Patents Assigned to Pet Foods
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Publication number: 20240228556Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a sequence chosen among Seq ID No 3, Seq ID No 1, Seq ID No 2, Seq ID No 4, Seq ID No 5, Seq ID No 6, Seq ID No 7, Seq ID No 8, and functional variants thereof, as an odorant binding protein (OBP).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicants: SPECIALITES PET FOOD, Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement, UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), INSTITUT NATIONAL SUPERIEUR DES SCIENCES AGRONOMIQUES, DE L'ALIMENTATION ET DE L'ENVIRONNEMENTInventors: Margot GLAZ, Fabrice NEIERS, Loïc BRIAND, Emilie LECLERC, Marion GUILLOUX
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Publication number: 20240206498Abstract: The present invention relates to a palatability-enhancing composition comprising at least one trisodium pyrophosphate containing a crystalline phase, wherein said crystalline phase comprises a monohydrate phase and an anhydrous phase in a monohydrate phase/anhydrous phase weight ratio between 1:50 and 4:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOODInventors: Isabelle GOURDON, Aurélie DE RATULD
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Publication number: 20240132555Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a sequence chosen among Seq ID No 3, Seq ID No 1, Seq ID No 2, Seq ID No 4, Seq ID No 5, Seq ID No 6, Seq ID No 7, Seq ID No 8, and functional variants thereof, as an odorant binding protein (OBP).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicants: SPECIALITES PET FOOD, Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement, UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), INSTITUT NATIONAL SUPERIEUR DES SCIENCES AGRONOMIQUES, DE L'ALIMENTATION ET DE L'ENVIRONNEMENTInventors: Margot GLAZ, Fabrice NEIERS, Loïc BRIAND, Emilie LECLERC, Marion GUILLOUX
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Publication number: 20230105082Abstract: The invention concerns the method and the use of an antimicrobial composition consisting of: (i) at least 30% of lactic acid, and (ii) at least two carboxylic acids selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, butyric acid, isobutyric acid, valeric acid, and isovaleric acid for providing an antimicrobial activity against one or more undesired microorganisms to a pet food product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOODInventors: Françoise MICHEL-SALAUN, Gilles KERGOURLAY
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Patent number: 11606960Abstract: A pet food containing naturally occurring copper that can be used as a prophylactic diet to prevent and/or reduce copper storage disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, adverse gastrointestinal food reactions, and/or food allergies in pets is provided. A method for forming this pet food containing naturally occurring copper includes: providing a formula selected from the group consisting of chicken meal, corn gluten, duck, rabbit, venison, fish, peas, potato, barley, rice, corn, and any combinations thereof; and adding one or more ingredients having a naturally occurring copper source to provide a naturally occurring copper concentration in the pet food composition from about 7.3 ppm to about 25.0 ppm, adjusted for a dry matter basis.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: The Scoop Pet Food Manufacturing LLCInventors: Philip Van Vranken, Timothy Glen Vande Giessen
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Patent number: 11576405Abstract: The present invention concerns a non-fatty palatability enhancer for use in cat food comprising an amino reactant having a ratio AAS/AAT of sulfur-containing free amino acids (AAS) to total free amino acids (AAT) from 1 to 12.8% by weight, and a carbonyl composition comprising more than 20% up to 100% by weight of monosaccharides and/or disaccharides and/or oligosaccharides.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: SPECIALITES PET FOODInventors: Stéphanie Cambou, Cécile Niceron
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Patent number: 11528923Abstract: The present invention relates to a wet pet food palatability-enhancing composition comprising at least: —one or more free amino acids A1, —one or more sugars A2, and —one or more inorganic phosphate compounds B with an amount P of phosphorus, wherein the amount P of phosphorus is from 1% to 5% based on the total weight of said wet pet food palatability-enhancing composition, and wherein the ratio R1 of A1/(A1+A2+P) is superior to 0.30. The present invention also relates to a method for producing this wet pet food palatability-enhancing composition as well as a wet pet food having enhanced palatability comprising this wet pet food palatability-enhancing composition.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: SPECIALITES PET FOODInventors: Elodie Reveret, Caroline Lacotte
