IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,708,101
Granted Patent B2
US 12,708,101 · App. 18/913,373 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Collar having included tag assembly

Inventor: Edward Michael Wimmer, IV (Lakeside Park, KY)
Assignee: Road ID, Inc.
A01K11/00A01K27/001
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Patent No.
US 12,708,101
App. No.
18/913,373
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A collar apparatus comprises a belt, an identification tag selectively operatively engageable with the belt, the identification tag comprising: an outer plate that engages with an outer face of the belt; and an inner plate that engages with an inner face of the belt; wherein the identification tag encapsulates at least a portion of the belt. An identification tag for an animal collar comprises: a front plate; a rear plate operatively engageable with the front plate; at least one connector releasably engaging the front plate with the rear plate on a belt of the animal collar; wherein at least a portion of the belt is encapsulated between the front plate and the rear plate.

Claims (19)

1 . A collar apparatus comprising:

a belt;

an identification tag selectively operatively engageable with the belt anywhere along a length of the belt, the identification tag comprising:

an outer plate that engages with an outer face of the belt;

wherein the outer plate defines at least one notch;

an inner plate that engages with an inner face of the belt;

wherein the inner plate defines at least one flange, which is complementary in size and shape to the at least one notch defined by the outer plate;

wherein a portion of the at least one flange is received within the at least one notch;

at least one connector configured to secure the outer plate and the inner plate to one another;

wherein the identification tag encapsulates at least a portion of the belt; and

wherein the at least one connector extends through the belt.

2 . The collar apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the identification tag comprises a sight on which markings can be made on an outward face thereof.

3 . The collar apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the identification tag comprises markings on the sight.

4 . The collar apparatus of claim 1 , wherein when the at least one connector secure the outer plate and the inner plate to one another a channel is defined therein and portion of the belt is at least partially received within the channel.

5 . The collar apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a top end of the outer plate defines the topmost portion of the identification tag and a bottom end of the outer plate defines the bottommost portion of the identification tag.

6 . The collar apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer plate and the inner plate are both curved.

7 . The collar apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outer plate further defines a second notch, wherein the first notch is located proximate a top of the outer plate and the second notch is located at a bottom of the outer plate.

8 . The collar apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the inner plate further defines a second flange, wherein the first flange is located proximate a top of the inner plate and

the second flange is located at a bottom of the inner plate.