Patents by Inventor Daniel Simon Mills

Daniel Simon Mills 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).

  • Refusal-based methods of establishing a cat or dog food preference
    Patent number: 10613070
    Abstract: Refusal-based methods of establishing a cat or dog food preference, which can include methods of selecting a preferred cat or dog food among multiple foods as well as methods of determining palatability are provided. The methods can include presenting a cat or dog with one or more small samples of a test food and observing for refusal behavior, which can include refusing to eat a food sample. Higher numbers of instances of refusal of a particular food can be correlated with lower palatability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Franck Peron, Oliver Henry Piers Burman, Daniel Simon Mills, Matthew Williams
  • REFUSAL-BASED METHODS OF ESTABLISHING A CAT OR DOG FOOD PREFERENCE
    Publication number: 20170295825
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides refusal-based methods of establishing a cat or dog food preference, which can include methods of selecting a preferred cat or dog food among multiple foods as well as methods of determining palatability. The methods can include presenting a cat or dog with one or more small samples of a test food and observing for refusal behavior, which can include refusing to eat a food sample. Higher numbers of instances of refusal of a particular food can be correlated with lower palatability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Franck Peron, Oliver Henry Piers Burman, Daniel Simon Mills, Matthew Williams