Patents by Inventor Barbara A. McCracken

Barbara A. McCracken 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: 8133503
    Abstract: A feline pet food comprising a dietary level of protein and a supplemental amount of at least one amino acid in an amount sufficient to provide a feline lean body mass protection equivalent to about a 50% protein feline pet food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Nestec Ltd.
    Inventors: Dorothy P. Laflamme, Barbara McCracken
  • Publication number: 20090238915
    Abstract: A feline pet food comprising a dietary level of protein and a supplemental amount of at least one amino acid in an amount sufficient to provide a feline lean body mass protection equivalent to about a 50% protein feline pet food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC LTD.
    Inventors: Dorothy P. Laflamme, Barbara McCracken
  • Patent number: 7547450
    Abstract: A feline pet food comprising a dietary level of protein and a supplemental amount of at least one amino acid in an amount sufficient to provide a feline lean body mass protection equivalent to about a 50% protein feline pet food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Nestec Ltd.
    Inventors: Dorothy P Laflamme, Barbara McCracken
  • Publication number: 20040081743
    Abstract: A feline pet food comprising a dietary level of protein and a supplemental amount of at least one amino acid in an amount sufficient to provide a feline lean body mass protection equivalent to about a 50% protein feline pet food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Dorothy P. Laflamme, Barbara McCracken
  • Patent number: 5931591
    Abstract: A device for applying lotion to the skin, and particularly to the back and the legs of a user, includes an elongate handle and head portion with an enlarged base having an annular rim surrounding a mouth and a neck extending from the base and terminating at an open end; the elongate handle being attachable to the open end of the neck and including a removable cap to facilitate filling of lotion within an interior reservoir thereof. A lotion dispensing assembly on the head portion includes a pair of overlying plate members covering the open mouth, the plate members being movable relative to one another to position corresponding apertures formed through each plate member in either an offset relation or an aligned relation, thereby defining closed and open positions to selectively control flow of lotion through the plate members and to an exterior application surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Inventor: Barbara A. McCracken