Patents by Inventor Brenda Schafer KENNEDY

Brenda Schafer KENNEDY 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).

  • Publication number: 20240081292
    Abstract: A system for alerting service animals to perform specified tasks generally includes an alert device which provides a first and a second haptic alert from an alert device worn by a service animal and a monitoring device worn by a handler. The monitoring device is programmed to monitor a physiologic parameter of the handler and has a first mode programmed to transmit a first actuation signal to the alert device when the physiologic parameter exceeds a first threshold such that the alert device provides the first haptic alert to the service animal and a second mode programmed to transmit a second actuation signal to the alert device when the physiologic parameter exceeds a second threshold such that the alert device provides the haptic alert to the service animal. The auditory alert is correlated to a first task and the second haptic alert is correlated to a second task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Canine Companions for Independence, Inc.
    Inventors: Collette Rae BUNTON, Brenda Schafer KENNEDY, Chelsey Louise DARROW, Flora BAIRD
  • Patent number: 11849699
    Abstract: A system for alerting service animals to perform specified tasks generally includes an alert device which provides a first and a second haptic alert from an alert device worn by a service animal and a monitoring device worn by a handler. The monitoring device is programmed to monitor a physiologic parameter of the handler and has a first mode programmed to transmit a first actuation signal to the alert device when the physiologic parameter exceeds a first threshold such that the alert device provides the first haptic alert to the service animal and a second mode programmed to transmit a second actuation signal to the alert device when the physiologic parameter exceeds a second threshold such that the alert device provides the haptic alert to the service animal. The auditory alert is correlated to a first task and the second haptic alert is correlated to a second task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Canine Companions for Independence, Inc.
    Inventors: Collette Rae Bunton, Brenda Schafer Kennedy, Chelsey Louise Darrow, Flora Baird
  • Publication number: 20230026054
    Abstract: A system for alerting service animals to perform specified tasks generally includes an alert device which provides a first and a second haptic alert from an alert device worn by a service animal and a monitoring device worn by a handler. The monitoring device is programmed to monitor a physiologic parameter of the handler and has a first mode programmed to transmit a first actuation signal to the alert device when the physiologic parameter exceeds a first threshold such that the alert device provides the first haptic alert to the service animal and a second mode programmed to transmit a second actuation signal to the alert device when the physiologic parameter exceeds a second threshold such that the alert device provides the haptic alert to the service animal. The auditory alert is correlated to a first task and the second haptic alert is correlated to a second task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Canine Companions for Independence, Inc.
    Inventors: Collette Rae BUNTON, Brenda Schafer KENNEDY, Chelsey Louise DARROW, Flora BAIRD