US 12,250,926 B2
Pet harness for monitoring body temperature and providing cooling or heating
Greyson Evan Spector, Raleigh, NC (US); Cole Garrett Spector, Raleigh, NC (US); Cade Wolfram Spector, Raleigh, NC (US); and Sawyer Beckett Spector, Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed by Greyson Evan Spector, Raleigh, NC (US); Cole Garrett Spector, Raleigh, NC (US); Cade Wolfram Spector, Raleigh, NC (US); and Sawyer Beckett Spector, Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed on Oct. 9, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/597,178.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/743,960, filed on Oct. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0113728 A1, Apr. 16, 2020
Int. Cl. A01K 27/00 (2006.01); A01K 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61F 7/02 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 27/002 (2013.01) [A01K 13/006 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 5/6805 (2013.01); A61F 7/00 (2013.01); A61F 7/0085 (2013.01); A61B 5/02438 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 2503/40 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0064 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0065 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0093 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0094 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0233 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dog harness for heating and/or cooling a dog wearing the dog harness, the dog harness comprising:
an outer cover comprising an internal surface having a breathable fabric material;
a harness neck strap, which is attached to an external surface of the outer cover and positioned to pass over a top of a neck of the dog wearing the dog harness;
a harness chest strap, which is attached to the outer cover and positioned in front of a chest of the dog wearing the dog harness, and in front of front legs of the dog wearing the dog harness;
a harness abdominal strap, which is attached to the outer cover and positioned behind the front legs of the dog wearing the harness and in front of rear legs of the dog wearing the harness, wherein the harness abdominal strap is connected to the harness chest strap by a further strap oriented parallel to a length of the dog wearing the harness;
at least one sensor directly on or in the harness chest strap and/or to the harness abdominal strap;
a thermal control device configured to cool or heat the dog wearing the dog harness;
a controller configured to:
monitor a signal received from the at least one sensor, the signal comprising a vital parameter of the dog wearing the dog hamess;
compare the vital parameter against a predetermined threshold for the vital parameter; and
activate the thermal control device when the signal indicates that the vital parameter is beyond the predetermined threshold;
a plurality of straps arranged over the external surface of the outer cover, wherein each strap of the plurality of straps is an elastic strap configured for elongation by stretching; and
a connector attached to the outer cover to protrude, at least partially, from the external surface of the outer cover, wherein the connector is configured for attaching a lead, leash, or other tethering device to the dog harness for controlling movement of the dog wearing the dog harness;
wherein the harness neck strap, the harness chest strap, and the harness abdominal strap are configured for securing the dog harness onto the dog wearing the dog harness in a removable manner; and
wherein the harness neck strap and the harness chest strap form a circularly-shaped hole, through which a head and at least a portion of the neck of the dog wearing the dog harness protrude while the dog is wearing the dog harness.