Apparatus and method for chasing animals from an automobile
AssigneeWilk Patent Development Corporation
InventorsLucy Waletzky, Peter J. Wilk
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Abstract
An apparatus for chasing animals from an automobile includes a generator for producing energy which can be sensed by animals, means for mounting the generator to an automobile, and an activation device operatively connected to the generator for activating the generator upon detecting presence of an animal near the automobile. The activation device may include a motion sensor or an infrared sensor. The motion detector may take the form of an ultrasonic sensor, which is sensitive to vibrations in an ultrasonic frequency range.
Claims18
An apparatus for inducing a departure of animals from a vicinity about an automotive engine, comprising:
- a generator for generating energy which can be sensed by animals;
- means for mounting said generator to an automobile containing the engine;
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- activation means operatively connected to said generator for detecting presence of an animal near said automobile and activating said generator upon detecting presence of such animal near said automobile.
A method for inducing departure of animals from a vicinity about an automobile engine, comprising:
- providing, on an automobile, a generator of energy which can be sensed by animals;
- maintaining said generator in a deactivated state during operation of said automobile;
- after termination of operation of said automobile, automatically monitoring space in and about an engine compartment of said automobile to determine whether an animal is present in said space, and
- upon detecting presence of an animal in said space after termination of operation of said automobile, automatically activating said generator to produce said energy to induce departure of said animal from said space.
An apparatus for inducing a departure of animals from a vicinity about an automotive engine in an automobile, comprising:
- a generator for generating energy which can be sensed only by animals;
- means for mounting said generator to an automobile containing the engine;
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- activation means operatively connected to said generator for enabling operation of said generator essentially only during time periods that said engine of said automobile is turned off.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.