# US 11,304,405 B2 · Scented insert

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- Number: US 11,304,405 B2
- Document ID: US11304405B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/838,614
- Filed: 2020-04-02
- Published: 2020-09-24
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2015-03-06
- Assignees: My Clever Dog Pty Ltd.
- Applicants: My Clever Dog Pty Ltd.
- Inventors: Justin Anthony Daley; George Giles Campbell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11304405B2

## CPC

- A01K 15/026: {Chewable toys, e.g. for dental care of pets}
- A01K 15/02: Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals (A01K15/04 takes precedence) {; Electric shock devices; Toys specially adapted for animals}
- A01K 15/0207: {for scent training}
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

A scented insert for use with an animal training aid, toy or device, the insert comprising a substrate having, a microencapsulated scented material thereon, and/or therein, and either one or both of: a substantially scent impermeable coating, wherein the coating substantially prevents release of a scent from the scented material; and at least one detent for engaging with a cognate protrusion or depression of a carrier for the insert.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A scented insert for use with an animal training aid, toy or device, the insert comprising a substrate having a microencapsulated scented material thereon and/or therein, the microencapsulated scented material comprising a shell surrounding scented material, the insert further comprising a substantially scent impermeable coating on the substrate, the coating being an additional layer that coats the substrate and microencapsulated scented material, and at least one detent that is operable to orient the insert in a carrier for the scented insert, and wherein the coating substantially prevents release of a scent from the scented material, and wherein in use, the coating is abraded to release scent from the microencapsulated scented material.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The scented insert of claim 1, wherein, in use, the insert can be changed from an unactivated state in which the coating substantially prevents release of the scent from the scented material to an activated state in which the coating is not intact and the scent is released from the scented material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The scented insert of claim 1, wherein the coating comprises a polymeric material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The scented insert of claim 3, wherein the substrate comprises a porous material.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The scented insert of claim 1, wherein the at least one detent inhibits a rotational movement of the insert when positioned in the carrier.

### Claim 6

A scented insert for use with an animal training aid, toy or device, the insert comprising a substrate having a microencapsulated scented material thereon and/or therein, the microencapsulated scented material comprising a shell surrounding scented material, the insert further comprising a substantially scent impermeable coating on the substrate, the coating being an additional layer that coats the substrate and microencapsulated scented material, and at least one detent that is operable to orient the insert in a carrier for the scented insert, and wherein the microencapsulated scented material releases substantially no scent that is desirable to an animal when the insert is in an unactivated state and releases a scent that is desirable to the animal from the microencapsulated scented material by abrading the coating when the insert is in an activated state.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The scented insert of claim 6, wherein the coating comprises a polymeric material.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The scented insert of claim 7, wherein the substrate comprises a porous material.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The scented insert of claim 6, wherein the at least one detent inhibits a rotational movement of the insert when positioned in the carrier.