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Is a pet camera patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a pet camera have been patented many times, but "a pet camera" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 85 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “pet cameramonitor” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 31 best keyword matches we examined, 14 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD (2), XING HAOYU (2), ELWHA LLC (1), SAINT GOBAIN NORTON IND CERAMI (1).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A01K (18), H04N (7), G01T (6), A61B (6).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a pet camera
- Systems and methods for evaluating and monitoring companion pet mobility from video data WO-2026122875-A1 2026 · MARS INC
A computer-implemented method for extracting body movement data from video data to determine one or more pet insights is disclosed. The method includes receiving video data of a pet from a device, wherein the video data includes a…
View on Google Patents - Pet status assessment system, pet camera, server, pet status assessment method, and program US-12446554-B2 2025 · PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD
A pet status assessment system includes an area detector, an information generator, and an assessor. The area detector detects, in image data, a specific area representing at least a part of appearance of a pet as a subject. The i…
View on Google Patents - Pet state estimation system, pet camera, server, pet state estimation method, and program WO-2022050092-A1 2022 · PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD
This invention addresses the problem of making it easy to ascertain the state of a pet. A pet state estimation system (1) comprises a frame extraction unit (31), a region detection unit (32), an attitude determination unit (331), …
View on Google Patents - Monitoring of pet feeding with video US-11216643-B1 2022 · OBJECTVIDEO LABS LLC
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for monitoring of pet feeding. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of: obtaining a first reference image of a conta…
View on Google Patents - System, method and feeding device for remote pet monitoring and feeding US-10398127-B2 2019 · NESTLE SA
A system, a feeding device, and a method enable a terminal device of a pet owner to directly and/or indirectly communicate with the feeding device. The feeding device can monitor and/or feed the pet. For example, components of the…
View on Google Patents - Gamma camera, spect device, pet device, and method for generating measured gamma ray images US-9870608-B2 2018 · HITACHI LTD
A unit ( 33 ) for generating count images for separate energy windows generates main measured count images and auxiliary measured count images on the basis of gamma ray ( 6 ) count information measured by a detector head ( 10 ). A…
View on Google Patents - Remote pet monitoring systems and methods US-9642340-B2 2017 · ELWHA LLC
A system for monitoring a pet includes a base station and a first monitoring device configured to capture first data relating to a first monitored area and to transmit the first data to the base station. The system further include…
View on Google Patents - Pet camera WO-2017120781-A1 2017 · XING HAOYU
A pet camera. The pet camera comprises a shell (1), a hanging and clamping device (2) is connected to and arranged on the shell (1), the hanging and clamping device (2) comprises a first clamping part (21) and a second clamping pa…
View on Google Patents - Camera for pets WO-2017120780-A1 2017 · XING HAOYU
A camera for pets, the camera comprising a housing (1), wherein the housing (1) is provided thereon with a button portion (6) comprising at least two buttons (65); the buttons (65) are fixedly connected by means of a connecting me…
View on Google Patents - Network-based remote pet monitoring device and method US-9743643-B1 2017 · KAPLAN MICHAEL L
A pet monitoring device is disclosed that's wearable by a pet for recording and communicating the pet's movements within an environment in which radio frequency identifier (RFID) tags have been strategically placed. The de…
View on Google Patents - Method and apparatus for improving timing resolution of coincident gamma cameras and pet scanners US-2006113479-A1 2006 · ZAVARZIN VALERA
A method and an apparatus for determining coincidence between gamma rays arriving at a plurality of detector locations in a camera is provided. Gamma ray signals are received in each of two detector locations. In response to the r…
View on Google Patents - Gamma camera plate assembly for PET and SPECT imaging US-6534771-B1 2003 · SAINT GOBAIN NORTON IND CERAMI
A gamma camera scintillation crystal plate assembly and method that may be used for both PET (positron emission tomography) and SPECT (single photon emission computer tomography). The crystal plate assembly includes two or more cr…
View on Google Patents - Gamma camera for PET and SPECT studies US-6255655-B1 2001 · SMV AMERICA INC
A gamma camera is modified to perform PET studies as well as SPECT studies by utilization of the camera's SPECT electronics to likewise generate triggering pulse signals for photons indicative of a positron annihilation event …
View on Google Patents - Calibration of PET cameras US-6140650-A 2000 · ELGEMS LTD
A method of calibrating a PET (Positron Emission Tomograph) scanner includes:
acquisition of data from a plurality of coincidence radiation events, using at least one detector; and
determination of values for a set wit…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a pet camera been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Pet products are a popular invention category; differences tend to be in the attachment, the dispensing or cleaning mechanism, or added electronics.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.