Transcript Pet Care Patent Categorization Decision Tree

Pet Care Patent Categorization Decision Tree
A. Dashboard
Scope?
Y
Is it related
to Pet
Foods?
Note: Categories which are end
points at multiple points in the
tree are marked with (*)
N
N
Top 4 companies
Re-evaluate Yateen
Y
Y
Find appropriate
end point in tree
Y
N
B. Selection of patent number
Patent is a new invention
If the newest patent is a
new patent family member
Y
If it is US or EP or WO
patent include the new
member in dashboard
Y
N
Then select for
dashboard
if, no member of the patent
family is on the dashboard
than add, the one
representative member on
the dashboard separately
Y
Find appropriate
end point in tree
N
If it is from any other country,
then check if the patent
family member is already in
the dashboard
Y
No analysis
1
If the food Composition
contains any ingredients
related to Vegetables, fruits,
cereal, carbohydrates, proteins,
vitamins, fats, minerals, fibers
and omega 3 fatty acids etc,
The scope of the dashboard is limited to pet food. Generic pet care applications e.g cat
litter, or pet care cleaning etc are not of interest: Focus only on pet (cat or dog) food
compositions, process of manufacture, method of use ,benefit areas, business methods,
delivery, formulations and other categories on he mind-map
Y
N
Classify in to Categories
and sub categories
according to mind map
C. Composition
Find appropriate
end point in tree
Y
Vegetables
Cereals
Cabohydrates
Fruits
Y
Proteins
Fiber
Fats
Y
Monosachharides Disachharides Polysachharides Generic Veg
Animal
protein protein
Antioxidants
Vitamins
Vitamin A Vitamin B Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E Generic
Prebiotics
Y
Y
Amino Peptides Veg fat Animal Omega Generic
acids
fat
FA
Others
Enzymes
Fructo
Isomalto
Inulins Others
oligosachharides oligosachharides
Minerals
& salts
Probiotics
Bacteria Yeast Fungi Others
Antiinflammatory
agents
Some food compositions have some
beneficial compounds which will treat the
pets with particular disease or for general
well being
Y
D. Benefit Areas
N
Classify in to Categories
Find appropriate
end point in tree
Y
Gastro-intestinal
Cardiac
Immunity
Weight Control
Hepatic
Dental
Skeletal
Brain Trainability
Eye
Urinary
Performance Glycemia Skin/hair Coat
Behavior/Mental Activity
Longevity
Hairball
Other Diseases
Pet food will be in different
product forms ex: dry, wet,
biscuits, dairy products etc
Y
Classify in to Categories
and sub categories
according to mind map
E. Product form
N
Find appropriate
end point in tree
Y
Y
Y
Dry
Treats,
Snack,
Chew
Dry
kibbled
food
Biscuits
Y
Nutritional
Supplements
Wet
Generic
Canned
foods
Gravy/sauce
Slurry
Gel
Generic
Diary
products
Unspecified
Renal
If the food product is pleasing to
the senses
Classify in to Categories
and sub categories
according to mind map
Y
F. Sensory Attributes
Palatability
Taste
Appearance
Flavor
N
Texture
Smell, odor
Others
The food product is
designed to which species
Y
N
Classify in to Categories
G. Species
Y
Pets
Human
Y
Cats
Dogs
Others
Generic
If the patent deals with the
pets in general, with out the
mention of any type of pet
If the patent deals with the
device
Y
H. Device
Select the patent for
dashboard
N
Find appropriate
end point in tree
The type of packaging article
used
Y
I. Packaging
N
Classify in to Categories
according to mind map
Pouch
Can
Tray
Bottle
Bag
Carton
If the patent deals with the
design of the device
J. Design patents
Y
N
Select the patent for
dashboard
Find appropriate
end point in tree
The processing of the pet food
like extrusion and canning etc.
K. Processing
Y
N
Classify in to Categories
and sub categories
according to mind map
Y
Extrusion
Canning/Retort
Extruder device/kit
Temperature
Extrusion
Others
Generic
L. Is it covered in one of
the other logic strings?
N
Was there enough
information to determine
where this fits?
Y
N
Not Enough
Information
Is it about pet food,
other uses
Y
Miscellaneous
N
Y
Is the document
of interest now?
Re-evaluate
N
Y
Could it be of interest in
the future?
M. Is there enough
information to make
assessment?
N
N
No Interest
N, Data Clean-up
Check and upload all
claims and PDF
Check for patent
assignee information
If. the patent is
unassigned, then match
up with proper assignee
Y
No Current Interest