Abrégé

A feeding, container, system and methods configured to automatically present food to an animal for consumption. A feeding assembly (1) including: a) a container storage subassembly (12) configured to store one or more containers (16) of the food therein; b) a container handling subassembly (42) and/or a transport subassembly (40) configured to retrieve and/or receive from the container storage subassembly and transfer to a feeding area (32); c) a container opening subassembly (46) configured to open the container while being transferred to the feeding area from the container storage subassembly; d) optionally, a waste collection subassembly (14) configured to receive the one or more containers after being presented at the feeding area. The feeding assembly may provide a container opening subassembly (46) configured to peel a lid away (54) from a container (16) prior to presenting the container in a feeding area.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 5/01 - MangeoiresSeaux
• A01K 5/02 - Systèmes automatiques

Abrégé

A septum 1 for sifting and funneling waste material comprising: a) a funnel portion 10 having a tapered shape and funnel opening 24, wherein the tapered shape is configured to guide or funnel the waste material toward the funnel opening; b) a sifting portion 12 connected to the funnel portion 10, wherein the sifting portion includes: i) a lead section 16; ii) a sieve section 18 having a plurality of sieve openings 34; and iii) a guide section 20.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine

Abrégé

A liquid dispensing device (1) having a) a serving bowl (10) configured to retain liquid for consumption by an animal; b) a fresh tank (50) configured to store a fresh liquid therein; c) a used tank (80) configured to store a used liquid therein, wherein used liquid is the liquid which has already been available for consumption of the animal; and d) a carousel (100) having one or more circulation tubs (107) and one or more empty tubs (105), wherein the carousel is configured to rotate about its rotational axis (AR) in a first direction (D1) and in a second direction (D2) opposing the first direction.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 7/02 - Systèmes automatiques
• C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
• C02F 1/32 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par irradiation par la lumière ultraviolette

Abrégé

An automatic feeding assembly (1) is configured to store a plurality of food containers (16), open a food container (16), present the food container in a feeding area (32), and collect the waste generated from the feeding process. The feeding assembly may include a container storage subassembly (12) for retaining a stack of containers. The feeding assembly may have a container handling subassembly (42) and transport subassembly (44) configured to move the container throughout the feeding assembly. The feeding assembly may have a container opening subassembly (46) for automatically opening a container during movement toward the feeding area. The feeding assembly may include a waste receptacle (36) configured as a rotating carousel.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 5/01 - MangeoiresSeaux
• A01K 5/02 - Systèmes automatiques

Abrégé

A feeder assembly (10) having a cutter subassembly (24), drum subassembly (14), and/or cassette subassembly (16) for dispensing food from a pouch style container (1). A method of dispensing food for consumption by a feeder assembly (10) comprising: a) receiving a pouch (1) into a drum subassembly (14) while in a loading position; b) rotating the drum subassembly (14) toward a cutter subassembly (24) such as to be in a cutting position; c) cutting a portion of the pouch (1) by the cutter subassembly (24); d) rotating the drum subassembly (14) away from the cutter subassembly (24) and toward a serving area (100); e) dispensing food from the pouch by the drum subassembly (14) onto the serving area (100); f) advancing the food toward a feeding area (20) of the feeder assembly (10) by advancing the substrate (98); and g) optionally, retracting the substrate (98) and any waste thereon from the feeding area (20) and toward a take-up roller (52); and h) optionally, winding the substrate (98) and the waste onto the take-up roller (52).

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 5/01 - MangeoiresSeaux
• A01K 5/02 - Systèmes automatiques

Abrégé

A feeder comprising: a) a base portion having a serving area with a feeding dish; b) a chamber portion supported by the base portion and configured to retain a granular material within a chamber interior; c) a dispenser configured to segregate a portion of the granular material from the chamber interior and transfer the portion of the granular material from the chamber portion to the serving area, wherein the dispenser includes a rocker body configured to partially rotate about a rotational axis from a resting position to a dispensing position; and d) a lid configured to be opened such as to expose the feeding dish and configured to be closed such as to cover the feeding dish

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 5/02 - Systèmes automatiques

Abrégé

A container suitable for storing a consumable therein, the container comprising: a) a container base including: i) one or more side walls and one or more bottom walls which define a food cavity configured to retain the consumable therein; ii) one or more flanges extending from the one or more side walls, wherein the one or more flanges include a lid access feature; b) a lid removably affixed, to the container base, wherein the lid includes: i) a handling portion which is located over the lid access feature such that a bottom surface of the lid is exposed from the one or more flanges of the container base and the leading edge of the lid is accessible.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65D 77/20 - Fermetures des réceptacles formées après remplissage en appliquant des couvercles ou chapeaux séparés
• A01K 5/01 - MangeoiresSeaux

