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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bhajmohan Ricky Singh, St. Louis, MO (US);
Dorothy Laflamme, Millstadt, IL (US);
Joan Ballam, St. Louis, MO (US);
Monique Nielsen, St. Louis, MO (US);
Diane Kalishman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Nestec, Ltd., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 3/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 3/900 ;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for predicting an accurate body condition score (BCS) for pets. The method includes selecting a BCS based upon a BCS chart, and applying the selected BCS and at least one other criterion including diet or activity level to a model to determine a predicted body condition score.