Patents by Inventor Patric R. Martin

Patric R. Martin 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).

  • Interactive mobile food dispenser
    Patent number: 6904868
    Abstract: A mobile food dispenser includes a shell, a controller, at least one drive motor for moving the dispenser across a surface in response to direction from the controller, at least one sensor configured to detect the presence of an animal, and at least one compartment including a hatch mechanism for controlling an animal's access to the interior of the compartment, wherein the hatch mechanism is actuated by the controller, and wherein the controller is configured to move the dispenser and actuate the hatch mechanism to stimulate an animal, in response to a detected presence of the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Inventors: Robert S. Block, Patric R. Martin
  • Interactive mobile food dispenser
    Publication number: 20040059466
    Abstract: A mobile food dispenser includes a shell, a controller, at least one drive motor for moving the dispenser across a surface in response to direction from the controller, at least one sensor configured to detect the presence of an animal, and at least one compartment including a hatch mechanism for controlling an animal's access to the interior of the compartment, wherein the hatch mechanism is actuated by the controller, and wherein the controller is configured to move the dispenser and actuate the hatch mechanism to stimulate an animal, in response to a detected presence of the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Robert S. Block, Patric R. Martin