Abrégé

A method for identifying an animal using a pet health device including a) monitoring for a presence of the animal at the one or more pet health devices by one or more sensing devices; b) detecting the presence of the animal at the one or more pet health devices by the one or more sensing devices; c) recording a weight of the animal as detected by the one or more sensing devices, wherein the one or more sensing devices include one or more mass sensors, and the weight once recorded is a recorded weight; d) detecting a departure of the animal from the one or more pet health devices by the one or more sensing devices; and e) automatically identifying the animal by automatically associating the recorded weight with an identify of the animal by matching the recorded weight with a substantially similar weight associated with an animal profile.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 29/00 - Autres appareils pour l'élevage
• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine
• G06N 20/20 - Techniques d’ensemble en apprentissage automatique
• G16H 40/63 - TIC spécialement adaptées à la gestion ou à l’administration de ressources ou d’établissements de santéTIC spécialement adaptées à la gestion ou au fonctionnement d’équipement ou de dispositifs médicaux pour le fonctionnement d’équipement ou de dispositifs médicaux pour le fonctionnement local

Abrégé

An automated litter device having: a) a chamber configured to hold litter to allow an animal to enter and excrete waste; b) a waste drawer in communication with the chamber and configured to receive the waste; c) one or more sensors configured to detect one or more conditions of the device and transmit one or more signals related to the one or more conditions; d) a controller in communication with the one or more sensors which is adapted to receive the one or more signals, wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more positions of the chamber based on the one or more signals received from the one or more sensors and interpret the one or more signals as one or more status signals; e) a communication module in communication with the controller and adapted to communicate with a user interface via a network to transmit the one or more status signals to the user interface, receive one or more instruction signals via the user interface, or both; wherein the user interface is adapted to transmit the one or more instruction signals to the controller to change at least one of the one or more conditions of the device.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine

Abrégé

An automated litter device having: a base; and a chamber configured for retaining a litter and rotatably supported by the support base, wherein the chamber includes: an entry opening so that an animal can enter and exit the chamber; and a waste opening generally opposing the entry opening configured so that an animal waste passes through the waste opening into the base upon rotation of the chamber; wherein the automated litter device includes one or more of: i) one or more sensors located adjacent to the entry opening which are adapted to sense the presence of the animal within the chamber, the presence of the waste in the base, a level of litter in the chamber, a position of the chamber relative to the base, or any combination thereof; ii) a filtering system configured for reducing, eliminating, and/or preventing, malodors building in the base; and/or iii) a litter dispenser in communication with the chamber to transfer some of the litter to the chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine

Abrégé

An automated litter device having: a base; and a chamber configured for retaining a litter and rotatably supported by the support base, wherein the chamber includes: an entry opening so that an animal can enter and exit the chamber; and a waste opening generally opposing the entry opening configured so that an animal waste passes through the waste opening into the base upon rotation of the chamber; wherein the automated litter device includes one or more of: i) one or more sensors located adjacent to the entry opening which are adapted to sense the presence of the animal within the chamber, the presence of the waste in the base, a level of litter in the chamber, a position of the chamber relative to the base, or any combination thereof; ii) a filtering system configured for reducing, eliminating, and/or preventing, malodors building in the base; and/or iii) a litter dispenser in communication with the chamber to transfer some of the litter to the chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine

Abrégé

One or more methods for automated animal detection, automated animal identification, automated behavior identification, automated trend and/or pattern identification, and automated notifications. The one or more methods may employ a camera for receiving incoming image signals and converting to a video stream. The video stream may then be converted into image data which may be analyzed by one or more processors and stored in one or more storage mediums. One or more models may be executed on the incoming image data to detect the presence of an animal, an identification of the animal, behavior of the animal, and/or trends of the animal. The methods may be useful with pet health devices, such as litter devices, water dispensers, and feeders.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/03 - Logements pour animaux domestiques ou de laboratoire
• A01K 1/035 - Dispositifs utilisés pour l'élevage d'animaux domestiques, p. ex. accessoires pour logements ou lits pour chiens
• A01K 29/00 - Autres appareils pour l'élevage
• G06N 3/02 - Réseaux neuronaux
• G06T 7/11 - Découpage basé sur les zones
• H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c.-à-d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé

