Patents by Inventor Philip William Toll

Philip William Toll has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8377904
    Abstract: A method for decreasing cartilage abnormalities and preventing cartilage degradation in an animal using a combination at least one sulfur containing amino acid and manganese.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Gene Friesen, Philip William Toll
  • Publication number: 20090123951
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing a body weight condition or predisposition to a body weight condition in an animal by determining observed level(s) of at least one biomarker in a tissue or biofluid sample from the animal and comparing the observed level(s) to reference level(s) for the biomarker; wherein the observed level(s) relative to the reference level(s) are individually or collectively indicative of the body weight condition or predisposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Gene Friesen Kim, Ryan Michael Yamka, William David Schoenherr, Philip William Toll, Cheryl Christine Miller
  • Patent number: 6410063
    Abstract: A diet which induces a state of ketosis in a canine or feline which comprises an edible composition relatively high in fats and relatively low in carbohydrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Edward Jewell, Claudia Ann Kirk, Philip William Toll, Steven Curtis Zicker