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Patent number: 11510423Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of a fat composition for sustaining an enhanced palatability of a food for pet over time, wherein said fat composition has a C12:0/C10:0 fatty acid weight ratio from about 0.85 to about 2.5 and/or a C14:0/C12:0 fatty acid weight ratio from about 0.45 to about 4.3. The present invention further concerns the use of said fat composition for preparing other enhanced palatability-sustaining fat compositions as well as foods for pet, all compositions and foods having an enhanced palatability sustained over time.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SPECIALITES PET FOODInventors: Laurence Callejon, Anne Levesque, Cécile Niceron, Bernard Le Breton
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Publication number: 20220279814Abstract: A protein hydrolysate obtained from at least one protein source from bluefish having (i) a degree of hydrolysis (DH) of at least 10%, (ii) at least 80% water-soluble protein with a molecular weight of less than 1000 Da, (iii) at least 0.3% phospholipids, and (iv) at least 0.5% DHA and EPA.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicants: SPECIALITES PET FOOD, UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX, UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT (IRD), INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE BORDEAUX, ABYSS INGREDIENTS, INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER - IFREMER, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENTInventors: Fabienne GUERARD, Cloé OROY, Anne LEPOUDERE, Mathilde CHATAIGNER, Patrick ALLAUME, Anne-Laure DINEL, Corinne JOFFRE, Véronique PALLET, Fabienne LE GRAND
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Patent number: 11266705Abstract: The invention concerns a nutritional or therapeutic agent comprising a molecule mix obtained from Vitis vinifera and Vaccinium angustifolium, comprising: at least 1% of catechins and epicatechins, the percentage being given by weight in relation to the total weight of the mix, preferably at least 5%, at least 5 ppm (parts per million in the mix) of ferulic acid, preferably at least 10 ppm. The invention also relates to the use of this agent due to its effects on cognitive functions in particular.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignees: SPECIALITES PET FOOD, ACTIV'INSIDE, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE LAVALInventors: David Gaudout, Stephane Rey, Benoit Lemaire, Julien Bensalem, Anne Lepoudere, Delphine Lethuillier, Marie-Eve Paradis, Stephanie Dudonne, Yves Desjardins, Frederic Calon, Alexandre Dal-Pan, Charles Ramassamy
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Patent number: 11206852Abstract: A freeze-dried pet food meal bar that is 100% nutritionally complete consisting of more than 30% crude protein, 35% crude fat, less than 20% carbohydrate and less than 10% moisture. The product will consist primarily of animal protein. Vitamins and mineral will be supplied via fruits and vegetables. Since the product is freeze dried the product will be semi-fractural and can be broken into smaller pieces for feeding. Each bar will be approximately 5 to 6 inches long, 2 to 3 inches wide, approximately ½ inches thick and weigh 2 to 3 ounces. A single bar will be targeted to feed a 40 pound dog. Dogs below 40 pounds would feed less than one bar (ex. 20 pound dog gets ½ bar). Dogs above 40 pounds would feed more than one bar (ex. 80 pound dog gets 2 bars).Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Guardian Pet Food CompanyInventors: James Galovski, Ryan Yamka
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Publication number: 20210275082Abstract: The invention concerns a device (1) for testing sniffing of a pet, comprising a fixed casing (10) intended to be placed on the surface separately from the pet, a receptacle (2), which is rigidly attached in the first front opening (102) of the casing, an air flow sensor (3), an odor line (4), a calculator unit (6) for determination of a air flow derived databased on the air flow measured, a presence sensor (5) detecting the presence of the pet. The unit (6) is configured to command sending of the odorant stream (41) in the odor line (4) as a reaction to at least the fact that the presence sensor (5) has detected the presence of the pet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicants: SPECIALITES PET FOOD, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEMInventors: Nathaniel HALL, Franck PERON, Stéphanie CAMBOU
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Publication number: 20210195868Abstract: The invention relates to a device for tracking the consumption of foodstuffs by an animal, comprising: a front wall, a rear wall and side walls defining therebetween a chamber, and an opening formed in the front wall in order to allow an animal to gain access to the chamber; a receptacle in the chamber, defining a cavity for storing foodstuffs; a foodstuff retrieval element for retrieving foodstuffs discharged from the cavity and not consumed by the animal, which element extends substantially from the cavity as far as one of the walls; and a weighing system which is configured to determine the weight of foodstuffs that have been taken from the cavity and not retrieved by the retrieval element over a period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Specialites Pet FoodInventors: Aurélie Becques, Emira Mehinagic, Marie Le Toux