Abrégé

A method for monitoring behavior and health of an animal, including: a) receiving one or more initial data from a start time related to the animal and/or one or more pet health devices; b) receiving one or more later data from an end time related to the animal and/or one or more pet health devices; c) automatically determining one or more trend values associated with the one or more initial data and the one or more later data; d) automatically comparing the one or more trend values to one or more threshold values and determining if the one or more trend values is below, meets, or exceeds the one or more threshold values; and d) based on the comparison of the one or more trend values to the one or more threshold values, one or more processors automatically executing one or more actions.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 5/02 - Systèmes automatiques
• G06F 3/048 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI]
• A01K 7/02 - Systèmes automatiques
• A61B 5/103 - Dispositifs de mesure pour le contrôle de la forme, du dessin, de la dimension ou du mouvement du corps ou de parties de celui-ci, à des fins de diagnostic
• A61B 5/11 - Mesure du mouvement du corps entier ou de parties de celui-ci, p. ex. tremblement de la tête ou des mains ou mobilité d'un membre

Abrégé

A method for monitoring and determining consumption from a water dispenser by an animal, the method comprising: a) an animal approaching the water dispenser and coming into a view of a visual monitoring device; b) the animal consuming (e.g.. lap. swallow) a liquid from a serving area of the water dispenser; c) the visual monitoring device receiving incoming video data of the animal consuming the liquid, wherein the incoming video data includes: i) at least a portion of a face and/or neck (e.g.. mouth, tongue, cheek, neck) of the animal visually indicating the animal is consuming the liquid; ii) the surface area of the liquid in serving area; iii) an inner surface of the serving area; and/or iv) a plurality of measurement aids in the serving area; d) automatically determining an amount of the liquid consumed by the animal based on the incoming video data.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/00 - Logement des animauxSon équipement
• A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic Identification des individus
• G06Q 50/00 - Technologies de l’information et de la communication [TIC] spécialement adaptées à la mise en œuvre des procédés d’affaires d’un secteur particulier d’activité économique, p. ex. aux services d’utilité publique ou au tourisme

Abrégé

A litter device which is easily operable by individuals with limited mobility or disabilities. A litter device having a base; a waste drawer removably located within the base; a chamber with an entry opening, wherein the chamber is configured to retain litter, is supported by the base, and is located above the waste drawer; and a lift affixed to the base, the waste drawer, or both, wherein the lift is configured to raise and lower the base, the waste drawer, or both.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine

Abrégé

A feeder including: a) a base portion having a serving area; b) a chamber portion supported by the base portion and configured to retain a granular material within a chamber interior, c) a dispenser configured to segregate a portion of the granular material from the chamber interior and transfer the portion of the granular material from the chamber portion to the serving area, wherein the dispenser includes: i) a rocker body; and ii) one or more fins projecting from the rocker body; and wherein the feeder includes one or more of: i) the fin(s) are flexible; ii) sensing device(s) part of a sensing tower configured to sense the presence, distance, and/or amount of the granular material within the chamber portion; and/or iii) sensing device(s) configured to sense the presence, distance, and/or amount of the granular material within the serving area.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 5/02 - Systèmes automatiques

Abrégé

An automated litter device having: a) a chamber configured to hold litter to allow an animal to enter and excrete waste; b) a waste drawer in communication with the chamber and configured to receive the waste; c) one or more sensors configured to detect one or more conditions of the device and transmit one or more signals related to the one or more conditions; d) a controller in communication with the one or more sensors which is adapted to receive the one or more signals, wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more positions of the chamber based on the one or more signals received from the one or more sensors and interpret the one or more signals as one or more status signals; e) a communication module in communication with the controller and adapted to communicate with a user interface via a network to transmit the one or more status signals to the user interface, receive one or more instruction signals via the user interface, or both; wherein the user interface is adapted to transmit the one or more instruction signals to the controller to change at least one of the one or more conditions of the device.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine

Abrégé

A litter device comprising: a) a chamber having an entry opening and configured to hold litter and to allow an animal to enter and excrete waste; b) a waste drawer in communication with the chamber and configured to receive the waste; c) an entry barrier located adjacent to and/or within the entry opening; and wherein the entry barrier is configured to automatically open to expose the entry opening, configured to automatically close to at least partially cover the entry opening, or both based upon one or more conditions.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine

Abrégé

A container suitable for storing a food for an animal therein, the container comprising: a) a container base defining a food cavity, wherein the container base includes: i) one or more flanges which include and/or form one or more keying features; b) a lid removably affixed to the container base, wherein the lid includes one of the following: i) a handling portion which includes a bottom surface of the lid which is exposed from the one or more; ii) the handling portion which extends beyond the container base such that a bottom of the lid is exposed and includes a reinforcement structure affixed thereto; or iii) the handling portion which extends away from the container base together with a reinforcing feature of the one or more flanges which is affixed thereto, and is configured for being engaged for peeling the lid from the container base.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 5/01 - MangeoiresSeaux
• A01K 5/02 - Systèmes automatiques

