Pet abandonment alert device

• US 10,446,006 B1
• Filed: 09/22/2015
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David W. Johnson Jr, Sethia E. Scott
• Original Assignee: David W. Johnson Jr, Sethia E. Scott
• Inventors: Johnson, Jr., David W., Scott, Sethia E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Haile, Benyam
• Application Number:
  US14/860,886
• Time in Patent Office: 1,484 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/008 incorporating GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/021 Electronic training devices specially adapted for dogs or cats
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/001 Collars
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/005 Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/00 Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0205 Specific application combined with child monitoring using a transmitter-receiver system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0261 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system

Abstract

A system utilizing transceivers and alarm sounders alerts an individual that a pet has been left in a vehicle when that individual is more than a certain distance away from the pet. A temperature sensor is provided with the transceiver located on the pet to further alert the individual if the temperature to which the pet is exposed rises above a certain level.

Claims

1. A pet abandonment alert system to alert an individual that a pet has been left in a vehicle when the individual is more than a certain distance away from the pet, comprising:

a transmitter assembly secured to a pet collar having a transmitter microprocessor receiving electrical power from a transmitter power source;

a transmitter in electrical communication with said transmitter microprocessor;

a temperature sensor producing temperature data and in electrical communication with said transmitter microprocessor;

a plurality of light sources in electrical communication with said transmitter microprocessor;

wherein said transmitter assembly further includes a transmitter housing having a transmitter attachment means for securing said transmitter assembly to said pet collar;

wherein said light sources include at least one light-emitting diode (LED), said light sources are grouped according to wavelength of the illumination; and

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wherein said light sources are sequentially activated as a temperature of an environment external to the pet wearing said pet collar having said transmitter assembly attached increases;

a receiver assembly having a receiver microprocessor in electrical communication with a receiver power source, said receiver assembly further comprises;

a key fob receiver housing;

a receiver in electrical communication with said receiver microprocessor and in wireless communication with said transmitter;

a display screen in electrical communication with said receiver microprocessor;

a receiver alarm in electrical communication with said receiver microprocessor;

wherein said display screen displays a temperature data as a graph;

wherein said transmitter microprocessor causes said transmitter to send said temperature data to said receiver;

wherein said receiver alarm is activated when said temperature data exceeds a temperature threshold;

wherein said transmitter microprocessor causes each individual light source of said light sources to sequentially emit illumination at a wavelength that corresponds to a finite range of temperatures;

a temperature set point decrement switch located on said transmitter housing and in electrical communication with said transmitter microprocessor;

a transmitter alarm speaker located on said transmitter housing and in electrical communication with said transmitter microprocessor;

a transmitter volume control located on said transmitter housing and in electrical communication between said transmitter alarm speaker and said transmitter microprocessor; and

a transmitter reset switch located on said transmitter housing and in electrical communication between said transmitter alarm speaker and said transmitter microprocessor;

wherein the transmitter reset switch is configured to shut off both the transmitter alarm and the receiver temperature alarm.