公开(公告)号：US11102952B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US15984857

申请日：2018-05-21

Applicant: NESTEC SA

Inventor： Ebenezer Satyaraj ,  Peichuan Sun ,  Scott Sherrill ,  Qinghong Li ,  Steven Hannah

IPC: G01N33/68 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A01K1/00 ,  A01K1/03 ,  A01K1/01

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for enabling an individual having a cat allergy to have a cat as a pet. Such a method can include quantitatively determining a threshold in the individual for an environmental level of an allergen produced by the cat and selecting a cat or a breed of cat that creates an environmental level of the allergen that is less than the threshold. Additionally, such a method can include lowering the allergens disseminated by the cat by treating the environment inhabited by the cat during a time period where the cat expresses elevated allergens.

公开(公告)号：US10980212B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16193288

申请日：2018-11-16

Applicant: NESTEC SA

Inventor： James Li

IPC: B01J20/20 ,  A01K1/015 ,  A61L9/014 ,  B01J20/28 ,  B01J20/30 ,  B01J20/32

Abstract: A method of making clumping deodorizer granules can include applying a clumping agent to a particles containing activated carbon to at least partially coat an outer surface of the particles with a distinct layer comprising the clumping agent. Clumping deodorizer granules can include particles containing activated carbon, and an outer surface of each of the particles is at least partially coated with a distinct layer containing a clumping agent. A method of reducing malodor from animal waste can include adding clumping deodorizer granules to a pet litter in a litter box, the clumping deodorizer granules including particles containing activated carbon, and an outer surface of each of the particles is at least partially coated with a distinct layer containing a clumping agent.

公开(公告)号：US10721945B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US15229677

申请日：2016-08-05

Applicant: NESTEC SA

Inventor： Manjuan Jenny She ,  Michael E. Leiweke

IPC: A23K40/25 ,  A23K10/30 ,  A23K50/42 ,  A23K20/158 ,  A23K20/105 ,  A23K20/163 ,  A23K10/37 ,  A23K20/147 ,  A23K20/174 ,  A23K10/26 ,  A23K20/111 ,  A23K50/45

Abstract: Edible chews having a polygon-shaped cross-section, such as a star-shaped cross section. This cross-sectional shape provides an increased surface area and forms edges, and these features clean teeth of an animal such as a dog. These edible chews have a soft chewy texture which avoids or significantly reduces gum bleeding which is caused by known dental treats with typically have a hard texture.

公开(公告)号：US10477833B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US15298993

申请日：2016-10-20

Applicant: NESTEC SA

Inventor： Nathan Foster Huck ,  Colin Muscroft ,  David Odell Leinart

IPC: A01K1/015 ,  B01J20/10 ,  B01J20/12 ,  B01J20/20 ,  B01J20/24 ,  B01J20/28 ,  B01J20/30 ,  A01K1/01

Abstract: Compacting expanded perlite fines in the presence of a clay and water, followed by drying, produces particles with low density, good integrity, and surprisingly higher absorption by volume than non-compacted expanded perlite or non-swelling clay. Furthermore, addition of a clumping agent to the compacted granules results in a clumping litter with low density, good integrity and comparable clumping ability to traditional clay clumping litter.

公开(公告)号：US20190274340A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16294148

申请日：2019-03-06

Applicant: NESTEC SA

Inventor： Caroline Ingoglia ,  Laurent Patrick Rouanet

IPC: A23L13/10 ,  A23L13/00 ,  A23L13/20 ,  A23L13/40 ,  A23L21/10 ,  A23L29/219 ,  A23L29/238 ,  A23L29/262 ,  A23L29/281 ,  A23L33/15 ,  A23L33/16 ,  A23K10/26 ,  A23K20/147 ,  A23K20/163 ,  A23K20/174 ,  A23K40/25 ,  A23K50/48

Abstract: A method of making a food product can include forming an emulsion containing a meat and a firming agent that is one or more of plasma, whole egg powder, guar gum, pea fiber, pea protein, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) or a modified cereal starch; directing the emulsion through a die to form a meat analog; cooking the meat analog with steam; and cutting the meat analog into thin flakes. The method can include cooling the meat analog before the cutting. The method can include mixing the thin flakes of the meat analog with jelly or gravy to form a blended food composition in which a ratio of the flakes to the jelly or gravy is about 30:70 to about 70:30.

