Patents by Inventor Jacob Zuppke

Jacob Zuppke 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).

  • SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED LITTER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240049675
    Abstract: An automated litter device having: a) a chamber configured to hold litter to allow an animal to enter and excrete waste; b) a waste drawer in communication with the chamber and configured to receive the waste; c) one or more sensors configured to detect one or more conditions of the device and transmit one or more signals related to the one or more conditions; d) a controller in communication with the one or more sensors which is adapted to receive the one or more signals, wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more positions of the chamber based on the one or more signals received from the one or more sensors and interpret the one or more signals as one or more status signals; e) a communication module in communication with the controller and adapted to communicate with a user interface via a network to transmit the one or more status signals to the user interface, receive one or more instruction signals via the user interface, or both; wherein the user interface is adapted to transmit the
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Brad Baxter, Jacob Zuppke
  • SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED LITTER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220322632
    Abstract: An automated litter device having: a) a chamber configured to hold litter to allow an animal to enter and excrete waste; b) a waste drawer in communication with the chamber and configured to receive the waste; c) one or more sensors configured to detect one or more conditions of the device and transmit one or more signals related to the one or more conditions; d) a controller in communication with the one or more sensors which is adapted to receive the one or more signals, wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more positions of the chamber based on the one or more signals received from the one or more sensors and interpret the one or more signals as one or more status signals; e) a communication module in communication with the controller and adapted to communicate with a user interface via a network to transmit the one or more status signals to the user interface, receive one or more instruction signals via the user interface, or both; wherein the user interface is adapted to transmit the
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Brad Baxter, Jacob Zuppke
  • System for monitoring and controlling an automated litter device
    Patent number: 11399502
    Abstract: An automated litter device having: a) a chamber configured to hold litter to allow an animal to enter and excrete waste; b) a waste drawer in communication with the chamber and configured to receive the waste; c) one or more sensors configured to detect one or more conditions of the device and transmit one or more signals related to the one or more conditions; d) a controller in communication with the one or more sensors which is adapted to receive the one or more signals, wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more positions of the chamber based on the one or more signals received from the one or more sensors and interpret the one or more signals as one or more status signals; e) a communication module in communication with the controller and adapted to communicate with a user interface via a network to transmit the one or more status signals to the user interface, receive one or more instruction signals via the user interface, or both; wherein the user interface is adapted to transmit the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Brad Baxter, Jacob Zuppke
  • SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED LITTER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190364840
    Abstract: An automated litter device having: a) a chamber configured to hold litter to allow an animal to enter and excrete waste; b) a waste drawer in communication with the chamber and configured to receive the waste; c) one or more sensors configured to detect one or more conditions of the device and transmit one or more signals related to the one or more conditions; d) a controller in communication with the one or more sensors which is adapted to receive the one or more signals, wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more positions of the chamber based on the one or more signals received from the one or more sensors and interpret the one or more signals as one or more status signals; e) a communication module in communication with the controller and adapted to communicate with a user interface via a network to transmit the one or more status signals to the user interface, receive one or more instruction signals via the user interface, or both; wherein the user interface is adapted to transmit the
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Brad Baxter, Jacob Zuppke
  • Domestic animal shelter side table
    Patent number: D963253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Zuppke, Matthew Wyman, Mark Strayer
  • Domestic animal shelter accent table
    Patent number: D965919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC, SAUDER WOODWORKING CO.
    Inventors: Jacob Zuppke, Matthew Wyman, Mark Strayer
  • Animal climbing tower
    Patent number: D982254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC, SAUDER WOODWORKING CO.
    Inventors: Jacob Zuppke, Matthew Wyman, Mark Strayer