a first probe, and a second probe. The firs... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7841301 | Low impedance probe A low impedance probe for delivery of a corrective stimulus to an animal. The low impedance probe includes an electrode for directing an electrical stimulus from an electrical source toward the skin of an animal. A conductive gel source is configured to provide cond... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7834769 | Animal deterrent mat An animal deterrent mat with animal detection capability. The animal deterrent mat produces a detection pulse that is attenuated when an object makes contact with the animal deterrent mat. The animal deterrent mat monitors the amplitude of the detection pulse and co... | 11/16/2010 |
| D627527 | Pet bed heating pad | 11/16/2010 |
| 7798103 | Selective access electronic pet door Described is an electronic pet door for automatically granting a selected animal access to a through-way defined by the electronic pet door and denying a non-selected animal access to the through-way. The selected animal carries a transmitter. The electronic pet doo... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7779788 | Animal training system with multiple configurable correction settings A receiver for an animal training system which includes a stimulation unit for providing at least one stimulus having a quantity of energy pulses and a stimulus pulse width; and a controller connected to the stimulation unit. The controller receives at least one tra... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770541 | Animal training device responsive to an audible signal Described is an animal training device for delivering a response signal in response to receiving an audible signal. The animal training device is adapted to be carried by an animal and delivers the response signal, which includes a stimulus to the animal and an anim... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7712438 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the correction level of an animal training receiver An animal behavior modification kit including a collar mountable receiver and a plurality of circuit boards. The collar mountable receiver has a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal. Each of the plurality of circuit boards are selectively mechani... | 05/11/2010 |
| D615438 | Handheld transmitter | 05/11/2010 |
| 7710263 | Escape notification system A pet escape notification system for notifying a pet owner when a pet has escaped from a predefined boundary. The escape notification system is used in association with an electronic animal containment system for maintaining a pet within the predefined boundary. A p... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707974 | LCD window for animal training device and method for manufacture A housing forming a portion of an animal training device having a framing wall adapted to frame an LCD disposed internally of the housing. The framing wall defines an interior surface and a window for viewing of the LCD. A window pane is integrally formed with the w... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7667607 | Reprogrammable receiver collar An animal training system including a programming apparatus and an animal training collar. The animal training collar is communicatively couplable to the programming apparatus. The animal training collar includes at least one stimulation probe and a programmable dev... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7667599 | Piezoelectric cable-based monitoring system A system for monitoring and distinguishing occurrences along a perimeter bounded by a plurality of piezoelectric cables. The monitoring system utilizes a plurality of piezoelectric cables that generate electrical signals in response to mechanical stress events. The ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7656291 | System and method for determining proximity to a wireless boundary of programmable shape used in animal containment Described is a boundary proximity determining system for wirelessly defining a boundary having a programmable shape and for indicating the occurrence of a rover unit traversing the boundary. The boundary proximity determining system includes a base station unit that... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7647545 | Signal and protocol for remote dog trainer signaling with a forward error correction A transmitter for a dog training system, the transmitter having a command input device for inputting a training command input into the transmitter, and a transmitter controller connected to the command input device. The transmitter controller translates the training... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7644685 | Unitized receiver-housing bearing collar for pet A unitized receiver-housing bearing planar collar for a pet wherein the bottom end of the receiver housing is integrally formed with the collar, the bottom perimetrical edge of the receiver housing being oriented substantially parallel to the plane of the collar. Th... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7621815 | Flexible clutch A clutch is provided for releasably coupling an axially rotatable driving shaft to a coaxial driven shaft. The clutch comprises a gear, having a plurality of cogs, coaxially secured to one of said driving shaft or said driven shaft; and a receptor coaxially secured ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621233 | Device for detecting, containing, and indicating the presence of fluidic animal waste product at a defined location Described is an animal waste product notification device for detecting the occurrence of an animal excreting animal waste product at a defined location, containing the waste product such that the animal cannot track the waste product from the defined location, and n... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7609157 | Antenna proximity determining system utilizing bit error rate Described is an antenna proximity determining system for determining the location of an animal with respect to a transmitting antenna utilizing the bit error rate corresponding to a signal transmitted by the transmitting antenna and received by a receiver unit carri... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7574979 | Receiver collar An animal collar assembly including a wireless receiver, at least one strap and a connection assembly. The at least one strap includes a first end and a second end, and is connected to the wireless receiver. The connection assembly includes an adjustable constraint ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7565885 | Control of animal containment system transmitter settings with minimal switches A transmitter for an animal training system, which includes a modulator for energizing at least one antenna, and a controller connected to the modulator. A first switch is connected to the controller, and the first switch is for entering a setup mode and for selecti... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7564362 | Alarm actuated pet door lock release mechanism A pet door having a locking mechanism for normally limiting ingress and egress, the pet door being adapted communicate with a conventional environmental detector to unlock the locking mechanism when a hazard environmental condition is detected. The pet door is adapt... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7552699 | Transponding of a signal using the same antenna An animal behavior modification system including a collar, a receiver device and a transponder. The receiver device is attached to the collar, the receiver device having a receiver circuit and a stimulation circuit. The transponder is in communication with the recei... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7546817 | Animal containment transmitter system A signal transmitter system for an animal training system including an electrical impedance loop, a signal generator and a power supply. The signal generator is connected to the electrical impedance loop. The signal generator provides a current signal to the electri... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7541937 | Battery module switch A battery module cooperating with an electronic animal control device for activating and deactivating the electronic animal control device. The battery module switch is a user-replaceable power source providing a rotary switching function while maintaining a hermeti... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7503285 | Flexible animal training electrode assembly A flexible electrode assembly for use with an electronic animal training device. The flexible electrode assembly provides pressure relief in the event that the collar is over-tightened. Pressure relief is obtained through the use of resilient materials or mechanical... | 03/17/2009 |
| D579158 | Semicircular litter box | 10/21/2008 |
| 7426906 | Method of assembling a receiver collar An animal collar assembly including a wireless receiver and a collar. The wireless receiver having a pair of first attachment features. The collar having a pair of ends, each end having a second attachment feature, each second attachment feature coupled with a corre... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420136 | Compression ring button assembly A button assembly for selectively actuating a switch. The button assembly (10) includes a button member (16) for being mounted in an opening of a housing. The button member (16) is fabricated of a resilient material and defines an outer surface ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420473 | Pet alert collar A pet collar for alerting others as to the location of a pet is provided. The pet collar is provided for announcing the presence, audibly and visibly, of a pet such as in a burning structure or otherwise when the pet cannot be found. The pet collar is adapted to wor... | 09/02/2008 |
