Patents
US 8626796 B2: System to store and access information used to score, group and present nutritional values of food products
- Granted
- 2014-01-07
- Filed
- 2007-08-31 application 11848663
- Type
- Utility · 34 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A database, system and related method for storing, retrieving, manipulating and presenting nutritional information about food items includes functions and data tables arranged to enable nutritional value scoring and rating. The database, system and method are arranged to enable users to input nutritional information deemed pertinent to assessing the nutritional value of food items. The tables of the database include entities representing food item designations, and arrangements of nutritional information. The nutritional information may be acquired from external sources or generated internally, including for prepared foods. The system is arranged to enable users to generate customized reports based on all product and/or company information of interest or any selectable portions of such information.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140107.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James L. McBride | Frye Island, ME | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Thomas Pike | Saco, ME | 3 | 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 | MCBRIDE, JAMES L. signed 2007-10-02 PIKE, THOMAS A. signed 2007-10-03 | HANNAFORD LICENSING CORP. SCARBOROUGH, ME | 20100/758 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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