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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.:

US 12673310 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2023

Absorbent compositions, methods of forming the same, and animal litter prepared with such compositions

Applicant:

U.s. Silica Company, Katy, TX (US);

Inventors:

Qun Wang, Reno, NV (US);

Jonas Reid Pearce, Reno, NV (US);

David Reyes, Reno, NV (US);

Tim Meredith, Sparks, NV (US);

Assignee:

U.S. Silica Company, Katy, TX (US);

Attorney:

The Webb Law Firm

Primary Examiner:

Monica L Perry

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/14 (2006.01); A01K 1/015 (2006.01); B01J 20/12 (2006.01); B01J 20/26 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/30 (2006.01); B01J 20/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/14 (2013.01); A01K 1/0155 (2013.01); B01J 20/12 (2013.01); B01J 20/261 (2013.01); B01J 20/28004 (2013.01); B01J 20/2803 (2013.01); B01J 20/3021 (2013.01); B01J 20/3028 (2013.01); B01J 20/3042 (2013.01); B01J 20/3204 (2013.01); B01J 20/327 (2013.01);
Abstract

An absorbent composition includes composite granules formed from at least diatomaceous earth and sodium bentonite. The diatomaceous earth can include greater than 50 weight % of the composition, based on the total weight of the composition, and a weight ratio of the diatomaceous earth to the sodium bentonite can be within a range of from 51:49 to 95:5. The individual particles of diatomaceous earth composed of the composite granules have a dparticle size of 500 μm or smaller and the individual particles of sodium bentonite composed of the composite granules have a dparticle size of 250 μm or smaller.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Wang, Qun. (2026). Absorbent compositions, methods of forming the same, and animal litter prepared with such compositions (U.S. Patent No. 12673310). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12673310

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