US 12,402,603 B2
Wearable animal information apparatus
Susan Wernimont, Lawrence, KS (US); Ryan Talley, Topeka, KS (US); and Janae Michelle Bradley, Topeka, KS (US)
Assigned to Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/537,267.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/433,142, filed on Dec. 16, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0196863 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 27/00 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 27/001 (2013.01) [A01K 29/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
17. A wearable animal information apparatus comprising:
a sensor apparatus comprising:
a housing comprising a first connection feature;
an adaptor assembly configured to be coupled to the housing, the adaptor assembly comprising a second connection feature; and
an electronic circuit located within a cavity of the housing, wherein the electronic circuit is configured to at least one of store information and collect data;
a first type of collar configured to be coupled to the sensor apparatus utilizing the first connection feature of the housing, wherein the first type of collar is incapable of attachment to the second connection feature of the adaptor assembly; and
a second type of collar configured to be coupled to the sensor apparatus utilizing the second connection feature of the adaptor assembly, wherein the second type of collar is incapable of attachment to the first connection feature of the housing.