Patent ID: 7621233
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An animal waste product notification device for detecting the occurrence of an animal excreting fluidic waste product at a defined location, for containing the fluidic waste product, and for notifying a user of said animal waste product notification device of the occurrence, said animal waste product notification device comprising: a grate defining a plurality of apertures such that the fluidic waste product passes through at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures, said grate providing a platform for the animal; a detector responsive to the fluidic waste product that passes through the at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures to the extent that said detector generates a detection signal when the fluidic waste product passes through the at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures; a bin defining a receptacle capable of retaining the fluidic waste product, said bin disposed relative to said grate such that the fluidic waste product that passes through the at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures is retained by said bin; and a notification device in communication with said detector, said notification device delivers a notification to the user when said detector generates the detection signal.