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RALSTON PURINA CO

Overview
  • Total Patents
    1,119
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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.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing RALSTON PURINA COs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# 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

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US6444169B1 Test-device for threshold glucose detection in urine
IL151567D0 Methods and apparatus for customizing pet food
US6270820B1 Process for dry stable intermediate pet food composition
WO0036906A1 Animal litter container
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