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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederic T. Peterson, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Robert M. Kelly, Burlington, MA (US);
James Bannister, Mont Vernon, NH (US);
Assignee:
Dogwatch, Inc., Natick, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 2/900 ;
Abstract
A receiver/stimulus unit for an animal control system is mounted on an animal collar. The unit includes a power supply enclosure for a power source such as a battery separate from a receiver enclosure containing signal receiving circuitry. The power source is in electrical communication with the signal receiving circuitry via an electrical communication path passing on or through a portion of the strap of the collar.