| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D579158 |
Semicircular litter box |
October 21, 2008 |
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| D575734 |
Guardian battery door |
August 26, 2008 |
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| D573564 |
Portable communication device housing |
July 22, 2008 |
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| D570237 |
Remote beeper locator for dog collar |
June 3, 2008 |
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| D569753 |
Collar saddle |
May 27, 2008 |
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| D545791 |
Housing for portable communication device |
July 3, 2007 |
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| D545790 |
Housing for portable communication device |
July 3, 2007 |
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| D543884 |
Animal training electrode |
June 5, 2007 |
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| D535973 |
Pistol grip handheld transmitter |
January 30, 2007 |
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| D531117 |
Battery module |
October 31, 2006 |
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| D528502 |
Battery module |
September 19, 2006 |
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| D515751 |
Horizontal electronic stimulus delivery apparatus |
February 21, 2006 |
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| D515027 |
Battery module |
February 14, 2006 |
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| D490577 |
Animal feeder |
May 25, 2004 |
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| D487026 |
Pistol grip handheld transmitter |
February 24, 2004 |
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| D484037 |
Probe locking washer |
December 23, 2003 |
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| D478693 |
Animal feeder |
August 19, 2003 |
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| D451836 |
Handheld electronic pet training transmitter |
December 11, 2001 |
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| D426166 |
Hand held electronic pet training transmitter |
June 6, 2000 |
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| 7621815 |
Flexible clutch |
November 24, 2009 |
| 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 to the other of said |
| 7621233 |
Device for detecting, containing, and indicating the presence of fluidic animal waste product at |
November 24, 2009 |
| 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 notifying a local or |
| 7609157 |
Antenna proximity determining system utilizing bit error rate |
October 27, 2009 |
| 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 carried by the animal a |
| 7574979 |
Receiver collar |
August 18, 2009 |
| 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 and a quick release |
| 7565885 |
Control of animal containment system transmitter settings with minimal switches |
July 28, 2009 |
| 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 selecting at least one of a |
| 7564362 |
Alarm actuated pet door lock release mechanism |
July 21, 2009 |
| 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 adapted to work in coop |
| 7552699 |
Transponding of a signal using the same antenna |
June 30, 2009 |
| 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 receiver device. The tr |
| 7546817 |
Animal containment transmitter system |
June 16, 2009 |
| 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 electrical impedance loop |
| 7541937 |
Battery module switch |
June 2, 2009 |
| 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 hermetic seal. |
| 7503285 |
Flexible animal training electrode assembly |
March 17, 2009 |
| 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 pre-loads that allow |
| 7426906 |
Method of assembling a receiver collar |
September 23, 2008 |
| 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 corresponding first attachm |
| 7420473 |
Pet alert collar |
September 2, 2008 |
| 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 work in cooperation w |
| 7420136 |
Compression ring button assembly |
September 2, 2008 |
| 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 (38) that can be depressed to bring the but |
| 7404379 |
Receiver collar |
July 29, 2008 |
| 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 corresponding first attachm |
| 7394390 |
Receiver collar |
July 1, 2008 |
| An animal collar system including an animal collar, a housing mounted to the animal collar and an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit is enclosed in the housing and a built-in-test circuit is electrically connected to the electrical circuit. |
| 7382328 |
Antenna enclosed within an animal training apparatus |
June 3, 2008 |
| 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 antenna, while the elect |
| 7377234 |
Portable animal tracking system |
May 27, 2008 |
| A portable animal tracking system. The portable animal tracking system provides two-way communication between a first unit carried by an operator and a second unit carried by an animal. The first unit allows an operator to issue warnings or corrections to an animal and to locate an a |
