Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
119163000 | Activated by presence of animal | 16 |
20080196671 | Device for Detecting, Containing, and Indicating the Presence of Fluidic Animal Waste Product at a Defined Location - Described is an animal waste product notification device for detecting the occurrence of an animal excreting animal waste product at a defined location, containing the waste product such that the animal cannot track the waste product from the defined location, and notifying a local or remote individual of the occurrence. The animal waste product notification device includes a grate, a bin, and a notification device. The grate includes a detector that is responsive to fluidic animal waste product such that when the waste product passes through apertures defined by the grate, the detector generates a detection signal. When the detector generates the detection signal, the notification device notifies a user of the animal waste product notification device. The bin defines a receptacle that receives the waste product after it passes through the grate. | 08-21-2008 |
20090064940 | DEODORIZER/DISINFECTANT FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEM AND LITTER LINER FOR USE THEREWITH - A system for lining a container or the like containing an absorbent, utilizing the liner to contain and direct a treatment fluid into the absorbent to disinfect and renew. A complimentary system to the present invention teaches a deodorization, disinfectant, treatment bin for treating litter infused with animal waste, which treatment bin includes a treatment area utilizing ozone to contain and treat the contaminated litter, rendering same re-useable. The system of the present invention further contemplates an ozone generator having a timer circuit for providing a flow of ozone to the apparatus of the present invention, the ozone generator further contemplating as exemplary features a timer apparatus for providing optimal treatment, as well as a proximity sensor system for sensing the presence of an animal in the litter area, for controlling the ozone generator. | 03-12-2009 |
20100258056 | GIZMO COMFORT STATION - The present invention relates to a Gizmo Comfort Station, an animal toilet which automatically cleans and collects animal excrements; the Gizmo Comfort Station allows animals to relieve in a flexible schedule, and relieves humans/owners from daily pet waste cleaning and allows a sanitary way of cleaning and collecting excrements. | 10-14-2010 |
20100313818 | Self-Cleaning Litter Box - A self-cleaning litter box ( | 12-16-2010 |
20120012063 | Pet Toilet - A pet toilet providing a system where waste is “flushed” into a removable waste reservoir to eliminate waste and pet odors. The pet toilet can include a concave basin, a grating system, a removable water reservoir, and one or more flush tubes. The concave basin can be removably coupled to supporting legs, and can include a drainage hole. The grating system can include one or more grating sections disposed on the concave basin. The removable waste reservoir can be positioned beneath the concave basin and can include an opening aligned with the drainage hole of the concave basin. The removable water reservoir can be connected to one or more flush tubes via a valve. At least one of the one or more flush tubes can be coupled to the concave basin to expel water directly into the concave basin. | 01-19-2012 |
20130192530 | PET LITTER BOX EMPLOYING ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION AND REFLECTIVE INTERIOR - A litter box for pets is provided having a container defined by a bottom and side walls and a germicidal ultraviolet light lamp positioned parallel to the bottom of the container and around the interior peripheral edge of the container, whereby the light from the lamp has an unobstructed path to the absorbent granular material in the container. The interior surface of the container is reflective to maximize the incident UV light treating the granular material. A motion detector may be provided to turn the lamp off and on when a pet approaches the litter box. | 08-01-2013 |
20140174369 | TOILET EQUIPMENT FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR FOR DOGS - Toilet equipment ( | 06-26-2014 |
20140311415 | EXCREMENT DETECTION SYSTEM, EXCREMENT DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THAT CONTROLS EXCREMENT DETECTION SYSTEM - An excrement detection system of this disclosure includes: an excretion information acquiring apparatus acquiring excretion information indicating whether a pet in a living space has performed excretion; a toilet observing apparatus observing inside of a pet toilet to acquire toilet information regarding inside of the pet toilet; an excretion information processing unit determining whether the pet has performed excretion based on the excretion information; a toilet information processing unit determining whether the pet is in the pet toilet based on the toilet information; an excretion position determining unit determining that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet when determined that the pet has performed excretion and that the pet is absent from the pet toilet; and a notifying unit notifying a pet's owner that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet when determined that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet. | 10-23-2014 |
20140360436 | TRAINING TOILET - A training toilet design that can be adapted for either a dog or a cat or other animal and even for a young human child is disclosed. A space or enclosure receives the trainee and upon receipt a switch is actuated. The switch can either be a pressure actuated mechanical switch or a motion detector switch. In response to the switch changing state, a microcontroller is actuated to provide any one of a number of responses. Responses include an audible encouraging comment when the trainee exits the toilet and when the trainee enters the toilet. A timing lapse programmed into the microprocessor can ensure that the exit message is played only when there has been a predetermined lapse time between the entrance and exit of the trainee. Modes that are provided by different combinations of these features are determined by a mode switch that is operable by the user. | 12-11-2014 |
20140366809 | ODOR CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH CUSTOMIZABLE AROMA - The invention provides odor control systems having customizable aroma and malodor control compounds. In a general aspect, the odor control system includes a litter box and a programmable dissemination device attachable to the litter box. The programmable dissemination device is adaptable to receive at least one odor control cartridge and disseminate the contents of the cartridge. The odor control cartridge is a fragrance cartridge or a malodor counteractant cartridge insertable into the programmable dissemination device. Alternatively, the odor control cartridge can include a fragrance and a malodor counteractant in the same cartridge. | 12-18-2014 |
20150053140 | MODULARLY CONNECTED DEVICE FOR CLEANING A PET TOILET - A modularly connected device for cleaning a pet toilet according to the present invention includes a water inlet module and a water outlet module detachably attached so that the device may be conveniently installed in various places to automatically clean the pet toilet by sensing the feces and urine of pets. With such a modularly connected device for cleaning a pet toilet according to the present invention, the water inlet module and water outlet module are modularly connected and detached to provide convenience and simplicity of cleaning with a high capability of sensing the feces and urine of pets. | 02-26-2015 |
20160044888 | PET SANITATION DEVICE - A pet sanitation device provides a litter-containing basket in a housing. After a pet uses the device, the housing and basket are filled with water to dissolve waste in the litter, thus producing wastewater. The basket is then caused to spin about a central axis in the housing, and the spinning motion produces centrifugal forces that force the wastewater outward from the basket and into the space between the basket and the housing. The wastewater is drained from the housing, leaving the device ready for a subsequent use. | 02-18-2016 |
20170231189 | PET POTTY | 08-17-2017 |
119164000 | Underlying belt type | 3 |
20090241850 | Pet Waste Collection System - A pet waste collection system comprising a frame, a mounting bracket, a spool, and a sensor. The frame defines a floor with a first end and a second end. The floor may be configured to receive waste from a pet. The mounting bracket may be located on the first end of the floor and configured to receive a wrapper cartridge. The spool may be located on the second end of the floor and configured to allow a film to be drawn from the wrapper cartridge across the floor and to roll the film around the spool. The sensor is configured to detect the presence of pet waste at the film proximate the floor. | 10-01-2009 |
20160007560 | Animal waste pad system | 01-14-2016 |
20190141882 | IMPROVED METHOD FOR TREATING A LIQUID WASTE FRACTION FROM ANIMAL WASTE | 05-16-2019 |