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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074608 | Cat climbing apparatus The cat climbing apparatus provides for cats to scratch, stretch, climb, and position themselves at an elevated height. The sturdiness of the apparatus mounting brackets insures cat use, as cats hesitate or simply refuse to use scratching and climbing posts that are... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8065977 | Feline exercise apparatus The feline exercise apparatus removably hooks over a door and provides a pair of vertically hung carpet like sections for a cat to climb and scratch. The bottom section removably affixes to the top section. Either section can be rolled and hooked to itself to form a... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7958851 | Catnip enhanced cat scratcher A recreational pet toy for cats which includes an outer covering and a cord attached to the pet toy for hanging the recreational pet toy during use. The pet toy also includes an elongated channel for receiving catnip and distributing the catnip along its length.... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7832361 | System for climbing pets A system for climbing pets, particularly cats, featuring an expandable rod and an array of wall supports, platforms and accessories. The expandable rod is the only direct connection to a wall while the wall supports are suspended from the expandable rod and the plat... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7770540 | Exercise and perch system for domestic cats A collapsible and scaleable floor to ceiling post forming an exercise and perch system for domestic cats. Using integral platforms (37,44) that function as steps and perching areas (35). The post may be adjusted to different ceiling heights by adding o... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7765956 | Cat scratching system A cat scratching system for providing at least one surface suitable for cat scratching. This system includes a shell being capable of accepting at least one cat scratching surface having sides, an opening for inserting and removing the first cat scratching surface a... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7647893 | Corrugated cardboard assembly and method for making the same A corrugated cardboard assembly having a plurality of adjacent sheets of corrugated cardboard arranged in a layered fashion to form a corrugated block. The adjacent sheets are not attached to one another using any adhesive. Instead, the block formed by the layered, ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7621235 | Cat toy park A cat toy park having an open configuration and a closed configuration, comprising: a base having opposing base portions and a substantially centrally disposed base portion, the opposing base portions hingedly connected to the substantially centrally disposed base p... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7565884 | Cat scratcher system A cat scratcher system for providing at least one surface suitable for cat scratching. This system includes a shell being capable of accepting at least one cat scratching insert, the shell having sides, an opening for inserting and removing the first cat scratching ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7373902 | Automated pet toy A device for amusing a cat or other pet is provided that has a housing having a top portion and a bottom portion, a motor disposed in the housing, a belt attached to the housing via an upper shaft and a lower shaft, a string having a first end attached to the belt a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7338411 | Removable exercise pole It is the object of the current invention to provide a removable exercise pole with a base connected with a housing pole that is extended by means of a telescoping upper extension pole. The pole is held in place by a compressive tensioning mechanism that also allows... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320296 | Animal entertainment device An entertainment device for use by pets. The entertainment device can have a hollow enclosure with access openings and exit openings. The hollow enclosure may have one or more play items with diameters larger than the access openings and the exit openings within the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7287491 | Assembly of an activity meter and a fastening strap for fastening the activity meter to the neck or the leg of an animal An assembly of an identification unit, more particularly an activity meter for identifying an animal and possibly measuring movements of an animal to which the identification unit, in use, is fastened, and a fastening strap, connected with the identification unit, f... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7207293 | Protective cat scratching post The present invention is constructed to specifically protect furniture and building corners from the scratching of cats and to be free standing. The vertical members can be fastened rigidly or hinged. Joining the vertical members with hinges allows for increased ver... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188584 | Removable cup feeder assembly and improved cup A removable bird cup feeder assembly is comprised of a dish holder and a cup shaped dish. The dish holder has a slide rail, a vertical stop member, a horizontal stop member and a cage displacement member. The slide rail fits into a tunnel formed on the dish by a fla... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185872 | Appliance stabilizing device An appliance stabilizing device which is useful in securing an appliance in position against a supporting structure surface. The device includes a plurality of brackets which are selectively positionable on an appliance, with a plurality of elongated members, each p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185608 | Aquarium ornamentation system A method of ornamenting conduits, cylindrical or otherwise, as well as other tubes, filters, narrow and cylindrical surfaces which can be found in an aquarium or terrarium whereby the tubes, conduits, and cylinders are provided with attachment members on their exter... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7171922 | Cat scratching post A cat scratching post that includes a plurality of supports between which an outer covering is disposed. The supports are coupled with at least one joint that can comprise a spline that can be ribbed and that can form part of an end cap. In another preferred embodim... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7121230 | Pet-play apparatus configured for interactive use A pet-play apparatus (20) for interactive use with a domestic cat or other pet (24) incorporates a lash (26) made of a strip of fake fur (56) formed into a tube (42) with a nap (58) of the fake fur (56) upon an extern... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117820 | Bird cage ladder A bird cage ladder equipped with a locking connection mechanism that is biased toward a closed position and is easy to install and remove from a bird cage. Particular embodiments of the present invention have the flexibility to connect with various shaped bird cages... