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Remote dog-bark suppressor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-10-28
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Granted: 1972-06-27
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Expires: 1990-10-28
Abstract
Abstract An acoustic system for remotely suppressing dog barks by replaying the barks of a dog to the dog, creating a mimicking effect by volume change, time delay, modulation change, or pitch change, in one or more combinations appropriate to the dog; pitch change includes rebroadcasting the barks to the dog at pitch frequencies above the characteristic range of human hearing; an arbitrary-sound embodiment is disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 John F Mcclellan Sr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:03
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K15/00; A01K15/02; A01K15/021; A01K15/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A dog training device for remotely suppressing the barking of a continually barking dog with minimum disturbance to humans, comprising: means for receiving the barks from a continually barking dog, and means for remotely emitting bark-mimicking acoustic signals audible substantially only to said barking dog in timed response to the receiving means reception of said barks.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
A dog training device for remotely suppressing the barking of a continually barking dog with minimum disturbance to humans, comprising: means for receiving the barks from a continually barking dog, and means for remotely emitting bark-mimicking acoustic signals audible substantially only to said barking dog in timed response to the receiving means reception of said barks.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A device as recited in claim 1, wherein the means for emitting acoustic signals includes means adapted to emit signals pitched above the characteristic upper frequency threshold of human hearing but within the characteristic hearing frequency range of dogs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device as recited in claim 1 wherein the means for emitting acoustic signals includes means for directing the signals emitted substantially to the dog alone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device as recited in claim 3, wherein the means for emitting acoustic signals includes means for delaying the time of emission of said respective acoustic signals relative to the times of the barks.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as recited in claim 4, and means for adjusting the pitch frequency of said means for emitting acoustic signals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A device as recited in claim 3, wherein the means for emitting acoustic signals includes means for proportioning the duration of said emitted acoustic signals to the duration of the respective barks.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device as recited in claim 3 and means for adjusting the volume of said emitted signals.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device as recited in claim 2 wherein the emitting means includes means for proportioning the pitch frequency of the emitted signals to the pitch frequency of the respective barks.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device as recited in claim 3, wherein the emitting means includes means for establishing the pulse duration of the emitted signals independently of the duration of the respective barks.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device as recited in claim 3, wherein the emitting means includes means for establishing the intonative modulation of The emitted signals independently of the intonative modulation of respective barks.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device as recited in claim 2 wherein the means for emitting acoustic signals includes means for adjusting the time of emission of said respective acoustic signals relative to the times of the barks.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
46 words
The method of remotely inhibiting the barking of a continually barking dog comprising: (a) acoustically receiving barks from a said continually barking dog, and (b) responsively emitting acoustic signals to the dog in timed relation to respective of said barks, thereby remotely inhibiting said dog barks.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
46 words
The method of remotely inhibiting the barking of a continually barking dog comprising: (a) acoustically receiving barks from a said continually barking dog, and (b) responsively emitting acoustic signals to the dog in timed relation to respective of said barks, thereby remotely inhibiting said dog barks.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as recited in claim 12 wherein the broadcast signals are pitched above the characteristic human hearing range but within the characteristic range of hearing of dogs, thereby preventing said acoustic signals from disturbing human beings within the range of said signals during employment of said method.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
66 words
A dog training device, comprising: means for receiving dog barks, and means for emitting mimicking acoustic signals toward the origin of the dog barks in response to the receiving means reception of respective dog barks for thereby remotely inhibiting said dog barks, said mimicking acoustic signals being pitched above the characteristic upper frequency threshold of human hearing but within the characteristic hearing frequency range of dogs.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
66 words
A dog training device, comprising: means for receiving dog barks, and means for emitting mimicking acoustic signals toward the origin of the dog barks in response to the receiving means reception of respective dog barks for thereby remotely inhibiting said dog barks, said mimicking acoustic signals being pitched above the characteristic upper frequency threshold of human hearing but within the characteristic hearing frequency range of dogs.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-06-27 | 1975-12-27 | 1976-06-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-06-27 | 1979-12-27 | 1980-06-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-06-27 | 1983-12-27 | 1984-06-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |