Patents by Inventor Aletha CARSON

Aletha CARSON 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).

  • Publication number: 20230178246
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for using historical pet eating data to determine changes in pet eating behavior is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of historical pet eating data records from a database, determining a subset of the plurality of historical pet eating data records, determining an expected distribution based on the subset of the plurality of historical pet eating data records wherein the expected distribution includes a baseline, an upper threshold, and a lower threshold, receiving current pet data from a pet sensor wherein the current pet data includes a total meal event value, analyzing whether the total meal event value exceeds the upper threshold or the lower threshold, and outputting a notification indicating a result that is responsive to the analyzing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Aletha CARSON, David ALLEN, Laura PRESCOTT
  • Publication number: 20220367059
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for assessing pet wellness. The method includes receiving data related to a pet. The method also includes determining based on the data one or more health indicators of the pet, and performing a wellness assessment of the pet based on the one or more health indicators. In addition, the method includes determining a recommendation to a pet owner based on the wellness assessment. The method further includes transmitting the recommendation to a mobile device of the pet owner, wherein the recommendation is displayed at the mobile device to the pet owner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert MOTT, Xin YANG, Adam PASSEY, Shao En HUANG, Nathanael YODER, Robert CHAMBERS, Aletha CARSON, Scott LYLE, David ALLEN, Christian JUNGE