Patents by Inventor Eisuke HIGUCHI

Eisuke HIGUCHI 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).

  • Method for evaluating food preference of pets
    Patent number: 9810674
    Abstract: A method, a program, and a device for evaluating food preference of pets that do not require humans to eat a pet food itself. The preference of pets can be evaluated by conducting sensory analysis on selected palatants contained in a pet food by humans. Accordingly, highly precise prediction of the preference can be made by a simple and intuitive method based on sensory attributes for human. Further, humans are not required to eat a pet food itself because the humans may conduct sensory analysis on selected palatants contained in the pet food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Mikami, Chinatsu Kasamatsu, Eisuke Higuchi, Takeshi Fujieda
  • METHOD, PROGRAM AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING FOOD PREFERENCE OF PETS
    Publication number: 20140295037
    Abstract: A method, a program, and a device for evaluating food preference of pets that do not require humans to eat a pet food itself. The preference of pets can be evaluated by conducting sensory analysis on selected palatants contained in a pet food by humans. Accordingly, highly precise prediction of the preference can be made by a simple and intuitive method based on sensory attributes for human. Further, humans are not required to eat a pet food itself because the humans may conduct sensory analysis on selected palatants contained in the pet food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Takashi MIKAMI, Chinatsu KASAMATSU, Eisuke HIGUCHI, Takeshi FUJIEDA