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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vidal E. Sotillo, Atchison, KS (US);
Wayne R. Moore, Omaha, NE (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/015 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/015 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a cat litter formed from an amount of starch material and, optionally, a filler material, whereby the cat litter contains an amount of gelatinized starch equal to at least 30% by weight of each cat litter particle, and has a bulk density ranging between about 250 kg/m,and about 300 kgm/m,, and an absorption capacity ranging between about 100% and about 140%. This invention also relates to a method of forming the cat litter, with it preferred that the cat litter be formed from a corn flour byproduct and a wheat middling byproduct.