Patents
US 7974881 B2: Method and system for assessing, scoring, grouping and presenting nutritional value information of food products
- Granted
- 2011-07-05
- Filed
- 2007-10-29 application 11926727
- Type
- Utility · 28 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method and system for presenting nutritional information about food products. The method involves gathering nutritional data about food products, analyzing that data to determine a nutritional value, scoring the product, and applying a designation reflecting the nutritional score. The nutritional value score designation is then displayed at the point of sale for observation by customers. The system includes a data gathering function, a data analyzing function, a data storing function, a scoring function, a reporting function and a display function to perform the steps of the method described.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110705.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guiding Stars Licensing Company 2 patents | US company or organization | Scarborough, ME | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Culver | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Leslie M. Fischer | Durham, NC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James L. McBride | Frye Island, ME | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lisa A. Sutherland | Durham, NC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John A. Vitagliano | Charlotte, NC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/087 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G09B | Educational or demonstration appliances; appliances for teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute; models; planetaria; globes; maps; diagrams | G09B19/0092 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G16H | Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data | G16H20/60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HANNAFORD LICENSING CORP. signed 2009-03-25 | GUIDING STARS LICENSING COMPANY SCARBOROUGH, ME | 22609/974 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2007-11-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CULVER, STEPHEN F. signed 2006-05-10 MCBRIDE, JAMES L. signed 2006-05-10 VITAGLIANO, JOHN A. signed 2006-05-10 FISCHER, LESLIE M. signed 2006-05-11 SUTHERLAND, LISA A. signed 2006-05-11 | HANNAFORD LICENSING CORP. SCARBOROUGH, ME | 20102/640 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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