Animal training apparatus
Patent 5046453 Issued on September 10, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 12, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
July 12, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3072097 3339806 3823691 Personnel air cooling device Animal behavioral control device Weight responsive spray bird-scare perch Dog training collars and methods Walking exercise apparatus Patent #: 4632385 InventorApplicationNo. 378901 filed on 07/12/1989US Classes:119/718, Responsive to voice (e.g., bark, cry, etc.) of animal119/654, Body or appendage encircling collar or band; e.g., flea collar, etc.119/665, Sprayer239/132, In terminal element (e.g., injection nozzle cooling)239/152BODY OR ANIMAL CARRIEDExaminersPrimary: Swiatek, Robert P.Assistant: Manahan, Todd E. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA01K 015/02AbstractThe animal training apparatus can be used either to discourage a dog from barking, or in the training of animals. The apparatus is preferably affixed to the collar of the animal and emits a cold fluid onto the skin of the animal. In the dog-barking embodiment, the apparatus includes a sensor to detect the barking, an electrical signal being generated which results in the application of the cold fluid onto the apparatus includes a receiver which receives signals from a remote source (an animal trainer), and the cold fluid is applied to the animal at the initiation of the animal trainer. | |
