# US 2022/0030833 A1 · Self-orienting animal collar with programmable modular electronic components > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0030833 A1 - Document ID: US20220030833A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/499,742 - Filed: 2021-10-12 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-19 - Assignees: Scollar, Inc. - Applicants: Scollar, Inc. - Inventors: John Fitzgerald Kennedy; Jeffrey Lamar Kelsoe; Joseph Benjamin Moak; Yuri Viacheslav Litvinov; Tadd Michael Scarpelli; Herman Bryant Elliott; Lisa René Tamayo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220030833A1 ## CPC - A01K 27/001: {Collars} - A01K 11/008: {incorporating global positioning system [GPS]} - A01K 27/005: {Quick-couplings, safety-couplings or shock-absorbing devices between leash and collar} - A01K 27/008: {with pockets or similar for carrying accessories} - A01K 27/009: {with electric-shock, sound, magnetic- or radio-waves emitting devices} - A01K 29/005: {Monitoring or measuring activity} - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS ## Abstract Disclosed modular animal collar systems include a D ring exoskeleton system, a breakaway latch tongue system and other systems. Disclosed collars may be self-orienting. Disclosed collars include auto release systems to ensure that collars do not choke or otherwise injure a pet. Collars include sophisticated electronics to commutate with a pet owner's smart phone but also include means of communication not requiring the use of a smart phone. Collars may include a base collar containing a micro controller and other computer related components. Surrounding modular components may contain additional equipment and may be added as needed by a pet owner. Disclosed collar functions are executed by the disclosed collars and facilitate the retrieval, care and training of a pet. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A self-orienting collar system, comprising: a collar comprising at least one strap; a tracking device positioned on the collar; a bottom assembly positioned on the collar opposite the tracking device, the bottom assembly having a weight greater than a weight of the tracking device; and an adjustment assembly for adjusting a diameter of the collar, wherein the tracking device and the bottom assembly remain positioned opposite each other when the diameter of the collar is adjusted. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The self-orienting collar system of claim 1, wherein the bottom assembly includes a battery for supplying power to the tracking device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The self-orienting collar system of claim 1, wherein the tracking device comprising one or more antennas for receiving tracking information from a Global Positioning System. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The self-orienting collar system of claim 2, further comprising a writing harness integrated with the collar and configured to deliver power from the battery to the tracking device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The self-orienting collar system of claim 1, further comprising a first housing configured to house the tracking device and a second housing configured to house the bottom assembly. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The self-orienting collar system of claim 1, wherein the adjustment assembly comprises a central gear coupled to a right-side gear and a left-side gear, wherein rotation of the central gear causes the right-side linear gear and the left-side linear gear to at least one of extend or retract from the central gear, thereby increasing or decreasing a diameter of the collar. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The self-orienting collar system of claim 1, wherein the weight of the bottom assembly causes the bottom assembly to face a ground and the tracking device to face a sky opposite the ground when the collar is installed on a neck of a pet. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The self-orienting collar system of claim 2, further comprising: at least one auxiliary module configured to receive power from the battery. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The self-orienting collar system of claim 8, wherein the at least one auxiliary module comprises sensors, the sensors comprising at least one of motion sensors, microphones, or heartrate sensors. ### Claim 10 A self-orienting collar system comprising: a collar comprising at least one strap; a tracking device positioned on the collar; a bottom assembly positioned on the collar opposite the tracking device, the bottom assembly having a weight greater than a weight of the tracking device; and an adjustor for adjusting a diameter of the collar, the adjustor comprising the at least one strap and a slide, the slide configured to adjust a length of the at least one strap, wherein the tracking device and the bottom assembly remain positioned opposite each other when the diameter of the collar is adjusted. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The self-orienting collar system of claim 10, wherein the bottom assembly includes a battery for supplying power to the tracking device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The self-orienting collar system of claim 11, further comprising a writing harness integrated with the collar and configured to deliver power from the battery to the tracking device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The self-orienting collar system of claim 10, wherein the tracking device comprising one or more antennas for receiving tracking information from a Global Positioning System. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The self-orienting collar system of claim 10, further comprising a first housing configured to house the tracking device and a second housing configured to house the bottom assembly. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The self-orienting collar system of claim 10, wherein the weight of the bottom assembly causes the bottom assembly to face a ground and the tracking device to face a sky opposite the ground when the collar is installed on a neck of a pet. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The self-orienting collar system of claim 11, further comprising: at least one auxiliary module configured to receive power from the battery. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The self-orienting collar system of claim 16, wherein the at least one auxiliary module comprises sensors, the sensors comprising at least one of motion sensors, microphones, or heartrate sensors. ### Claim 18 A self-orienting collar system, comprising: a collar comprising at least one strap; a tracking device positioned on the collar; at least one auxiliary module; a bottom assembly positioned on the collar opposite the tracking device and comprising a battery configured to supply power to the tracking device and the at least one auxiliary module, the bottom assembly having a weight greater than a weight of the tracking device; and an adjustment assembly for adjusting a diameter of the collar, wherein the tracking device and the bottom assembly remain positioned opposite each other when the diameter of the collar is adjusted. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The self-orienting collar system of claim 18, wherein the at least one auxiliary module comprises sensors, the sensors comprising at least one of motion sensors, microphones, or heartrate sensors. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The self-orienting collar system of claim 18, wherein the adjustment assembly comprises a central gear coupled to a right-side gear and a left-side gear, wherein rotation of the central gear causes the right-side linear gear and the left-side linear gear to at least one of extend or retract from the central gear, thereby increasing or decreasing a diameter of the collar.