RALSTON PURINA CO has a total of 1,119 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1928. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and France. Its main competitors in its focus markets foods and drinks, machines and agriculture are CENTRAL SOYA CO, TEREOS STARCH & SWEETENERS EUROPE and MARS LTD.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 265 | |
#2 | Canada | 221 | |
#3 | France | 86 | |
#4 | Germany | 67 | |
#5 | United Kingdom | 67 | |
#6 | Belgium | 40 | |
#7 | Spain | 40 | |
#8 | Netherlands | 40 | |
#9 | Japan | 37 | |
#10 | Italy | 33 | |
#11 | Sweden | 29 | |
#12 | Australia | 26 | |
#13 | Norway | 20 | |
#14 | Denmark | 17 | |
#15 | Switzerland | 16 | |
#16 | Israel | 12 | |
#17 | Austria | 11 | |
#18 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 11 | |
#19 | Argentina | 10 | |
#20 | Brazil | 10 | |
#21 | Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) | 9 | |
#22 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 8 | |
#23 | Finland | 7 | |
#24 | South Africa | 6 | |
#25 | Hungary | 5 | |
#26 | Republic of Korea | 5 | |
#27 | Luxembourg | 4 | |
#28 | USSR (Union of Socialist Soviet Republics) | 4 | |
#29 | China | 3 | |
#30 | India | 2 | |
#31 | Mexico | 2 | |
#32 | Romania | 2 | |
#33 | Colombia | 1 | |
#34 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | |
#35 | Philippines | 1 | |
#36 | Poland | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Foods and drinks | |
#2 | Machines | |
#3 | Agriculture | |
#4 | Environmental technology | |
#5 | Textiles and paper |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Fodder | |
#2 | Food proteins | |
#3 | Foods | |
#4 | Unspecified technologies | |
#5 | Food shaping | |
#6 | Dairy products | |
#7 | Animal care | |
#8 | Food preservation | |
#9 | Climate change mitigation in goods production | |
#10 | Paper coating |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Hawley Robert L | 28 |
#2 | Lanter Kent J | 25 |
#3 | Betz Norman L | 21 |
#4 | Hoer Ralph A | 19 |
#5 | Oborsh E V | 18 |
#6 | Skoch Leroy V | 16 |
#7 | Oborsh Edward V | 15 |
#8 | Miller Timothy A | 14 |
#9 | Krinski Thomas L | 14 |
#10 | Mohrman R K | 14 |
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US6444169B1 | Test-device for threshold glucose detection in urine | |
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US6270820B1 | Process for dry stable intermediate pet food composition | |
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AU2362300A | Animal litter | |
US6254920B1 | Methods and compositions for enhancing palatability of pet food | |
US6261591B1 | Method for reducing hip joint laxity | |
US6358546B1 | Methods for customizing pet food | |
US6403142B1 | Hypoallergenic pet food | |
US6055932A | Pet food dispenser adapter | |
US6025004A | Process for mechanically controlling the bulk density of an extruded food material | |
US6035284A | System and method for product rationalization | |
US5596948A | Animal urine collection and analysis system and its method of use | |
US5508172A | Modified soy fiber material of improved sensory properties | |
US5826543A | Clumpable animal litter containing a dust reducing agent | |
CA2123542A1 | Method of managing obesity in domestic animals | |
US5244279A | Bulk bag | |
US5188860A | Process for the production of a fiber containing cereal product | |
US5016572A | Pet food package and dispenser | |
US5120941A | Self-service sales system for large containers using bar coded peel-off labels |