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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Inventors:
Hungwei Lin, Lawrence, KS (US);
Dennis Jewell, Lawrence, KS (US);
Jennifer MacLeay, Topeka, KS (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 40/25 (2016.01); A23K 50/42 (2016.01); A23K 40/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 40/25 (2016.05); A23K 40/20 (2016.05); A23K 50/42 (2016.05);
Abstract
The invention provides dry pet food diet compositions that include visible micronutrient particles comprising micronutrients, and improved methods for their preparation. The methods provide pet food diet compositions that have improved palatability and retention of micronutrients.