Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Hacha

Timothy J. Hacha 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).

  • 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