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Escape Alert, LLC filed international patents for a revolutionary
implantable GPS microchip for pets which will alert owners if their pet has
escaped and enable them to track their pet’s exact location using GPS from
an implanted microchip in the pet’s body. This is the first implantable
chip with GPS.
While implantable microchips for pets have been around for many years they
are passive until read by scanners, do not have GPS, and are not able to
track a pet’s location or alert the owner that the pet has escaped. Escape
Alert’s GPS microchip will not only alert pet owners if their pet gets out
while they are away, but it will allow them to initiate GPS tracking of the
pet’s exact location. Because the technology is permanently implanted in
the animal’s body, Escape Alert’s GPS Microchip solves the typical
problems associated with bulky GPS collars which are too heavy for many pets
and is more reliable because it never needs recharging. “This is a game-
changer and could put an end to lost pets once and for all” says Wayne
Norris, Co-Founder and CEO.
The chip will be self-powered by revolutionary technology called a piezo-
electrical nanogenerator which basically creates power from mechanical
movement such as walking or moving your arms. Recently researchers have
been able to self-power cardiac pacemakers thereby eliminating the need for
surgery to replace the battery. “We have been working on this GPS microchip
for years but the trick was how to power the battery of an implanted device
. The technology just wasn’t there, until now. Piezo-electrical
nanogerator technology is the wave of the future and may put an end to
batteries as we know them. It’s the next big thing since the computer
revolution” says Norris. This revolutionary microchip for pets is one of
the first examples of a commercialized product using piezo-electrical
nanogenerators to power the battery.
According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), 67% of
microchipped pet owners falsely believe that the microchips inside their
pets can track the pet’s location if needed. They cannot. Today’s
microchips are useless unless the pet is found, turned in, scanned.
Additionally, according to the APPA 2010 National Pet Owner Survey, over 50%
of microchipped pets have outdated information for the owner.
Lost pet statistics are staggering. 1 in 3 pets will be lost during their
lifetime according to the National Humane Society and of those lost pets,
only 1 in 10 will ever be found. According to the ASPCA roughly 3.9 million
dogs and 3.4 million cats enter shelters in the United States each year and
31% of dogs (1,200,000) and 34% of cats (1,150,000) are euthanized. Escape
Alert’s revolutionary technology can make lost pets a thing of the past,
save millions of animal lives and save counties and municipalities millions
of dollars spent to house, feed and eventually kill these wonderful
companion animals. |
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