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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:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark T Girard, South Haven, MN (US);
Ryan A Jurgenson, Hutchinson, MN (US);
Roger R Livermore, Hutchinson, MN (US);
David R Swift, Glencoe, MN (US);
Joseph P Tracy, South Haven, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mobius Innovations, Inc., Glencoe, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ; G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34082549 ; 34082554 ; 340539 ; 340568 ; 340572 ; 342454 ; 342458 ;
Abstract
A system for training an animal to remain in a specified area of containment. The perimeter of containment being easily tailored to fit a specific geometry. The system includes apparatus for determining the location of the animal, apparatus for specifying boundary coordinates, apparatus for determining if the location of the animal is within the containment perimeter, and apparatus for administering stimulus to the animal if warranted.