IP Library Granted Patent US 11,412,704
Granted Patent B2
US 11,412,704 · App. 16/851,600 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Method for discharging pet excrement by pet excrement device

Inventor: Tae Gu Noh (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: PurrSong, Inc.
A01K1/011A01K29/005
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Patent No.
US 11,412,704
App. No.
16/851,600
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for pet excrement. The device senses a presence of a pet, determines whether a rotary unit is operating in response to the sensing of the presence of the pet, determines whether a weight equal to or greater than a first set value is applied to a load cell when the rotary unit is not operating, determines whether a weight equal to or less than the first set value is applied to the load cell when a weight equal to or greater than the first set value is applied to the load cell, and operates the rotary unit when a weight equal to or less than the first set value is applied to the load cell. According to the present invention, excrement removal, solid material supply, and excrement accommodation can be automatically performed by simply rotating a rotary unit.

Claims (10)

1. A method of discharging pet excrement by a pet excrement device, the method comprising:

sensing a presence of a pet;

in response to the sensing of the presence of the pet, determining whether a rotary unit is operating;

in response to determining that the rotary unit is not operating, determining whether a weight equal to or greater than a first set value is applied to a load cell;

in response to determining that a weight equal to or greater than the first set value is applied to the load cell, determining whether a weight equal to or less than the first set value is applied to the load cell; and

in response to determining that a weight equal to or less than the first set value is applied to the load cell, operating the rotary unit,

wherein in response to no pet being sensed in the sensing of the presence of the pet, the method further comprises supplying a solid material to a bed in response to determining that a weight equal to or less than a second set value is applied to the load cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein in response to determining, in the sensing of the presence of the pet, that the rotary unit is operating, the method further comprises controlling a position of the rotary unit to a basic position.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensing of the presence of the pet is performed by using infrared rays.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operating of the rotary unit is performed after a period of time equal to or longer than a third set value elapse.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 5, 2021
From: PURR SONG WRITER INC
To: PURRSONG, INC.
Reel/Frame 058038/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2020
From: NOH, TAE GU
To: PURR SONG WRITER INC
Reel/Frame 052428/0093 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2017011503 · Oct 18, 2017
Related Publication 20200236896A1 · Jul 30, 2020
Cited By (3)
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