Patents Assigned to Radio Systems
  • Patent number: 10955521
    Abstract: A wireless animal location system is provided that identifies a location of a pet roaming within an environment using a single base unit. The wireless animal location system tracks and manages animal behavior in the environment using information of pet location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Seltzer
  • Patent number: 10941611
    Abstract: A pet door is provided herein. The pet door includes a pivotal flap and a frame that defines a through-way. A rotatable knob is mounted to the frame and has a handle portion and a stop wall. The handle portion and stop wall include various profiles and configurations that work in concert to control the flap's direction of pivotal movement. In a first configuration, the flap may swing outwardly or inwardly. A second configuration prevents the flap from swinging inwardly. A third configuration prevents the flap from swinging outwardly. A fourth configuration places the flap is in a locked position to prevent swinging in either direction. The electronic door also includes an electronic latch mechanism which selectively latches and unlatches the flap. The latch mechanism unlatches the flap in response to a wireless signal from an electronic transmitter that may be affixed to a pet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Cody Lee Stricklin, Marc Edward Brush, Jason Richard Graves
  • Patent number: 10905101
    Abstract: A pet hydro washer is described comprising a central housing containing a motor and an air inflow impeller, a fluid delivery system having a clean liquid storage tank, and a water delivery line in fluid communication with the clean liquid storage tank terminating at a nozzle, a fluid recovery system having a liquid recovery tank in fluid communication with the air inflow impeller through a first air conduit, and a suction hose in fluid communication with the liquid recovery tank, the motor configured to generate rotational movement in the air inflow impeller, a processor configured to control delivery of power to the motor, the controlling delivery of power including incrementally changing a level of power delivered to the motor, and at least one attachment head configured to wash an animal's fur through movement of at least one attachment head across the animal's fur while the air inflow impeller is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher E. Mainini, William S. Groh, Richard A. Seltzer
  • Patent number: 10787370
    Abstract: A filtration system for a pet water fountain is provided. The filtration system utilizes a pump placed within or along a watering bowl. The water filtration system also utilizes a multi-stage filtering device. In one aspect, the multi-stage filtering device includes a first filtering stage representing copper zinc alloy particles, and a second filtering stage representing granulated activated carbon particles. Each stage may constitute filtering material that is separated into an array of cells residing along a vertical frame or is separated into stages placed in series within a tubular cartridge. A method for filtering water in a pet fountain is also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher E. Mainini, William S. Groh, Anita White, Kristine Kauerz, Stephen Weybrecht
  • Patent number: 10743517
    Abstract: An animal feeding system includes a receptacle comprising a microcontroller, one or more applications running on at least one processor of a mobile device, and an access point, wherein the microcontroller, the one or more applications, and the access point are communicatively coupled through a wireless communications network. The receptacle holds pet food consumables. A chute receives dispensed consumables as they pass through an opening in the receptacle. A sensor monitors a level of the consumables in the receptacle, wherein the sensor is communicatively coupled with the microcontroller and transmits information of the monitored level to the microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller uses the information to determine whether the level of the consumables is below a threshold level. The microcontroller initiates communication with a remote vendor through the wireless communications network when the level falls below the threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly Springer, Melissa Poisson, Christopher Mainini, Kristine Jansen, William Wallace
  • Patent number: 10631520
    Abstract: An animal feeding system is provided. The feeding system includes a container that holds dry pet food, and a receptacle that gravitationally receives the pet food. The system also provides a conveyor system. The conveyor system moves the dry pet food from the receptacle to a feeding bowl. Additionally, the animal feeding system includes a processor. The processor is configured to deliver start and stop signals to a motor in response to signals sent from a user control unit. The animal feeding system additionally comprises the user control unit. The control unit offers a user interface for programming the system according to a desired feeding schedule. A method for feeding an animal using the feeding system is also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Sayers, Jonathan L. Cornwell, Chad Larry Elmore, Melissa M. Poisson
  • Patent number: 10521523
    Abstract: A method is described herein that comprises selecting a training objective, wherein the training objective comprises an objective to teach an animal to perform a behavior in an environment. The method includes testing the animal to determine a profile. The method includes identifying an optimal training product for the animal based on the profile. The method includes identifying an optimal training protocol for the animal based on the profile. The method includes simulating an experience of teaching the animal the behavior in a virtual training environment using the optimal training product and the optimal training protocol, the simulating including one or more applications running on a computing device for providing a virtual training environment, wherein the virtual training environment mimics the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher E Mainini, William S Groh
  • Patent number: 10514439
    Abstract: A wireless animal location system is provided that identifies a location of a pet roaming within an environment using a single base unit. The wireless animal location system tracks and manages animal behavior in the environment using information of pet location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Seltzer
  • Patent number: 10268220
    Abstract: A method described herein includes describing a load current with a discrete time function. The method includes using a first frequency and a second frequency to provide an approximation of the described load current, wherein a transform applied to the discrete time function identifies the first frequency and the second frequency. The method includes estimating a loop inductance and a loop resistance of a wire loop by exciting a transmit circuit with a voltage reference step waveform, wherein the transmit circuit includes the wire loop. The method includes scaling the approximated load current to a level sufficient to generate a minimum receive voltage signal in a receiver at a first distance between the wire loop and the receiver. The method includes generating a first voltage signal using the scaled load current, estimated loop inductance, and estimated loop resistance. The method includes exciting the transmit circuit with the first voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Scott A McFarland, Keith R Griffith
  • Patent number: 10238091
    Abstract: The invention presents a harness assembly for lifting and supporting an animal in mobility. The assembly comprises a front and rear harness sections releasably attached by a lifting leash. Both the front and rear harness sections can be used independently. Both the front and rear harness sections are comprised of upper and lower sections releasably attached to one another. The rear harness section lifts the animal from both the hips and waist resulting in less stress than other devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Hoffman, David King, Thomas B. Murphy
  • Patent number: 10228447
    Abstract: An integrated apparatus and method is provided for a collar that is configured to operate as part of a wireless fence system that contains and monitors the location of a dog within a containment area defined by the wireless fence system and further configured to provide GPS tracking capability when the dog has escaped from the containment area. As long as the dog remains in the area defined by the wireless fence, the collar operates solely in a wireless fence mode, communicating with the transmitters used as part of the wireless fence system. The GPS tracking function remains “asleep” and is not activated unless and until the dog escapes. Once GPS mode is activated, fence mode is shut down and operation of the GPS enables the dog owner or other individual to receive SMS messages and/or email with information on the dog's location on a smart-phone, tablet or PC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Rich, Andrew Beck, Gary Roulston, Andrew Angellotti
  • Patent number: 10151843
    Abstract: Systems and methods of tracking a mobile subject based on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) data, including a boundary test unit to evaluate a boundary violation according to the current actionable position and current actionable speed of the mobile subject relative to a predetermined boundary, wherein the current actionable position is a sum of a prior actionable position and a product of a degraded position difference and a position tracking coefficient, and a current actionable speed is a function of a prior actionable speed and a degraded speed estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Scott McFarland, Keith Griffith, Rick Seltzer
  • Patent number: D857460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Spater
  • Patent number: D859130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Spater
  • Patent number: D879580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Spater
  • Patent number: D883829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Nytko, Kevin A. Zinn, Heather C. Williams
  • Patent number: D886669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Spater
  • Patent number: D896046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Spater
  • Patent number: D907527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Spater
  • Patent number: D911488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Spater