Pet door alert system
US11357212B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B7/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for notifying occupants of a structure that a pet is proximate to an opening of a structure. The system may include a pet unit wearable on the pet's body and including a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless proximity signal from the pet unit. The system may further include an exit unit positionable at an exit of the structure. The exit unit may include a receiver configured to receive a said wireless proximity signal transmitted by a pet unit, with the receiver being configured to produce an alert signal when a said wireless proximity signal is received. The exit unit my also include an alerting assembly configured to provide a presence alert when the receiver receives a said wireless proximity signal. T alerting assembly may comprise a perceptible alerting mechanism configured to produce a perceptible presence alert which is perceptible to a sense of a human.
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