Patents by Inventor Timothy Arthur Allen

Timothy Arthur Allen 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).

  • Methods and compositions for the prevention and treatment of kidney disease
    Patent number: 9272033
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions for preventing or treating kidney disease comprising vitamin E, vitamin C, and a carotenoid and methods for preventing and treating kidney disease comprising administering such compositions to an animal susceptible to or suffering from kidney disease. In a preferred embodiment, the composition is admixed with one or more food ingredients to produce a food composition useful for preventing or treating kidney disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.
    Inventors: Shiguang Yu, Timothy Arthur Allen
  • Methods and compositions for treating feline hyperthyroidism
    Patent number: 8993001
    Abstract: Methods for treating feline hyperthyroidism comprising (1) administering to a feline an antithyroid agent in conjunction with feeding the feline a composition comprising from about 0.1 to less than about 1 mg/kg iodine or (2) feeding the feline a composition comprising from about 0.1 to less than about 1 mg/kg selenium on a dry matter basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Joy Wedekind, Dale Allen Fritsch, Chadwick Everett Dodd, Timothy Arthur Allen
  • Compositions and Methods For Preventing or Treating Chronic Renal Failure in Felines With Hyperthyroidism
    Publication number: 20090269416
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions for preventing chronic renal failure (CRF) in felines with hyperthyroidism wherein the compositions comprise (1) from about 28 to about 35% protein, the protein comprising at least about 75% vegetable protein, and (2) from about 0.1 to less than about 1 mg/kg iodine and/or from about 0.1 to about 1 mg/kg selenium. The invention also relates to compositions for treating CRF in hyperthyroid felines wherein the compositions comprise (1) from about 28 to about 35% protein, the protein comprising at least about 75% vegetable protein, and (2) from about 0.1 to less than about 0.3 mg/kg iodine and/or from about 0.1 to about 1 mg/kg selenium. The invention further relates to methods for preparing and using such compositions, articles of manufacture comprising such compositions, and means for communicating information about such compositions, methods, and articles of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: HILL'S PET NUTRITION , INC.
    Inventors: Karen Joy Wedekind, Timothy Arthur Allen, Dale Allen Fritsch, Chadwick Everett Dodd
  • Methods and Compositions For Treating Feline Hyperthyroidism
    Publication number: 20090226540
    Abstract: Methods for treating feline hyperthyroidism comprising (1) administering to a feline an antithyroid agent in conjunction with feeding the feline a composition comprising from about 0.1 to less than about 1 mg/kg iodine or (2) feeding the feline a composition comprising from about 0.1 to less than about 1 mg/kg selenium on a dry matter basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: HILL's PET NUTRITION INC
    Inventors: Karen Joy Wedekind, Dale Allen Fritsch, Chadwick Everett Dodd, Timothy Arthur Allen
  • Methods for Prolonging Feline Life
    Publication number: 20080293621
    Abstract: Methods for prolonging feline life by maintaining a feline on a food having reduced levels of protein, phosphorus, and sodium when compared to a standard feline maintenance food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy Arthur Allen, Kimberly Lynette Scott, Claudia Ann Kirk, Christopher Sidney Cowell
  • Methods and Compositions For the Prevention and Treatment of Kidney Disease
    Publication number: 20080287368
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions for preventing or treating kidney disease comprising vitamin E, vitamin C, and a carotenoid and methods for preventing and treating kidney disease comprising administering such compositions to an animal susceptible to or suffering from kidney disease. In a preferred embodiment, the composition is admixed with one or more food ingredients to produce a food composition useful for preventing or treating kidney disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Shiguang Yu, Timothy Arthur Allen