| 7296540 |
Insulated probe device |
November 20, 2007 |
| Described is an insulated probe device of adjustable axial length for delivering an electroshock stimulus to an animal. The insulated probe device includes an electrode that is positioned in contact with the animal's skin and is disposed within an electrically non-conductive housing. |
| 7267081 |
Housing for a collar-mounted pet accessory and associated collar mounting system |
September 11, 2007 |
| A housing (10) for a pet accessory, and an associated collar mounting system for mounting the housing (10) on a pet collar (12). The housing (10) includes a casing (14) for housing at least certain components of the pet accessory. Further, the housing (10) defines at least first and |
| 7263951 |
Self cleaning litter box mechanism |
September 4, 2007 |
| An apparatus for a self-cleaning litter box having a control system for a mechanical self-cleaning mechanism. The litter box has a turret carrying a rake. Limit switches indicate the location of the rake and the turret. The box includes an animal sensor that detects the presence of an an |
| 7261058 |
Self cleaning litter box |
August 28, 2007 |
| An apparatus for a self-cleaning litter box having a control system for a mechanical self-cleaning mechanism. The litter box has a turret carrying a rake. The box includes an animal sensor that detects the presence of an animal in the box. A specified time after the animal leaves the box |
| 7249572 |
Seal for pet collar antenna |
July 31, 2007 |
| An antenna mounting for an animal collar including an O-ring and associated retainer disposed in an opening through the housing of a radio frequency receiver. The O-ring is compressed into multiple sealing locations between the circumference of the antenna and its surrounding structu |
| 7228821 |
Adjustable quick release pet collar |
June 12, 2007 |
| A pet collar which incorporates into a collar strap a buckle with its usual length adjustability features, and a quick release incorporated into the collar strap in intimate and operative association with the buckle. Once the length of the collar strap is initially adjusted, using th |
| 7222589 |
Bark control device and associated vibration dampening housing and method for constructing such |
May 29, 2007 |
| A bark control device (10) for deterring a dog from barking. The bark control device (10) includes a housing (12) carried by the dog, the housing having a vibration dampening surface (13) covering at least a portion of the exterior of the housing (12). The device (10) also includes a |
| 7120967 |
Pet door hinge |
October 17, 2006 |
| A pet door hinge adapted to accommodate potentially damaging forces. The hinge mechanism includes a shaft that is received by a shock-absorbing bearing. The bearing is received by a sleeve. The bearing rotates within the sleeve to allow pivoting of the flap. In the event of potentially |
| 7111586 |
Intensity variation device for training animals |
September 26, 2006 |
| An apparatus for an animal training device including audible and electrical stimulation. A transmitting unit provides control signals to a receiving unit, which includes a receiver, a processor, and a switch connected to a transformer and electrodes. The processor provides signals th |
| 7034693 |
Sport dog locator |
April 25, 2006 |
| Described is a locator device for indicating the relative location of a dog in a sporting field and for indicating whether the dog is tracking or on point regardless of the orientation of the device. The locator device calculates whether a dog is tracking or on point by measuring the |
| 7021244 |
Pet repelling mat |
April 4, 2006 |
| Described is a pet-repellent device for correcting undesirable pet behaviors that are associated with a particular location by restraining a pet from approaching a predefined location of restriction, which corresponds to the particular location of issue. The location of restriction, |
| 7017524 |
Intensity variation device for training animals |
March 28, 2006 |
| An apparatus for an animal training device including audible and electrical stimulation. A transmitting unit provides control signals to a receiving unit, which includes a receiver, a processor, and a switch connected to a transformer and electrodes. The processor provides signals of |
| 6959511 |
Lockable pet door |
November 1, 2005 |
| A pet door offering ingress or egress through a structural member. A lock mechanism in the pet door allows the pet owner to restrict ingress and/or egress as desired. The pet door features a dual control system that simplifies the setting of the lock. Each control corresponds to movement |
| 6937647 |
External perimeter monitoring system |
August 30, 2005 |
| A system for monitoring activity along a wire-bounded perimeter. The monitoring system includes a single-conductor wire which bounds a protected area. In communication with the wire at predetermined locations is a series of sensors which are either physically or inductively coupled t |
