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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Joseph Corrigan, Glendale, OH (US);
Michelle Marie Houston, West Chester, OH (US);
Gregory Dean Sunvold, Lewisburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
MARS, INCORPORATED, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 40/10 (2016.01); A23K 50/42 (2016.01); A23K 20/00 (2016.01); A23K 10/18 (2016.01); A23K 20/174 (2016.01); A23K 40/20 (2016.01); A23K 40/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 40/10 (2016.05); A23K 10/18 (2016.05); A23K 20/00 (2016.05); A23K 20/174 (2016.05); A23K 40/20 (2016.05); A23K 40/30 (2016.05); A23K 50/42 (2016.05); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dusted pet food kibble and a process for dusting a pet food kibble comprising providing a pet food kibble in the form of a core matrix, providing a powder comprising a first component that can comprise an active ingredient, such as Probiotic microorganism particles, and dusting the powder onto the pet food kibble to form a dusted kibble. The dusting can occur substantially free of a binder. An animal feed comprising a kibble in the form of a core dusted with active ingredients.