Methods of monitoring feeding behaviors of pets

US12382933B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. · CH

Inventors

• Natalie Langenfeld-McCoy · Moro, US
• Ragen Trudelle-Schwarz McGowan · O'Fallon, US
• Mark Alan Donavon · Wilson Heights, US
• Mark Harris · Chatswood, AU
• Julia Foti · Lapstone, AU
• Kristin Slater · Chesterfield, US
• Srikanth Vemparala · Cypress, US
• Helber Dussan · Saint Louis, US
• Nicholas Schoeneck · Columbia, US
• Olivia Arndt · Columbia, US
• Sarah Thomas · Columbia, US
• LeAnn Snow · Kansas City, US
• Stuart Neubarth · Mountain View, US
• Sanjay Kalsangra · Indore, IN
• Sarath Malipeddi · Vemula, IN
• Rabinarayan Swain · Khordha, IN
• Shivam Awasthi · Barabanki, IN
• Dwarakanath Raghavendra Ravi · Gandhinagar, IN
• Mohammed Affan Khan · Bengaluru, IN
• Vignesh Chockalingam Arun · Tirunelveli, IN
• Narendra Kumar Murugan · Tirisulam, IN
• Julien BELAHBIB · Amiens, FR
• Mani Bharath Kamaraj · Coimbatore, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 21, 2024
• Grant date: Aug 12, 2025
• Expiry date: Aug 21, 2044

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01G19/56
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the monitoring feeding behavior(s) of a pet(s), under the control of at least one processor. An example method includes obtaining load data from a load sensor of a pet bowl while the pet is interacting with contents of the pet bowl. The load sensor can have a sensitivity of +/−50 grams or less and the load data is obtained can occur at a sample rate from 10 samples to 150 samples per second. The example method can also include sequentially grouping the load data in 0.01 second to 5 second time increments, wherein individual time increments include multiple samples, and identifying a feeding behavior occurring within one or more of the time increments based on the load data resulting from the pet interacting with the pet bowl or the contents of the pet bowl.