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Patent No. 5443036

Method of exercising a cat

A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor or wall.

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Examiner: Jastrzab, Jeffrey R.


Primary examiner statistics: 924 patents; average approval time: 923 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 240 patents; average approval time: 667 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

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7197362 Cardiac lead having coated fixation arrangement
7189199 Methods and devices for improving cardiac function in hearts
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7174218 Lead extension system for use with a microstimulator
7171273 Transcutaneous power optimization circuit for a medical implant
7171275 High torque balloon catheter possessing multi-directional deflect...
7167753 Device and method for electrically inducing osteogenesis in the s...
7160284 Implantable medical pump with multi-layer back-up memory
7162303 Renal nerve stimulation method and apparatus for treatment of pat...
7158835 Device for treating osteoporosis, hip and spine fractures and fus...
7155295 Cardiac harness for treating congestive heart failure and for def...
7155284 Treatment of hypertension
7155285 Apparatus for inducing energies of alpha rhythm to the human body
7146220 Device for muscle stimulation
7146221 Flexible electrode array for artifical vision
7144364 Endoscopic arterial pumps for treatment of cardiac insufficiency ...
7146217 Methods and apparatus for effectuating a change in a neural-funct...
7146218 Adaptive method and apparatus for forecasting and controlling neu...
7146210 Apparatus and method for optimizing tumor treatment efficiency by...
7139611 System and method for rejecting far-field signals using an implan...
7137955 Methods and systems for distal recording of phonocardiographic si...
7133724 Logarithmic light intensifier for use with photoreceptor-based im...
7127291 Coronary sinus lead with thermal sensor and method therefor
7123964 Replacement indicator timer for implantable medical devices
7118525 Implantable cardiac assist device
7120498 Method and device for securing a functional device to a stomach
7107100 Aendoscopic instrument system@
7096068 User-attachable or detachable telemetry module for medical device...
7092760 Electrical stimulation of tissue for therapeutic and diagnostic p...
7089055 Method and apparatus for delivering pre-shock defibrillation ther...
7085604 Mechanical metaphor for representing parameter constraints graphi...
7082332 Sound processor for a cochlear implant
7079899 Wound healing with feedback control
7076305 Gastric device and instrument system and method
7076309 Apparatus and method for fixedly engaging an electrical lead
7069084 Method and apparatus for preventing and treating eyelid problems
7069082 Pacemaker for bilateral vocal cord autoparalysis
7066874 Devices and methods for blood flow assistance

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6527789 Stent delivery system
6473640 Implantable device and method for long-term detection and monitor...
6456874 Instrument for delivery of anaesthetic drug
5984859 Implantable auditory system components and system
5788717 Atrial rate determination and atrial tachycardia detection in a ...
5658317 Threshold templating for digital AGC
5597380 Spectral maxima sound processor
5578065 Low-frequency therapeutic device having a flexible adhesive sheet...
5578067 Medical electrode system having a sleeve body and control element...
5575814 Active fixation medical electrical lead having mapping capability
5573551 Implantable medical device with detachable battery or electronic ...
5571142 Non-invasive monitoring and treatment of subjects in cardiac arre...
5570696 Method and apparatus for assessing myocardial electrical stabilit...
5568816 EEG deblurring method and system for improved spatial detail
5564430 Automatic control of the sensing threshold for monitoring cardiac...
5565005 Implantable growth tissue stimulator and method operation
5562717 Electrical stimulation for treatment of incontinence and other ...
5562723 Medical electrical lead having a reinforced tine assembly
5560369 Cardiac arrhythmia detection system for an implantable stimulatio...
5558099 Flow sensor system
5558098 Method and apparatus for detecting lead sensing artifacts in card...
5555890 Pharyngeal end-tidal carbon dioxide measuring catheter
5556418 Method and apparatus for pulsed magnetic induction
5556425 Esophageal/stomach placement electrode
5556423 Independent photoelectric artificial retina device and method of ...
5549654 Interactive interpretation of event markers in body-implantable m...
5549649 Programmable pacemaker including an atrial rate filter for derivi...
5549656 Combination neuromuscular stimulator and electromyograph system
5549581 Coronary sinus catheter
5549650 System and method for providing hemodynamically optimal pacing th...
5546940 System and method for matching electrical characteristics and ...
5545206 Low profile lead with automatic tine activation
5545207 Medical electrical lead having stable fixation system
5540734 Cranial nerve stimulation treatments using neurocybernetic prosth...
5540724 Cardiac cardioverter/defibrillator with in vivo impedance estimat...
5534019 Cardiac defibrillator with case that can be electrically active o...
5531779 Stent-type defibrillation electrode structures
5531783 Pacing lead with x-ray visible soluble covering and method of ins...
5531771 Dual chamber pacemaker system and method with improved switching ...
5531773 Method and apparatus for handling animals
 
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