Patents by Inventor Benjamin F. Hord

Benjamin F. Hord 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).

  • Patent number: 9974283
    Abstract: A security system configured to be attached about the neck of a dog, includes a collar having opposed ends, each end having a fastener such that the belt is configured to be selectively coupled about the dog's neck. A monitoring assembly is mounted to the collar, the monitoring assembly including a microphone and a processor in data communication with the microphone. A transmitter is operatively connected to the processor. A response assembly is displaced from the monitoring assembly that includes a speaker in data communication with the processor, the processor configured to selectively actuate the speaker when the processor determines that the microphone has detected a predetermined sound, such as the bark of an intruding dog. The displaced speaker may then emit the sound of a menacing guard dog until the sound of an intruding dog is no longer detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventors: Margaret A. Hord, Benjamin F. Hord
  • Publication number: 20180125038
    Abstract: A security system configured to be attached about the neck of a dog, includes a collar having opposed ends, each end having a fastener such that the belt is configured to be selectively coupled about the dog's neck. A monitoring assembly is mounted to the collar, the monitoring assembly including a microphone and a processor in data communication with the microphone. A transmitter is operatively connected to the processor. A response assembly is displaced from the monitoring assembly that includes a speaker in data communication with the processor, the processor configured to selectively actuate the speaker when the processor determines that the microphone has detected a predetermined sound, such as the bark of an intruding dog. The displaced speaker may then emit the sound of a menacing guard dog until the sound of an intruding dog is no longer detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Margaret A. Hord, Benjamin F. Hord