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117821 | Cat scratching apparatus A cat scratching apparatus is disclosed. The cat scratching apparatus comprises a casing and first and second scratching surfaces. Each of the scratching surfaces is formed by superimposed edge portions of stacks of corrugated material. Further, each of the scratchi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114463 | Articles for enhancing the environment of contained animals An enrichment article for animals. The article generally includes a platform that is suspended from the floor of a cage or other containment. The article may be a tray having a flange for suspension from the walls of a container. The platform bottom may have an open... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7086352 | Door suspended outward facing bird perch A door suspended bird perch includes an overhang over a door. An optional clamp tightens the bird support perch bar in any desirable position. The perch is positioned parallel to, the door, so that the door surface is at the bird's back, which is less confirming vis... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069877 | Squirrel house A squirrel house that can be used for shelter from predators, from cold weather and for providing a den for a breeding pair of squirrels to build a nest for raising a family of young squirrels, having a front wall including a side access hole, a floor having a botto... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7061980 | Method of describing object region data, apparatus for generating object region data, video processing method, and video processing apparatus An object-region-data describing method for describing object region data relating to a time-series variation of an object region in video data including a plurality of frames, the method comprising obtaining a conversion parameter representing conversion from a ref... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051679 | Heat efficient animal shelter A pet shelter that is substantially smaller than a single family human residential structure includes an accessway, a platform that is located at a first level above the accessway, and a device configured to assist a pet in moving between the accessway and the platf... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047906 | Bird perch assembly A bird perch assembly has a polygonal base that perpendicularly supports an upwardly projecting structure that resembles a tree canopy and provides a comfortable perch and play area for pets, preferably exotic birds. A vertically upright, supporting post supports up... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7011043 | Apparatus, systems and methods for dulling animal claws Apparatus and assemblies for dulling animal claws using corrugated material and abrasive surfaces. An animal, such as cat, will instinctively claw at the corrugated material and contact the abrasive surfaces, thereby simultaneously dulling or trimming its claws. Met... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6966277 | Reconfigurable modular play and exercise structure for animals A reconfigurable modular play structure for animals including a base, a plurality of cylindrical support members, and one or more platforms to support an animal. The cylindrical support members are helically wrapped with a plurality of flexible line wrappings, allow... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6945195 | Animal entertainment device An entertainment device for use by animals is disclosed. The entertainment device can have a hollow enclosure with access openings and exit openings. The hollow enclosure may have one or more play items with diameters larger than the access openings and the exit ope... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941889 | Apparatus and method for boarding animals into a boat An assembly for boarding swimming animals into a boat having a boat ladder, and having an elongated ramp with a sidewall. A plurality of apertures is formed through the sidewall, and a connection assembly is connected to the ramp. The connection assembly includes a ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926020 | Vertically stacked collapsible structures Collapsible structures are provided having at least one lower panel, each panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material substantially covering the frame member to form the panel when the frame member is in t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6892675 | Cat toy A cat toy apparatus for occupying a cat or functioning as a hunting decoy includes a support structure, a motor assembly on the support structure that includes a motor and an electronic circuit for powering the motor, an elongated member having a proximal end portio... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886495 | Modular housing for cats A modular, multi-level pet housing that comprises a plurality of multi-sided boxes. A top and bottom is provided for each box. A plurality of tubular columns of a first length generally less than the height of the side walls and a plurality of tubular columns of a s... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883464 | Bird cage ladder A bird cage ladder equipped with a locking connection mechanism that is biased toward a closed position and is easy to install and remove from a bird cage is disclosed herein. Particular embodiments of the present invention have the flexibility to connect with vario... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6857393 | Cheshire cat house Habitats for housing and displaying animals having compartments stacked and/or side-by-side. Walls and doors can be plastic, acrylic, laminate, and glass. Doors walls, and floors can be see-through, and/or colored allow. Letters can spelling “CATS” can be mounte... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6827040 | Modular bird activity center A bird activity center, for providing an instinctually safe playground for a domesticated bird, using a set of a plurality of tubes and T-connectors. The tubes are used to form vertical and horizontal members, which are interconnected using the T-connectors. Toys ma... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6715447 | Mountable clamp-on cat scratching device A cat scratching post that incorporates a clamping mechanism for secure and stable attachment to a receiving object like a doorjamb. A resilient main superstructure has an adhesive interface securing a surface material that is appropriate for cats to scratch or clim... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6666167 | Dry particulate food dispenser A dry particulate food dispenser provides food to pets in response to a scratching action upon a scratching surface. The scratching action operates an adjustable valve located inside a food hopper and limits the amount of food dropped into a supporting bo... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6640750 | Electric feline play center An electric feline play center having a tunnel, sized for a cat to fit through, a scratching post with a hanging chew toy and an electronic ball tube wherein a fan blows colored balls around within a mesh tube, devised to occupy one or more cats without n... | 11/04/2003 |
