Patents by Inventor Frank Shields

Frank Shields 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: 8128956
    Abstract: A pet food product for hairball treatment that includes a shell component completely surrounding an inner component to form one dual textured pet food product, wherein the shell component is harder than the inner component. The shell component can include a mixture of soluble and insoluble fiber and can include at least one ingredient comprising a carbohydrate, fat, protein or combination thereof. The inner component comprises a mixture of ingredients, wherein the ingredients include a lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Mars, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan A. Torney, Kasim A. Zubair, Liisa Mooney, Frank Shields, Tiffany L. Bierer
  • Publication number: 20090041910
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multi-piece animal food server including two separate components, a feeding component containing a unitary pre-packaged serving of animal food and a support component configured to hold at least one feeding component. The present invention is also directed to a sanitary, quick and easy method of feeding an animal that utilizes the multi-piece animal food server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kevin Rabinovitch, Jason Friedland, Diana L. Ortiz Maldonado, Jane Rabinovitch, Gary N. Chisholm, Frank Shields
  • Publication number: 20080134575
    Abstract: A composition for a soil additive and a method for promoting plant growth using cremation ash from the remains of a cremated, e.g., human, which avoids the disadvantages of prior soil compositions while affording additional benefits and advantages is disclosed. The soil additive comprises cremation ash and a solubilizer combined with the ash to form a mixture. The solubilizer is selected for its ability to solubilize calcium or rock phosphate. Such a solubilizer may be one of either a chemical solubilizer, such as ethylene-diamine-tetra acetic acid (EDTA), or a biological solubilizer, such as composting material. The disclosed composition and method provide a way for memorializing deceased loved ones, such as, for example, family members, friends, and pets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Roger Strand, Frank Shields, John Swiader
  • Publication number: 20080138464
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nutritionally complete and preferably balanced, shelf stable pet food product, a method of feeding the pet food product to an animal and a process of manufacturing that pet food product. The method of feeding an animal includes the step of feeding a preferred pet food product to the animal, wherein the pet food product is a nutritionally complete meal and is configured such that the animal can hold the product with its appendages while eating the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: Stewart Townsend, Kristin Boyle, Dan Beyer, Oscar Ortiz, Allan A. Torney, Frank Shields, Helen Munday, Alexandre Consul Mendes, Angel Hernandez, Emine Unlu, Saeed Ahmed, Peter S. Slusarczyk, Christopher Frank, Liisa Mooney, Kasim A. Zubair
  • Publication number: 20070278804
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a vehicle door protection system is provided. The system includes a compressible pad having memory, wherein the compressible pad defines a first opening there through, a user-removable tether having a first end looped through the first opening, and an anchor is slidably coupled to the tether so that the tether length between the anchor and the compressible pad is user adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventor: Frank Shields
  • Publication number: 20060188611
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a product and a method of making a pet chew that is edible and highly digestible. The pet chew comprises 5 to about 50% (w/w) protein, about 20 to about 80% (w/w) carbohydrate, about 5 to about 50% (w/w) humectant, and about 5 to about 30 % (w/w) water. When formed, the pet chew comprises a hardness measurement of about 5 kg to about 60 kg and an elasticity measurement of about 3 mm to about 40 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Emine Unlu, Oscar Ortiz, Arnab Sarkar, Allan Torney, Liisa Mooney, Kasim Zubair, Dino Ruffa, Frank Shields
  • Publication number: 20050181097
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nutritionally complete and preferably balanced, shelf stable pet food product, a method of feeding the pet food product to an animal and a process of manufacturing that pet food product. The method of feeding an animal includes the step of feeding a preferred pet food product to the animal, wherein the pet food product is a nutritionally complete meal and is configured such that the animal can hold the product with its appendages while eating the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: MARS, INC.
    Inventors: Stewart Townsend, Kristin Boyle, Dan Beyer, Oscar Ortiz, Allan Torney, Frank Shields, Helen Munday, Alexandre Mendes, Angel Hernandez, Emine Unlu, Saeed Ahmed, Peter Slusarczyk, Christopher Frank, Liisa Mooney, Kasim Zubair, Tiffany Bierer
  • Publication number: 20050084517
    Abstract: A pet food product for hairball treatment that includes a shell component completely surrounding an inner component to form one dual textured pet food product, wherein the shell component is harder than the inner component. The shell component can include a mixture of soluble and insoluble fiber and can include at least one ingredient comprising a carbohydrate, fat, protein or combination thereof. The inner component comprises a mixture of ingredients, wherein the ingredients include a lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Allan Torney, Kasim Zubair, Liisa Mooney, Frank Shields, Tiffany Bierer
  • Publication number: 20040253342
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nutritionally complete and preferably balanced, shelf stable pet food product, a method of feeding the pet food product to an animal and a process of manufacturing that pet food product. The method of feeding an animal includes the step of feeding a preferred pet food product to the animal, wherein the pet food product is a nutritionally complete meal and is configured such that the animal can hold the product with its appendages while eating the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Stewart Townsend, Kristin Boyle, Dan Beyer, Oscar Ortiz, Allan A. Torney, Frank Shields, Helen Munday, Alexandre Consul Mendes, Angel Hernandez, Emine Unlu, Saeed Ahmed, Peter S. Slusarczyk, Christopher Frank, Liisa Mooney, Kasim X. Zubair
  • Patent number: D516276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Emine Unlu, Oscar Ortiz, Phillip Walter Turner, Allan Torney, Franks Shields, Liisa Mooney
  • Patent number: D585744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: MARS, Incorporated
    Inventor: Frank Shields
  • Patent number: D587568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: MARS, Incorporated
    Inventor: Frank Shields
  • Patent number: D598744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: MARS, Incorporated
    Inventor: Frank Shields
  • Patent number: D600555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: MARS, Incorporated
    Inventor: Frank Shields