Patent ID: 6248377
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: A01K,B65D,G09B,Y10S

Abstract:
A method employing olfactory information to facilitate selection of a fragrance-isolated pet food product, comprising:providing distinct first and second pet foods in respective first and second fragrance-isolating food containers, each food container having an exterior surface;attaching a first substrate to the exterior surface of the first fragrance-isolating food container;attaching a second substrate to the exterior surface of the second fragrance-isolating food container;applying to, or integrating into, the first substrate a first scent-producing agent that identifies the first pet food; andapplying to, or integrating into, the second substrate a second scent-producing agent that identifies the second pet food, the second scent-producing agent being distinctive from the first scent-producing agent to enable a pet sampling the first and second scent-producing agents to exhibit a behavior to express a preference for the first or second pet food prior to either the first or second food container being opened.