公开(公告)号：US20190269148A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

申请号：US16080701

申请日：2017-03-09

Applicant: NESTEC SA

Inventor： Youcef Ait Bouziad ,  Franois Texier

IPC: A23G9/16 ,  A23G9/18

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for preparing a cooled or frozen and/or foamed product, comprising:—a container (20) where a certain quantity of a fluid at ambient temperature is stored;—expelling means (109) configured to deliver a certain quantity of the fluid into a processing chamber (108) at a certain flow rate;—a processing element (101) rotatable within the processing chamber (108) and configured to mix and/or scrap and/or foam the fluid in the processing chamber;—a cooling element (105) providing a certain cooling power configured to cool at least partially the processing chamber (108) which is at least partially in contact with the fluid. The invention further relates to a container (20) comprising a certain quantity of a certain fluid at ambient temperature, configured to be used with such a device (10). Further, the invention relates to a method for preparing a cooled or frozen and/or foamed product, using a device (10), to the use of such device (10) for preparing a cooled or frozen and/or foamed product and to the use of a container (20) as described in such a device (10) for such preparation.

公开(公告)号：US20190240180A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16265180

申请日：2019-02-01

Applicant: NESTEC SA

Inventor： Qinghong Li ,  George Arthur Bailey Wells

IPC: A61K31/20 ,  A61K31/202 ,  A61K31/198 ,  A61K31/197 ,  A61K31/355 ,  A61K33/06 ,  A61K31/185 ,  A61P9/12 ,  A23K20/158 ,  A23K20/174 ,  A23K20/142 ,  A23K20/24 ,  A23K50/40

CPC classification number: A61K31/20 ,  A23K20/142 ,  A23K20/158 ,  A23K20/174 ,  A23K20/24 ,  A23K50/40 ,  A61K31/185 ,  A61K31/197 ,  A61K31/198 ,  A61K31/202 ,  A61K31/205 ,  A61K31/355 ,  A61K33/06 ,  A61P9/12 ,  A61P13/12 ,  A61K2300/00

Abstract: A method for reducing blood pressure or treating renal or kidney disease in a companion animal, the method comprising orally administering a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of medium chain triglycerides to the companion animal.

公开(公告)号：US20190212064A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16354966

申请日：2019-03-15

Applicant: NESTEC SA

Inventor： Kevin J. Cully

IPC: F28D9/00 ,  A23L13/60 ,  A22C5/00 ,  A22C7/00 ,  A23K10/20 ,  A23K50/42

CPC classification number: F28D9/00 ,  A22C5/00 ,  A22C7/00 ,  A23K10/20 ,  A23K50/42 ,  A23L13/60 ,  F28D2021/0042

Abstract: Methods and devices heat or cool viscous materials, such as meat emulsions useful for producing food and other products. The devices include a heat exchanger including a first plate, a second plate attached to the first plate, and a first spacer and a second spacer arranged between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate, the second plate, the first spacer, and the second spacer define at least one temperature controlled passaged for a product to pass through the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger can be used in a system including one or more of a grinder, a mixing tank, an emulsifier device, a positive displacement pump, or a cutting device.

公开(公告)号：US20190150396A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US16193113

申请日：2018-11-16

Applicant: NESTEC SA

Inventor： James Li

IPC: A01K1/015 ,  B01J20/20 ,  B01J20/12 ,  B01J20/10 ,  B01J20/28 ,  B01J20/30 ,  B01J20/32

Abstract: A method of making absorbent granules can include mixing activated carbon with a liquid and a binder to form a slurry; applying the slurry to particles of absorbent core material to at least partially coat the particles of the core material with a first distinct layer containing the activated carbon; and applying a clumping agent to the first distinct layer to at least partially coat the first distinct layer with a second distinct layer containing the clumping agent. The absorbent granules can be used as a deodorizer and/or a pet litter, and each of the absorbent granules can include an absorbent core, a first distinct layer containing activated carbon, and a second distinct layer containing a clumping agent such that the first distinct layer is between an outer surface of the absorbent core and an inner surface of the second distinct layer.

公开(公告)号：US20190134131A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16179302

申请日：2018-11-02

Applicant: NESTEC SA

Inventor： Ping YU ,  Yuanlong Pan

IPC: A61K36/52 ,  A61K9/00 ,  A61K36/07 ,  A61K31/353 ,  A61K36/9066 ,  A61K31/01 ,  A61K31/145 ,  A61K31/201 ,  A61K31/202 ,  A61P35/00 ,  A23K10/30 ,  A23K20/121 ,  A23K20/105 ,  A23K20/158 ,  A23K50/40

Abstract: Methods and compositions for providing a health benefit to an animal using a nutrient blend. In one embodiment, the method can comprise orally administering a composition comprising at least four of the nutrients selected from the group of walnut, maitake mushroom extract, EGCG, turmeric root powder, lycopene, taurine, EPA, and DHA to the animal.