Patents Assigned to Specialites Pet Food
  • Publication number: 20230105082
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Françoise MICHEL-SALAUN, Gilles KERGOURLAY
  • Patent number: 11576405
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Stéphanie Cambou, Cécile Niceron
  • Patent number: 11528923
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Elodie Reveret, Caroline Lacotte
  • Patent number: 11510423
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Laurence Callejon, Anne Levesque, Cécile Niceron, Bernard Le Breton
  • Publication number: 20220279814
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: 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'ENVIRONNEMENT
    Inventors: Fabienne GUERARD, Cloé OROY, Anne LEPOUDERE, Mathilde CHATAIGNER, Patrick ALLAUME, Anne-Laure DINEL, Corinne JOFFRE, Véronique PALLET, Fabienne LE GRAND
  • Patent number: 11266705
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: SPECIALITES PET FOOD, ACTIV'INSIDE, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE LAVAL
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20210275082
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicants: SPECIALITES PET FOOD, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Nathaniel HALL, Franck PERON, Stéphanie CAMBOU
  • Publication number: 20210195868
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Specialites Pet Food
    Inventors: Aurélie Becques, Emira Mehinagic, Marie Le Toux
  • Publication number: 20210087161
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Marc-Henry LUSSIGNY, Cécile PETEL
  • Publication number: 20200323240
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Delphine AUBRIL, Laurence CALLEJON
  • Patent number: 10750770
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Françoise Michel-Salaun, Nicolas Coneggo
  • Publication number: 20200245645
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Stéphanie CAMBOU, Cécile NICERON
  • Publication number: 20200154736
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Elodie REVERET, Caroline LACOTTE
  • Publication number: 20190380372
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Françoise MICHEL-SALAUN, Nicolas CONEGGO
  • Publication number: 20190350227
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Specialites Pet Food
    Inventors: Pierre-Marc GIROT, Matthieu CREMONT, Aurélie DE RATULD, Loïc BRAMOULLE, Isabelle GUILLER
  • Publication number: 20190307151
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a cat kibble comprising at least: a) an animal material A comprising an endogenous fat fraction Fa, b) an exogenous animal fat Fb, c) a vegetable material C comprising an endogenous fat fraction Fc, wherein said cat kibble comprises at least 2.0% of exogenous fat Fb by weight of cat kibble, wherein the ratio R1 of Fa/Fb ranges from 0.7 to 2.5, and wherein the ratio R2 of (Fa+Fb)/Fc ranges from 6.0 to 13.0. The present invention also concerns a method for preparing a cat kibble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Isabelle GUILLER, Loïc BRAMOULLE, Aurélie DE RATULD, Matthieu CREMONT
  • Publication number: 20190174796
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Laurence CALLEJON, Anne LEVESQUE, Cécile NICERON, Bernard LE BRETON
  • Publication number: 20180303127
    Abstract: The invention concerns a pet food or a pet supplement comprising a synergistically-effective antioxidant composition comprising an extract of Vitis vinifera and an extract of Vaccinium angustifolium, wherein said composition comprises at least 1% of catechins and/or epicatechins and at least 5 ppm of ferulic acid. The present invention further relates to the use of a synergistically-effective antioxidant composition as a medicament for pets, in particular in a method for treating a neurodegenerative disorder in a pet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicants: SPECIALITES PET FOOD, ACTIV'INSIDE
    Inventors: Anne LEPOUDERE, Delphine LETHUILLIER, David GAUDOUT, Benoît LEMAIRE, Stephane REY
  • Publication number: 20180213821
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for selecting a petfood having both a palatability effect and a calorie intake reducing effect for pets, said method being based on a specific analysis of data collected in a pet feeding trial. The present invention further provides an automated pet feeding system for use in a pet feeding trial according to such a method, as well as a method for feeding a pet with a petfood having both a palatability effect and a calorie intake reducing effect for pets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventors: Julien ROGUES, Cécile NICERON
  • Publication number: 20170311628
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a palatable coated dry pet food, comprising precooking starting pet food ingredients in a hydrothermal preconditioner; extruding the precooked pet food material in an extruder; drying the resulting pet food extrudate in a dryer; and coating said dry pet food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: SPECIALITES PET FOOD
    Inventor: Loïc BRAMOULLE