Patents by Inventor Richard Folsland

Richard Folsland has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Traveling invisible electronic containment perimeter—method and apparatus
    Patent number: 8115642
    Abstract: This invention teaches a method and apparatus that combines GPS, map overlays, a means to draw containment perimeters directly over map overlays, and a means to transmit signals to any plurality of electronic stimulus control collars to contain humans or animals within each containment perimeter. A primary aspiration of this invention is to provide hunters with a means to effortlessly operate functions of an animal stimulus collar while hunting. Novel features include a means to specify a containment perimeter that travels with the hunter by drawing the same on a on a touch sensitive graphic user interface that displays a map of the local area. This invention is easy to use and readily accepts new perimeters, perimeter alterations, or a multiple of perimeters at will.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Inventors: Scott R Thompson, Richard Folsland
  • Traveling Invisible Electronic Containment Perimeter - Method and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20090102668
    Abstract: This invention teaches a method and apparatus that combines GPS, map overlays, a means to draw containment perimeters directly over map overlays, and a means to transmit signals to any plurality of electronic stimulus control collars to contain humans or animals within each containment perimeter. A primary aspiration of this invention is to provide hunters with a means to effortlessly operate functions of an animal stimulus collar while hunting. Novel features include a means to specify a containment perimeter that travels with the hunter by drawing the same on a on a touch sensitive graphic user interface that displays a map of the local area. This invention is easy to use and readily accepts new perimeters, perimeter alterations, or a multiple of perimeters at will.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Scott R Thompson, Richard Folsland