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Publication number: 20210087161Abstract: The present invention concerns a pet litter comprising a composition comprising 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol. The present invention further relates to methods and uses of a composition comprising 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol in pet litters, in particular for promoting in-litter elimination by pets.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOODInventors: Marc-Henry LUSSIGNY, Cécile PETEL
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Publication number: 20200323240Abstract: The present invention concerns palatability-enhancing compositions comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of: ascorbic acid; isomers thereof; derivatives thereof; salts thereof; and combinations thereof, for use in pet food, preferably in dog food, as well as methods of preparation and uses thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOODInventors: Delphine AUBRIL, Laurence CALLEJON
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Patent number: 10750770Abstract: The present invention concerns an antioxidant combination of at least tocopherols, carnosic acid and hydrolysable gallotannins, wherein: —the amount of tocopherols is less than about 500 ppm, and—the ratio of carnosic acid:hydrolysable gallotannins ranges from about 1:4 to about 3:1. The present invention also concerns an antioxidated fat-containing composition comprising this antioxidant combination. The present invention also concerns a method for enhancing the antioxidant effect of tocopherols in a fat-containing composition, as well as the use of the antioxidant combination for enhancing the antioxidant effect of tocopherols in a fat-containing composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: SPECIALITES PET FOODInventors: Françoise Michel-Salaun, Nicolas Coneggo
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Publication number: 20200245645Abstract: The present invention concerns a non-fatty palatability enhancer for use in cat food comprising an amino reactant having a ratio AAS/AAT of sulfur-containing free amino acids (AAS) to total free amino acids (AAT) from 1 to 12.8% by weight, and a carbonyl composition comprising more than 20% up to 100% by weight of monosaccharides and/or disaccharides and/or oligosaccharides.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOODInventors: Stéphanie CAMBOU, Cécile NICERON
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Publication number: 20200154736Abstract: The present invention relates to a wet pet food palatability-enhancing composition comprising at least: —one or more free amino acids A1, —one or more sugars A2, and —one or more inorganic phosphate compounds B with an amount P of phosphorus, wherein the amount P of phosphorus is from 1% to 5% based on the total weight of said wet pet food palatability-enhancing composition, and wherein the ratio R1 of A1/(A1+A2+P) is superior to 0.30. The present invention also relates to a method for producing this wet pet food palatability-enhancing composition as well as a wet pet food having enhanced palatability comprising this wet pet food palatability-enhancing composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOODInventors: Elodie REVERET, Caroline LACOTTE
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Publication number: 20190380372Abstract: The present invention concerns an antioxidant combination of at least tocopherols, carnosic acid and hydrolysable gallotannins, wherein: —the amount of tocopherols is less than about 500 ppm, and —the ratio of carnosic acid:hydrolysable gallotannins ranges from about 1:4 to about 3:1. The present invention also concerns an antioxidated fat-containing composition comprising this antioxidant combination. The present invention also concerns a method for enhancing the antioxidant effect of tocopherols in a fat-containing composition, as well as the use of the antioxidant combination for enhancing the antioxidant effect of tocopherols in a fat-containing composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOODInventors: Françoise MICHEL-SALAUN, Nicolas CONEGGO
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Publication number: 20190350227Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for producing a cat kibble having a density from about 350 to about 550 g/L, comprising at least the steps of: a) providing kibble ingredients comprising at least 2% of exogenous fat (% based on total weight of kibble ingredients), b) at least partially precooking said kibble ingredients in a preconditioner, wherein said ingredients have a residence time in said preconditioner of at least 2 minutes; c) extruding the at least partially precooked kibble ingredients in an extruder with a DSOR inferior to 350 mm2/metric ton of throughput, d) drying the kibble extrudate resulting from step c), thereby obtaining a kibble palatable to cats. The present invention also concerns a cat kibble obtainable by this method, as well as a method for increasing kibble intake of a cat.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Specialites Pet FoodInventors: Pierre-Marc GIROT, Matthieu CREMONT, Aurélie DE RATULD, Loïc BRAMOULLE, Isabelle GUILLER