Abrégé

A feeding, container, system and methods configured to automatically present food to an animal for consumption. A feeding assembly (1 ) including: a) a container storage subassembly (12) configured to store one or more containers (16) of the food therein; b) a container handling subassembly (42) and/or a transport subassembly (40) configured to retrieve and/or receive from the container storage subassembly and transfer to a feeding area (32); c) a container opening subassembly (46) configured to open the container while being transferred to the feeding area from the container storage subassembly; d) optionally, a waste collection subassembly (14) configured to receive the one or more containers after being presented at te feeding area. The feeding assembly may űrovide a container opening subassembly (46) configured to peel a lid away (54) from a container (16) prior to presenting the container in a feeding area.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 5/01 - MangeoiresSeaux
• A01K 5/02 - Systèmes automatiques

Abrégé

A septum 1 for sifting and funneling waste material comprising: a) a funnel portion 10 having a tapered shape and funnel opening 24, wherein the tapered shape is configured to guide or funnel the waste material toward the funnel opening; b) a sifting portion 12 connected to the funnel portion 10, wherein the sifting portion includes: i) a lead section 16; ii) a sieve section 18 having a plurality of sieve openings 34; and iii) a guide section 20.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine

Abrégé

A liquid dispensing device (1) having a) a serving bowl (10) configured to retain liquid for consumption by an animal; b) a fresh tank (50) configured to store a fresh liquid therein; c) a used tank (80) configured to store a used liquid therein, wherein used liquid is the liquid which has already been available for consumption of the animal; and d) a carousel (100) having one or more circulation tubs (107) and one or more empty tubs (105), wherein the carousel is configured to rotate about its rotational axis (AR) in a first direction (D1) and in a second direction (D2) opposing the first direction.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 7/02 - Systèmes automatiques

Abrégé

An automated litter device having: a base; and a chamber configured for retaining a litter and rotatably supported by the support base, wherein the chamber includes: an entry opening so that an animal can enter and exit the chamber; and a waste opening generally opposing the entry opening configured so that an animal waste passes through the waste opening into the base upon rotation of the chamber; wherein the automated litter device includes one or more of: i) one or more sensors located adjacent to the entry opening which are adapted to sense the presence of the animal within the chamber, the presence of the waste in the base, a level of litter in the chamber, a position of the chamber relative to the base, or any combination thereof; ii) a filtering system configured for reducing, eliminating, and/or preventing, malodors building in the base; and/or iii) a litter dispenser in communication with the chamber to transfer some of the litter to the chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine

Abrégé

An automated litter device having: a base; and a chamber configured for retaining a litter and rotatably supported by the support base, wherein the chamber includes: an entry opening so that an animal can enter and exit the chamber; and a waste opening generally opposing the entry opening configured so that an animal waste passes through the waste opening into the base upon rotation of the chamber; wherein the automated litter device includes one or more of: i) one or more sensors located adjacent to the entry opening which are adapted to sense the presence of the animal within the chamber, the presence of the waste in the base, a level of litter in the chamber, a position of the chamber relative to the base, or any combination thereof; ii) a filtering system configured for reducing, eliminating, and/or preventing, malodors building in the base; and/or iii) a litter dispenser in communication with the chamber to transfer some of the litter to the chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine

Abrégé

An automated litter device having: a) a chamber configured to hold litter to allow an animal to enter and excrete waste; b) a waste drawer in communication with the chamber and configured to receive the waste; c) one or more sensors configured to detect one or more conditions of the device and transmit one or more signals related to the one or more conditions; d) a controller in communication with the one or more sensors which is adapted to receive the one or more signals, wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more positions of the chamber based on the one or more signals received from the one or more sensors and interpret the one or more signals as one or more status signals; e) a communication module in communication with the controller and adapted to communicate with a user interface via a network to transmit the one or more status signals to the user interface, receive one or more instruction signals via the user interface, or both; wherein the user interface is adapted to transmit the one or more instruction signals to the controller to change at least one of the one or more conditions of the device.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine

Abrégé

An automated litter device having: a) a chamber configured to hold litter to allow an animal to enter and excrete waste; b) a waste drawer in communication with the chamber and configured to receive the waste; c) one or more sensors configured to detect one or more conditions of the device and transmit one or more signals related to the one or more conditions; d) a controller in communication with the one or more sensors which is adapted to receive the one or more signals, wherein the controller is configured to determine one or more positions of the chamber based on the one or more signals received from the one or more sensors and interpret the one or more signals as one or more status signals; e) a communication module in communication with the controller and adapted to communicate with a user interface via a network to transmit the one or more status signals to the user interface, receive one or more instruction signals via the user interface, or both; wherein the user interface is adapted to transmit the one or more instruction signals to the controller to change at least one of the one or more conditions of the device.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01K 1/01 - Enlèvement de fumier ou d'urine