Appeal 2007-1916
Application 10/753,113
THE INVENTION
Appellants claim a collar-mounted electronic "bark limiter" or dog bark
training device (Specification 1:3-4). Claim 3, reproduced below, is representative
of the subject matter on appeal.
3. A collar-mounted electronic apparatus for control of
barking by a dog, comprising:
(a) a housing supported by a collar for attachment
to the dog's neck;
(b) first and second stimulus electrodes in contact
with the dog's skin are connected to a surface of
the housing for applying aversive stimulus control
signals to the dog's neck;
(c) a vibration sensor supported by the housing in
contact with the dog's neck for sensing vibrations
and generating vibration signals in response to
vocalizing by the dog;
(d) a controller in the housing having an input
coupled to receive the signals produced by the
vibration sensor,
(e) a motion detector mounted in said housing and
connected in substantially fixed relationship to the
housing for producing a neck motion detection
signal in response to a characteristic neck
movement of the dog that characteristically
accompanies barking by the dog;
(f) the controller including output terminals for
producing aversive stimulus control signals and
having an input coupled to receive the neck motion
detection signal and operative in response to the
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