Patents by Inventor Scott E. Maddox

Scott E. Maddox 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).

  • DGPS animal containment system
    Patent number: 6903682
    Abstract: An animal containment system includes a receiver unit carried by the animal. The receiver unit includes a GPS receiver for receiving satellite data; a memory for storing a plurality of waypoints defining a boundary, a stimulation circuit; and a processor coupled with the GPS receiver and the stimulation circuit. The processor activates the stimulation circuit at a distance from the boundary when the animal is within the boundary, dependent upon animal positional variables, and deactivates the stimulation circuit when the animal is outside the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Innotek, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott E. Maddox
  • Automatic positive behavior reinforcement trainer
    Patent number: 6651592
    Abstract: An automatic animal behavior trainer, including an animal collar with a behavior detector and a transmitter communicatively connected to the behavior detector and a reward dispenser separate from the animal collar, the reward dispenser including a first processor in wireless communication with the behavior detector by way of the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Innotek, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Maddox, Curtis C. McLay, Craig M. Spahr
  • Automatic positive behavior reinforcement trainer
    Publication number: 20030154930
    Abstract: An automatic animal behavior trainer, including an animal collar with a behavior detector and a transmitter communicatively connected to the behavior detector and a reward dispenser separate from the animal collar, the reward dispenser including a first processor in wireless communication with the behavior detector by way of the transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Scott E. Maddox, Curtis C. McLay, Craig M. Spahr
  • Wireless confinement and training system for an animal
    Patent number: 6431122
    Abstract: A method of providing wireless animal confinement includes the steps of selecting a location of a transmitter assembly; attaching a receiver assembly to the animal, the receiver assembly being adapted to selectively provide a corrective stimulation to the animal; selecting a first distance between the transmitter assembly and the receiver assembly to define a first zone within which no corrective stimulation is provided to the animal by the receiver assembly; selecting a second distance between the transmitter assembly and the receiver assembly to define a second zone beyond the first zone within which the corrective stimulation is provided to the animal by the receiver assembly; and selecting a third distance between the transmitter assembly and the receiver assembly to define a third zone beyond the second zone within which the animal will receive no further corrective stimulation from the receiver assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Innotek, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Westrick, Scott E. Maddox, Peter F. Johnson, Timothy J. Hacha