Patents Assigned to Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.
  • Animal toy
    Patent number: 10390517
    Abstract: An animal toy includes an elongated body portion having a first end and a second end, a first wheel disposed adjacent the first end, a second wheel disposed adjacent the second end, at least one electric motor configured to drive the first wheel and the second wheel independently, a receiver configured to receive signals from a transmitter, and a controller programmed to control the electric motor and the rotational speed and direction of each of the first and second wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Chris Wilson
  • Pet bed
    Patent number: 10368528
    Abstract: A pet bed includes a base and a reversible cover. The base includes a case. The reversible cover is attached to the base, and includes a first side defining a first external surface of the reversible cover, and a second side opposite the first side and defining a second external surface of the reversible cover. The reversible cover is configured to switchably cover the case, such that the first side of the reversible cover contacts the case in a first configuration of the reversible cover to externally expose the second surface from the pet bed, and the second side of the reversible cover contacts the first and second sides of the case in a second configuration of the reversible cover to externally expose the first surface from the pet bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Christine Galloway
  • Metal buckle
    Patent number: 10306951
    Abstract: A metal buckle includes a metal receptacle member and a metal clasp. The metal receptacle member includes a first opening and second opening. The metal clasp is configured to be inserted into the first opening of the metal receptacle member, and includes a base member, a locking device and a spring. The spring is configured to bias the locking device outwardly from the base member, and the locking device is configured to engage the second opening of the metal receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC
    Inventors: Jack W. Renforth, Doug Golenz, Phil Rowe
  • Drinking apparatus for pets
    Patent number: 10194637
    Abstract: A drinking apparatus includes a drinking receptacle, a liquid reservoir, a pump, a controller, and a liquid detector. The liquid reservoir has a liquid outlet for dispensing liquid into the drinking receptacle. The pump has an inlet in liquid communication with the drinking receptacle, and an outlet in liquid communication with the reservoir. The controller is configured to control the operation of the pump. The liquid level detector is configured to detect when the level of liquid in the reservoir is below a first threshold level. The controller is responsive to the liquid level detector to operate the pump to pump liquid from the drinking receptacle into the reservoir when the liquid level detector indicates that the level of liquid in the reservoir is below the threshold level, and the controller is configured to deactivate the pump at the end of a pumping period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Gavin Armstrong
  • Rolling pet toy
    Patent number: 10165758
    Abstract: An improved pet toy is generally ring-like and is rollable along a surface, such as the ground. The pet toy includes a resilient foam core that is surrounded by an elastomeric outboard portion and a fabric inboard portion that are affixed to one another and to the core. The outboard portion has a roughened surface that provides traction with the ground and enables the pet toy to roll in various fashions. The fabric inboard portion includes a stiffening structure in the form of a rib that resists deformation of the pet toy in a radial direction toward and away from a center of the toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Mark J. Oblack, Kyle D. Burger
  • Door for a pet enclosure
    Patent number: 10085416
    Abstract: A door for a pet enclosure is disclosed herein. The door is vertically and rotatably traversable with dual axes connectors. The door may be vertically traversed to unlatch hooks and wire rods from each other so that the door may thereafter be rotatably traversed to the opened position where the door is disposed on top of the top panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: David Link, Hongkun Liang
  • Pet fountain
    Patent number: D827213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: David Veness, Nicholas Baker
  • Litter scoop
    Patent number: D833090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Sarah Leick, David Veness, Sunil Pinto
  • Feeder accessory
    Patent number: D834766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: David Veness
  • Latch
    Patent number: D839491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC
    Inventor: David Veness
  • Pet toy
    Patent number: D841901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC
    Inventors: Jack Renforth, Josiah Wilhelm
  • Litter pan
    Patent number: D846207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Nicholas Baker
  • Pet toy
    Patent number: D848682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Nicholas Baker
  • Pet toy
    Patent number: D848683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Sunil Pinto, Jack Renforth
  • Pet toy
    Patent number: D848684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Jack Renforth, Sunil Pinto
  • Pet fountain
    Patent number: D850018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC
    Inventor: Ryan Paxson
  • Pet fountain
    Patent number: D850019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC
    Inventor: Ryan Paxson
  • Pet fountain
    Patent number: D850020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC
    Inventor: Ryan Paxson
  • Food jar
    Patent number: D856089
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: David Veness
  • Pet toy thrower
    Patent number: D856611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Sunil Pinto, Nicholas Baker, Josiah Wilhelm