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Animal control apparatus

US5465687A · kind A · utility

41Cited by
18References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 1994
Grant dateNov 14, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 28, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S119/908
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed for confining the movement of an animal to a defined area. The device includes a transmitter that generates a coded radio signal through an antenna defining the area. The transmitter can modify the coded radio signal including modifying the code of the coded radio signal to modify a stimulus provided to the animal. The apparatus also has a portable radio receiver for decoding the coded radio signal for the stimulus provided to the animal. The delivery of stimulus can be arrested upon detection of a signal other than the coded signal. The portable radio receiver is attached to the animal and is positioned for delivering the stimulus to the animal.

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