Pet food and manufacturing method thereof

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  "publication_number": "US11627755B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Pet food and manufacturing method thereof",
  "abstract": "Disclosed are a pet food and a manufacturing method thereof. The pet food of the present invention includes a storage body having a can shape, an inner cap sealing an upper end of the storage body and provided in a disposable use, an outer cap detachably coupled to the storage body to cover the inner cap, and a plurality of feed bodies stored in the storage body, wherein a plurality of powder members are mixed in the storage body and when the storage body is shaken before feeding the feed to a pet, the plurality of powder members is coated on the plurality of feed bodies.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A manufacturing method of a pet food comprising the steps of: conveying feed bodies to a combination meter through a feed body conveying unit; inputting the feed bodies metered by the combination meter to a storage body disposed in an index table; conveying the storage body to which the feed bodies are input to a powder member supply unit and then inputting powder members to the storage body from the powder member supply unit; providing, sealing, and seaming an inner cap in the storage body where the powder members are input; and providing an outer cap in the storage body provided with the inner cap.",
    "2. The manufacturing method of the pet food of claim 1, wherein the feed body conveying unit includes: a first horizontal frame provided on the ground; a vertical frame which is coupled vertically to the first horizontal frame; a second horizontal frame which is coupled to an upper end of the vertical frame and of which an end is disposed on the combination meter; a storage hopper which is coupled to the first horizontal frame and in which the feed bodies are stored; a conveying channel of which one side is coupled to the storage hopper to convey the feed bodies stored in the storage hopper; a lowering hopper which is provided at an end of the conveying channel to lower the feed bodies conveyed through the conveying channel in a direction of the first horizontal frame; a plurality of conveying hoppers which is provided to move sequentially along the first horizontal frame, the vertical frame, and the second horizontal frame to convey the feed bodies in a direction of the combination meter; a plurality of driving shafts which are rotatably provided in the first horizontal frame, the vertical frame, and the second horizontal frame to rotate chains connected with the plurality of conveying hoppers; and a falling hopper which is provided at the end of the second horizontal frame to fall the feed bodies supplied through the plurality of conveying hoppers to the combination meter.",
    "3. The manufacturing method of the pet food of claim 2, wherein the powder member supply unit includes: a base body; a powder storage hopper which is coupled to the base body and stored with the powder members; a powder driving motor which is provided in the base body to provide power for conveying the powder members stored in the powder storage hopper; a powder supply screw of which one side is coupled to the powder driving motor to convey the powder members in an upper direction by rotation force; a powder falling guide body which is provided above the powder supply screw to guide the falling of the conveyed powder members; a powder falling hopper which is provided below the powder falling guide body to fall the powder members in a lower direction; a filling screw which is provided below the powder falling hopper to input the powder members to the storage body; and a filling funnel of which one side is provided at an end of the filling screw and the other side is disposed at an upper end of the storage body to guide the input of the powder, wherein a pair of powder member supply units is provided to be symmetrical to each other in a horizontal direction."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present invention relates to a pet food, and more specifically, to a pet food and a manufacturing method thereof in which a feed is mixed with powder and packaged and then shaken before being fed to a pet so that the powder may be evenly coated on the feed.\n\nIn recent years, as the nuclear family of the family is spreading, there is being increased a case where pets are bred in the house with the family, not outside the house.\n\nTherefore, the pet is accepted as a member of the family that is living with people other than only an animal, and such a pet is referred to as a companion animal.\n\nParticularly, as there is gradually increasing a case the pets are bred in the home, many pet foods have been variously developed and commercially available.\n\nSuch a pet food is usually prepared by adding additives which animals like in a feed material.\n\nThat is, the feed material is prepared using an apparatus for manufacturing the feed material, and additives are mixed to the prepared feed material to manufacture a pet food.\n\nHowever, since existing feeds are not mixed properly with additives and are insufficient to make a favorable impression to the pet or improve affinity, the improvements thereof are required.\n\nThe above-described technical configuration is the background art for helping in the understanding of the present invention, and does not mean a conventional technology widely known in the art to which the present invention pertains.",
  "cpc": [
    "A23N 17/007",
    "A01K 15/02",
    "A01K 5/0114",
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    "A23K 10/22",
    "A23K 10/26",
    "A23K 40/00",
    "A23K 40/10",
    "A23K 40/30",
    "A23K 50/42",
    "B65B 1/12",
    "B65B 2220/14",
    "B65B 29/10",
    "B65B 35/24",
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    "B65B 7/16",
    "B65G 33/08",
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  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Daejoo Inc"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Suk Won CHUNG"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2021-08-18",
  "publication_date": "2023-04-18",
  "grant_date": "2023-04-18",
  "priority_date": "2020-08-20",
  "application_number": "US-202117405108-A",
  "family_id": "80270202",
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