Patents by Inventor Claudia Ann Kirk

Claudia Ann Kirk 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN FELINES WITH HYPERTHYROIDISM
    Publication number: 20100068304
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions for preventing and/or treating cardiovascular diseases in felines with hyperthyroidism wherein the compositions comprise from about 0.07 to less than about 1 mg/kg iodine and/or from about 0.1 to about 1.3 mg/kg selenium. The invention also 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: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.
    Inventors: Karen Joy Wedekind, Claudia Ann Kirk
  • 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
  • Composition and method
    Publication number: 20050019425
    Abstract: A composition which comprises about 0.1 to about 4.5 mg selenium/kg of diet on a dry matter basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Shiguang Yu, Raymond Nachreiner, Claudia Ann Kirk, Karen Wedekind
  • Composition and method
    Patent number: 6410063
    Abstract: A diet which induces a state of ketosis in a canine or feline which comprises an edible composition relatively high in fats and relatively low in carbohydrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Edward Jewell, Claudia Ann Kirk, Philip William Toll, Steven Curtis Zicker