The Clorox Company

Roger V Lee

Dennis B Jenkins

Elisa Calimano

Ahmed Drief

Aram Garabedian, Jr

David M Gall

Sean Gooby

William Ouellette

Michael J Petrin

Marisa Macnaughtan

Timothy Mui

Richard J Uriarte

Carrie Ripberger

Andrew L Leppla

Andrew J Skulan

Jennifer R Finigan

Aram Garabedian

David A Peterson

David L Deleeuw

Charles F Fritter

Ananth N Shenoy

David L DeLeeuw

Sheila E Ali

Gregory M Piché

Carrier Ripberger

Ramesh Hernlem

Animal litter having up to a sixty percent reduction in bulk density can be produced by combining flat-shaped cellulosic materials and sodium bentonite clay. Not only is the resulting litter lighter, but it also maintains a high clump strength as compared to clay-based animal litters that contain greater than ninety percent by weight sodium bentonite clay.

Lightweight clumping animal litter and methods thereof

A combustible charcoal igniting device may include first elongate grid members generally parallel to one another when the device is in an uncollapsed configuration and second elongate grid members generally parallel to one another and transverse relative to the first elongate grid members when the device is in the uncollapsed configuration. The first and second elongate grid members define chimney cells on or above which charcoal briquets may be placed for ignition. The elongate grid members may comprise a combustible material that can be ignited and that will continue to bum, igniting charcoal briquets placed on the chimney cells. The first elongate grid members may include creases that align with one another, so that the device is collapsible from opposed sides towards a crease line defined by the creases to reduce the length of the device when in a collapsed configuration.

Solventless fire ignition systems and methods thereof

Lightweight clumping animal litter and method thereof

A combustible charcoal igniting device may include first elongate grid members generally parallel to one another when the device is in an uncollapsed configuration and second elongate grid members generally parallel to one another and transverse relative to the first elongate grid members when the device is in the uncollapsed configuration. The first and second elongate grid members define chimney cells on or above which charcoal briquets may be placed for ignition. The elongate grid members may comprise a combustible material that can be ignited and that will continue to burn, igniting charcoal briquets placed on the chimney cells. The first elongate grid members may include creases that align with one another, so that the device is collapsible from opposed sides towards a crease line defined by the creases to reduce the length of the device when in a collapsed configuration.

A litter composition comprising a substantially particulate primary absorbent material and a binding agent, the binding agent comprising approximately 0.01%-40% of the litter composition. In one embodiment, the primary absorbent material comprises silica gel and the binding agent comprises a galactomannan. In additional embodiments, the litter composition also includes at least one of the following components: fixing agent, colorant agent, anti-bacterial agent, fragrance and/or supplemental absorbent material.

Silica gel based animal litter

The invention provides a method and product for mitigating or eliminating pet malodor(s) with an aqueous liquid deodorizing composition, the composition containing about at least 0.01% to about 10% of an dialkali metal tetraborate n-hydrate (with n being an integer from 0 to 10), 0.1&#x2013;3% water soluble/dispersible polymer, 1&#x2013;25% water soluble/dispersible volatile solvent, at least 75% water.

Method and product for mitigating pet malodors

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Pleasanton, CA, United States of America

Roger V Lee