Patents by Inventor Dillon Rice

Dillon Rice 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).

  • Pet trainer and exercise apparatus
    Patent number: 10582698
    Abstract: The invention is a device for exercising a pet. One embodiment of the invention is a combination of a treadmill and control configured to motivate a pet to use the treadmill responsive to motivation provided to the pet in the form of visual, audio, aromatic, and/or food rewards. Another embodiment of the invention is a device having a motivation control system configured to be secured to and/or adjacent to a separate treadmill, with the device controlling operation of the treadmill and the motivational control system providing appropriate motivation to the pet to use the treadmill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventor: Dillon Rice
  • Pet trainer and exercise apparatus
    Publication number: 20120024237
    Abstract: The invention is a device for exercising a pet. One embodiment of the invention is a combination of a treadmill and control configured to motivate a pet to use the treadmill responsive to motivation provided to the pet in the form of visual, audio, aromatic, and/or food rewards. Another embodiment of the invention is a device having a motivation control system configured to be secured to and/or adjacent to a separate treadmill, with the device controlling operation of the treadmill and the motivational control system providing appropriate motivation to the pet to use the treadmill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventor: Dillon Rice