ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,147, issued on June 17.
"Method and apparatus for acclimating animals to humans" was invented by Greg Schoener (Kingwood, Texas) and Kolbey Schoener (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method for acclimating animals in a habitat area to specific sounds caused by humans, specifically motorized vehicle sounds. Also disclosed is a device for acclimating animals in a habitat area to specific sounds caused by humans acclimating Recorded sounds are played back at specified times using the device, which is remotely positioned in the habitat area. This playback, when conducted for a sufficient period of time, acclimates th...