Patents
US 8146538 B2: Airborne interactive cat treat or toy
- Granted
- 2012-04-03
- Filed
- 2006-12-01 application 11606905
- Type
- Utility · 25 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An aerodynamically interactive artifact is proportioned to experience at least one of tumbling, fluttering, and autorotating motion when subjected to free fall in a gravitational field. Suitable shapes include films, strips, butterflies, birds, and the like. The artifact may be contain a nutraceutical, may be dissolvable in pet saliva, and may provide an olfactory sensation for a pet. Dimensionless parameters such as Froude number and length-to-thickness ratios may be used to select aerodynamically interactive motions.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120403.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Monte Corporation 16 patents | US company or organization | San Francisco, CA | DEL MONTE CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state DEL MONTE CORP SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Kling | Westminster, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tracy Grammer | Long Beach, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric Lew | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Don Barnvos | Tecate Mission Road, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tracy Wojnarowski | Long Beach, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K15/025 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23K | Fodder | A23K40/30 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BIG HEART PET BRANDS, LLC signed 2016-04-30 | BIG HEART PET, INC. ORRVILLE, OH | 38810/86 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-05-13 | Name change Change of name | BIG HEART PET BRANDS signed 2016-04-30 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS, LLC ORRVILLE, OH | 38687/149 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-03-23 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2015-03-23 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS (F/K/A DEL MONTE CORPORATION) SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 35231/696 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-03-23 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2015-03-23 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 35231/235 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-10-03 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the remove incorrect patent no. 6648163 from change of name previously recorded on reel 032472 frame 0782. assignor(s) hereby confirms the change of name from del monte corporation to big heart pet brands. | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2014-02-18 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 33888/631 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-03-31 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | BIG HEART PET BRANDS signed 2014-03-06 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 32565/323 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-03-21 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the remove incorrect patent nos. 6254920 and 6350485 from change of name previously recorded on reel 032472 frame 0782. assignor(s) hereby confirms the change of name from del monte corporation to big heart pet brands. | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2014-02-18 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 32561/3 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-03-19 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patent rights | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2014-03-06 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS F/K/A DEL MONTE CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 32479/915 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-03-19 | Name change Change of name | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2014-02-18 | BIG HEART PET BRANDS SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 32472/782 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-04-08 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2011-03-08 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 26100/771 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-03-28 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2011-03-08 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 26029/157 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-03-17 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patent rights | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2011-03-08 | DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO, CA DEL MONTE CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 25969/967 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2010-02-08 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | DEL MONTE CORPORATION signed 2010-01-29 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 23905/643 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2007-03-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KLING, JAY signed 2007-02-22 GRAMMER, TRACY signed 2007-02-22 LEW, ERIC signed 2007-02-26 BARNVOS, DON signed 2007-02-22 WOJNAROWSKI, TRACY signed 2007-02-26 | DEL MONTE CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 19027/34 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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