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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen James Harris, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, GB;
Matthew Coates, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, GB;
Matthew Ronald Gibbs, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, GB;
Assignee:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 50/40 (2016.01); A61Q 11/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/689 (2018.01); G16B 20/00 (2019.01); G16B 40/00 (2019.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); G16B 20/20 (2019.01); A61K 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/689 (2013.01); A23K 50/40 (2016.05); A61K 8/0204 (2013.01); A61Q 11/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/56955 (2013.01); G16B 20/00 (2019.02); G16B 20/20 (2019.02); G16B 40/00 (2019.02); A61K 2800/70 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/112 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an assay for use in a method of determining the oral health status of a canine animal by identifying certain bacteria present or absent in a sample taken from the animal, and applying the information set out herein for each identified bacteria to statistical models in order to determine the oral health status of the animal.