US 11,719,564 B2
Food dosing implement
Thierry Six, Aimargues (FR); and Benedicte Garzino, Aimargues (FR)
Assigned to MARS, INCORPORATED, Mclean, VA (US)
Appl. No. 17/421,078
Filed by MARS, INCORPORATED, McLean, VA (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 8, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/012723
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 7, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/146488, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/790,727, filed on Jan. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0113176 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. G01F 19/00 (2006.01); A01K 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01F 19/002 (2013.01) [A01K 5/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pet food implement, comprising:
a container to measure an amount of pet food based on a weight measurement of a pet and a weight management plan, the container having a side with graduated markings corresponding to weight measurements for pets ranging up to a maximum weight;
a selectively adjustable wall that defines an intermediate predetermined volume of the container corresponding to an amount of pet food suitable for a pet with a certain weight on a predetermined weight management plan; and
a handle coupled to the wall to selectively adjust the wall along the side of the container to define the intermediate predetermined volume, the handle aligning the wall proximate one of the graduated markings,
wherein the graduated markings include a first set of markings and a second set of markings, wherein the first set of markings is associated with a pet having a diet of dry food and the second set of markings is associated with a pet having a mix feeding diet of dry food and wet food.