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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Jw Pet Products Llc, New Albany, OH (US);
Inventors:
John Wilson, New Albany, OH (US);
Paul R. Metcalfe, Solon, OH (US);
Scott E. Urban, University Hts., OH (US);
Assignee:
JW Pet Products LLC, New Albany, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/04 (2006.01); A01K 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/04 (2013.01); A01K 27/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
An animal tether system and method wherein the rate of extension and retraction of the tether and/or the length of the tether can be actively controlled at least in part as a function of the angular direction and/or speed and/or length of which the tether extends/retracts. The system can be used to maintain an animal in a non-circular boundary, such as a rectangular space, by controlling how far the tether can extend at certain angular positions. The system also allows a user to block off certain areas within a space from access by the animal.