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公开(公告)号:US20250044271A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-06
申请号:US18718711
申请日:2022-12-12
Applicant: Mars, Incorporated
Inventor: Jorn BROUWERS
IPC: G01N33/02 , G06N3/0455 , G06N3/09
Abstract: A computer-implemented method of predicting quality of a food product sample after a mixing process, based on properties of the food product, comprises: building a hybrid model by: training an autoencoder in an unsupervised learning step using historical process data of food product samples; training a supervised model in a supervised learning step using the output of the autoencoder; and predicting the quality of the food product by inputting process data of current samples into the hybrid model and classifying the samples.
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公开(公告)号:US20250035347A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-30
申请号:US18783921
申请日:2024-07-25
Applicant: Mars, Incorporated
Inventor: Rory JOHNSTON , Jakob LOESCHKE
Abstract: A temperature control system may include a thermoelectric device and one or more solar panels operatively connected to the thermoelectric device. The one or more solar panels may provide solar power to the thermoelectric device. A controller may be operatively connected to the thermoelectric device. A first insulating layer may surround a receptacle and a second insulating layer may include a plurality of channels. The controller may switch the thermoelectric device between an ON state and an OFF state based upon a threshold availability of the solar power. The thermoelectric device may receive forced air convection through the plurality of channels in the second insulating layer to maintain a temperature inside the receptacle when the thermoelectric device is in the ON state and may reduce air circulation within the receptacle to substantially maintain the temperature inside the receptacle when the thermoelectric device is in the OFF state.
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公开(公告)号:US12207673B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-28
申请号:US17013919
申请日:2020-09-08
Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
IPC: A23K50/42 , A23K20/111 , A23K20/132 , A23K20/142 , A23K20/153 , A23K50/48 , A23L27/00 , A23L27/20 , A23L27/21 , A23L27/22 , A23L27/23
Abstract: A flavor composition comprising at least one compound that modulates, increases and/or enhances the activity of a GPR120 fatty acid receptor that can be used to enhance the fatty acid taste and/or palatability of pet food products is described herein. Also disclosed herein are methods for identifying said compounds.
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公开(公告)号:US20250006319A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-02
申请号:US18709166
申请日:2022-11-11
Applicant: Mars, Incorporated
Inventor: Marie-Louise Amanda BENNETT , Gordon Craig CAMERON , Lucy Jane HOLCOMBE , Philip Martin MCGENITY , Avika Kishorlal RUPARELL , Corryn Victoria WALLIS , Amanda Elizabeth DAVIES
Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for providing pet health diagnostic and aftercare information. Pet metadata associated with an activation code is received from a pet profile server, wherein the pet metadata and the activation code have been input by a first user using a first user device. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) results associated with the activation code are then received from a qPCR results server. A correlation is determined between the pet metadata and the qPCR results based on the activation code. One or more reports containing a diagnosis and/or a health recommendation are generated based on processing the pet metadata and the qPCR results. The generated one or more reports are transmitted to at least the pet profile server, the first user device, or a veterinarian device for display.
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公开(公告)号:US12178191B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-31
申请号:US17294156
申请日:2019-11-18
Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
Inventor: Robert W. Mott, Jr. , Kyu Sang Lee , Stanley John Withouski, IV
IPC: A01K27/00
Abstract: Disclosed is a mounting base (300) for attaching a portable electronic device (402) to a collar apparatus (400). Mounting base (300) includes a frame (102) and a latch (200). Latch (200) is moveable between a latched position and an unlatched position. Latch (200) includes an actuator (206) with a button (208) that may be depressed by a user to manually move latch (200) between the latched and unlatched positions. A portable electronic device (402) includes an insertion portion (410) that is received in a receiving aperture (108) in the frame (102). Once the insertion portion (410) is inserted, the device (402) may be rotated manually to engage latch (200). During rotation, a lock stub (216) on latch (200) engages a corresponding feature on insertion portion (410), thereby preventing counter-rotation of device (402). Additionally, one or more tabs (120) on frame (102) interfere with corresponding structure on insertion portion (410) to secure device (402) onto mounting base (300).
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公开(公告)号:US12167739B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-17
申请号:US16956458
申请日:2018-12-20
Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
Inventor: Scott McGrane , James W. Marshall , Alice Deal , Emily Marshall
IPC: A23K50/48 , A23K10/22 , A23K20/142 , A23K20/147 , A23K20/158
Abstract: A pet food product comprising a fat component in an amount of from 2.0 wt % to 8.0 wt % by total weight of the pet food product, and a proteinaceous component in an amount of from 6.0 wt % to 14.0 wt % by total weight of the pet food product, wherein said proteinaceous component comprises polypeptides and free amino acids, wherein the ratio of the fat component to the proteinaceous component is from about 0.45:1.0 to about 0.0:1.0, and wherein the amount of free amino acids in the pet food product is at least 0.5 wt % by total weight of the pet food product.
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公开(公告)号:US12167738B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-17
申请号:US17628823
申请日:2020-09-23
Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
Inventor: Jean-Baptiste Roche , Claude Ecochard , Sally Perea
IPC: A23K50/42 , A23K20/147 , A23K20/158 , A23K20/20 , A23K20/24
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing an individualized nutritionally complete diet for an animal, in particular an animal with one or more pathological condition(s). The present invention also relates to a device for providing an individualized nutritionally complete diet for an animal, having means adapted to execute the steps of the method. The present invention also relates to a computer program to cause the device to execute the steps of the method. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon the computer program is further provided. Kits and compositions are further provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20240408123A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-12
申请号:US18700603
申请日:2022-10-18
Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
Inventor: Willy Joly
IPC: A61K31/702 , A23K20/132 , A23K20/142 , A23K20/163 , A23K20/174 , A23K20/179 , A23K50/42 , A61K36/064 , A61K39/39 , A61P37/04
Abstract: The present invention relates to a food composition comprising, in % by weight of the food composition on dry matter basis, i) nucleotides in an amount of at least about 0.05% and ii) oligosaccharides in an amount of at least about 0.1%, wherein said oligosaccharides are selected from xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), and combinations thereof.
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公开(公告)号:US12161136B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-10
申请号:US17252069
申请日:2019-06-13
Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
Inventor: Scott Joseph McGrane , Matthew Ronald Gibbs , Boris Klebansky , Richard Masten Fine
IPC: A23K50/40 , A23K20/142 , A23K40/00 , G01N33/566
Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods of screening raw materials and pet food products to manufacture a palatable pet food product. The presently disclosed subject matter also relates to methods for identifying compounds that modulate the activity and/or expression of a taste receptor.
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公开(公告)号:US20240373884A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-14
申请号:US18781013
申请日:2024-07-23
Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
Inventor: John Didzbalis , John P. Munafo
IPC: A23L7/10 , A23G9/38 , A23L19/18 , A23L23/00 , A23L25/10 , A23L27/00 , A23L27/21 , A23L27/22 , A23L27/40
Abstract: A flavor composition containing at least one, two, three, four, five or more peptide compound(s) that can be used to enhance the taste of edible compositions including sweet goods, such as confectionery goods, and savory goods, such as pet foods.
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