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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Jackson, Topeka, KS (US);
Dennis Jewell, Lawrence, KS (US);
Assignee:
Hills Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/82 (2006.01); A23K 50/00 (2016.01); A23K 50/48 (2016.01); A23K 10/30 (2016.01); A23K 20/00 (2016.01); A23K 40/30 (2016.01); A23K 50/40 (2016.01); A23K 20/10 (2016.01); A61K 36/21 (2006.01); A61K 36/752 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/82 (2013.01); A23K 10/30 (2016.05); A23K 20/00 (2016.05); A23K 20/10 (2016.05); A23K 40/30 (2016.05); A23K 50/00 (2016.05); A23K 50/40 (2016.05); A23K 50/48 (2016.05); A61K 36/21 (2013.01); A61K 36/752 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are pet food compositions comprising aextract obtained from the tissue of a tea which is greater than about 40% oxidized; and a fiber component, wherein theextract and the fiber component are present in an amount effective to provide, after about 24 hours post-ingestion, a fecal hydrogen sulfide concentration of less than 450 mg/L, and a colonic lumen pH of less than 5.0. Methods of making and using these pet food compositions are also described.