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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:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy David George Watson, Lochwinnoch, GB;
Katrina Anne Marsh, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, GB;
Assignee:
Mars UK Limited, Slough, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/120 ; A61K 3/332 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/120 ; A61K 3/332 ;
Abstract
A diet or foodstuff for enhancing and/or improving the skin and coat condition of an animal has (A) zinc at a concentration of at least 28 mg/400 kcal and linoleic acid at a concentration of at least 4 g/400 kcal; or (B) zinc at a concentration of at least 20 mg/400 kcal and linoleic acid at a concentration of at least 6 g/400 kcal. A dietary supplement, topical application, and a method are also disclosed.