Patents by Inventor Phillip Marks Ecker

Phillip Marks Ecker 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).

  • Systems and methods for detecting animal behavior
    Patent number: 9648853
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for controlling animal behavior, such as a dog. In an embodiment, a system can a delivery unit that can include an outer housing, first and second electrodes protruding from a back surface of the outer housing, and a position detection system electrically coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode. The position detection system can include an accelerometer configured to detect one of a predetermined distance of the dog's neck with respect to a ground surface, a predetermined motion of the dog's neck with respect to the ground surface, and a predetermined angle of the dog's neck with respect to a level surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventor: Phillip Marks Ecker
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
    Publication number: 20160242387
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for controlling animal behavior, such as a dog. In an embodiment, a system can a delivery unit that can include an outer housing, first and second electrodes protruding from a back surface of the outer housing, and a position detection system electrically coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode. The position detection system can include an accelerometer configured to detect one of a predetermined distance of the dog's neck with respect to a ground surface, a predetermined motion of the dog's neck with respect to the ground surface, and a predetermined angle of the dog's neck with respect to a level surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Phillip Marks Ecker