Systems for customizing pet food

US6576280B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Nestec, Inc. · CH

Inventors

• David M. Bebiak · Villa Ridge, US
• Sandeep Bhatnagar · Leesburg, US
• Timothy Gleason · Manchester, US
• Cathryn Fritz-Jung · Grosse Pointe Farms, US
• Karl Kettinger · Chesterfield, US
• Daryl Klas · Chesterfield, US
• Bhajmohan Singh · Chesterfield, US
• Donald Speck · Chesterfield, US
• Jill Stoll · Webster Groves, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 29, 2002
• Grant date: Jun 10, 2003
• Expiry date: Jan 29, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S426/805
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods for customizing pet food for an individual pet are described. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of obtaining user input through an electronic user interface, processing the input with stored data on a main computer which is coupled to the user interface, and generating control signals to control the operation of food manufacturing and packaging apparatus according to the user input. The user input is used to form an individual pet profile, which is used to generate a customized pet food formula. The customized pet food formula is then used in the control of the manufacture and packaging of the customized pet food.