A01K15/022

PET SPRAY TRAINING SYSTEM
20210086211 · 2021-03-25 ·

An pet spray training system is provided. The system includes a sound, vibration or motion sensor that is configured to generate electrical signals in response to an occurrence. The system may include a filter, which is tuned to recognize a dog barking event, and generate an electrical signal in response to recognizing an input signal indicative of a dog's bark. The system further includes a removably pressurized gas reservoir that holds a deterrent fluid under pressure. The system additionally comprises a motor module configured to rotate a shaft in response to the electrical signal from the filter. The canister has a spray nozzle for releasing fluid that affects the dog's senses. In response to rotating the shaft, the spray nozzle is depressed.

Bark control device and method
10939666 · 2021-03-09 · ·

A dog bark control device which includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a stimulation applying means, and a control unit. The control unit determines whether the animal barks, and when the animal is determined to bark, operates the stimulation applying means to apply stimulation to the animal. The control unit determines that the animal barks when the first sensing signal of the first sensor is a signal indicating that the animal barks, and at the same time, the animal is determined to make a particular motion accompanied by barking from the second sensing signal of the second sensor.

FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DISPENSE FLUID ON AN ANIMAL
20210051922 · 2021-02-25 ·

Fluid delivery systems, methods and apparatus to dispense a dose of fluid on an animal, which may be particularly used for behavior modification of the animal, are disclosed. A system may particularly comprise an apparatus wearable by the animal. The apparatus is suitable for storing a fluid contained therein, and dispensing a dose of fluid on the animal, particularly to spur or otherwise induce behavior modification of the animal, particularly in response to training stimuli during a training scenario.

SOLENOID VALVE FOR SPRAY BARK STOPPER
20210031218 · 2021-02-04 ·

Disclosed is a solenoid valve for spray bark stopper, which relates to the technical field of pet products. The solenoid valve is horizontally installed in a length direction of a bark stopper. The output end of the solenoid valve is provided with a convex body, and the convex body is used for connecting the flexible connecting pipe. By adopting the above technical solution, the flexible connecting pipe can be connected to the solenoid valve through the convex body at one end thereof, and then the output end of the solenoid valve is connected to the spout of the bark stopper, thereby changing the spray direction of the solenoid valve, so that the gas from the solenoid valve is sprayed from the spout of the middle of the bark stopper through the flexible connecting pipe and acts on the pet.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE MULTI-DIRECTIONAL BARK DETERRENCE

An apparatus is described that comprises a microphone array and a plurality of transducers. The microphone array and the plurality of transducers are communicatively coupled with at least one processor. The apparatus includes the microphone array for receiving at least one signal. Each transducer of the plurality of transducers is configured to deliver a correction signal along a transducer beam spread axis, wherein the plurality of transducers is positioned on the apparatus for providing a combined transducer beam spread coverage in the horizontal plane. One or more applications running on the at least one processor use information of the at least one signal to detect a sound event. The detecting the sound event includes selecting transducers from the plurality of transducers and instructing the selected transducers to deliver a correction signal.

Animal Behavior Management System
20200404886 · 2020-12-31 ·

An animal behavior management system for managing animal behaviors and monitoring hearing acuity of an animal. The animal behavior management system generally includes a connecting device adapted to be attached to an animal, a monitoring device configured to monitor an action of the animal, a control unit configured to determine if the action of the animal is related to an undesirable behavior of the animal and a sound device in communication with the control unit. The sound device is adapted to emit a plurality of sounds that are audible to the animal. The control unit activates the sound device to produce one of the plurality of sounds when the action is determined by the control unit to be an undesirable behavior.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING BAKING OF ANIMAL
20200390063 · 2020-12-17 · ·

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for controlling baking of an animal that wears a monitoring device. The systems may obtain status information of the animal from the monitoring device, and determine whether the animal is barking based on the status information. The systems may also obtain a first audio signal representing a first sound from the monitoring device in response to a determination that the animal is barking, and determine whether an anti-bark operation needs to be performed on the animal based on the first audio signal. The systems may further cause the monitoring device to perform the anti-bark operation on the animal in response to a determination that the anti-bark operation needs to be performed on the animal.

Methods and systems for detecting barks
10806126 · 2020-10-20 · ·

A dog bark detection and deterrent method and system including a collar configured to be affixed to a pet, the collar having an audio transmitter configured to provide an audio stimulus; and a power source provided within collar operable to provide power to the audio transmitter, and an audio sensor. The collar is configured to determine when a dog is barking and provide stimulus to deter the dog from continuing to bark.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING AN AUDITORY STIMULUS
20200267941 · 2020-08-27 ·

A device is described herein comprising one or more applications running on at least one processor. The device includes a sound generation component and a receiver, wherein the sound generation component, the receiver, and the one or more applications are communicatively coupled. The device includes the receiver for receiving a wireless activation signal. The device includes the one or more applications configured to activate the sound generation component upon receipt of the wireless activation signal by the receiver, wherein the activated sound generation component delivers an auditory stimulus at a sound pressure level, for a duration, and using a noise pattern.

RECONFIGURABLE ANIMAL TRAINING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM
20200205378 · 2020-07-02 · ·

An animal training apparatus including a stimulation generator/stimulator module to generate the stimulation and deliver the stimulation to the animal, and a microprocessor comprising control logic programmed to control the stimulation generator/stimulator module to deliver the stimulation to the animal when a preset condition is satisfied, wherein at least a portion of the control logic is reprogrammable by a user. Also, an animal training system further includes a remote controller to control the animal training apparatus, wherein at least a portion of user input or functions of the remote controller is reconfigurable by the user. The user may reset, reconfigure, and reprogram the control logic of the animal training apparatus or the user input of the remote controller, or various functions provided by the animal training system.