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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Dan Kenneth Dixon, St. Louis, MO (US);
Nathan Foster Huck, Jackson, MO (US);
Inventors:
Dan Kenneth Dixon, St. Louis, MO (US);
Nathan Foster Huck, Jackson, MO (US);
Assignee:
SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUCTS NESTLÉ S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 29/00 (2006.01); B28C 5/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 29/00 (2013.01); B28C 5/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides extruded animal litters and methods of making and using such litters. The animal litters comprise an extruded mixture of from about 10 to about 90% of one or more clays and from about 90 to about 10% of one or more starches. The use of starches to produce the extruded litters result in litters that are less dense than conventional clay-based animal litters and are therefore easier to transport and use.