Patents by Inventor Simon Prins

Simon Prins 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).

  • Automated scent training
    Patent number: 10709108
    Abstract: An automated scent training wheel for training animals to detect and respond to target scents. The automated scent training wheel comprises a rotatable carousel and a plurality of scent receptacles coupled to the rotatable carousel, where the scent receptacles are each configured to hold scent source material therein. The automated scent training wheel also comprises a plurality of sensing systems each disposed at one of the plurality of scent receptacles, wherein each sensing system is configured to automatically detect investigation of the associated scent receptacle by an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick L. Nolan, Simon Prins
  • AUTOMATED SCENT TRAINING
    Publication number: 20190008119
    Abstract: An automated scent training wheel for training animals to detect and respond to target scents. The automated scent training wheel comprises a rotatable carousel and a plurality of scent receptacles coupled to the rotatable carousel, where the scent receptacles are each configured to hold scent source material therein. The automated scent training wheel also comprises a plurality of sensing systems each disposed at one of the plurality of scent receptacles, wherein each sensing system is configured to automatically detect investigation of the associated scent receptacle by an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick L. Nolan, Simon Prins
  • AUTOMATED SCENT TRAINING
    Publication number: 20190000039
    Abstract: An automated scent training wheel for training animals to detect and respond to target scents. The automated scent training wheel comprises a rotatable carousel and a plurality of scent receptacles coupled to the rotatable carousel, where the scent receptacles are each configured to hold scent source material therein. The automated scent training wheel also comprises a plurality of sensing systems each disposed at one of the plurality of scent receptacles, wherein each sensing system is configured to automatically detect investigation of the associated scent receptacle by an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick L. Nolan, Simon Prins