Patents by Inventor Michael A. Directo

Michael A. Directo 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).

  • Publication number: 20240000106
    Abstract: The pet food and method of manufacture includes a combination of upcycled ingredients and new ingredients and a careful combination of prebiotics and probiotics to provide pets with a 100% balanced flora. Probiotics, referred to as the “beneficial bacteria,” and prebiotics, referred to as the “beneficial fiber” work together to stabilize a pet's digestive system, promote good bacteria growth, and a healthy immune system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Directo
  • Publication number: 20210169041
    Abstract: An encapsulated food processing machine receives packages of frozen or freeze-dried food encapsulated in edible film. The machine heats water, pumps it to the portion of the machine with the encapsulated food, and mixes the encapsulated food while heating it with the warm water. The result is a ready-to-eat meal. In use, a user determines a number of packages of encapsulated food based on a pet's size and weight, and places the packages into a specially designed bowl. The user selects the number and type of packages on the machine, which prepares the food via the aforementioned process. The bowl with the ready-to-eat meal is then removed from the machine, and the pet eats the meal directly from the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Directo
  • Publication number: 20140190417
    Abstract: A pet bed having a cushion that includes multiple pillows that can be removed and washed is disclosed. The pet bed has a cover with multiple pockets, each of which holds one or more of the pillows while allowing the pillows to be removed from and replaced into the respective pocket which permits selective washing of individual segments of the cushion. The bed is formed of a cover having a plurality of pairs of radially and upwardly extending bolster cushion pillow receiving pockets that each receive a bolster cushion and a center cushion pocket locking the bolster cushion pillows in their respective pockets when a center cushion pillow is received in the center cushion pocket and a covering flap of the cover closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: PIONEER PET PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: John M. Lipscomb, Michael A. Directo