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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2001
Carolyn Cupp, Liberty, MO (US);
Lynn Ann Gerheart, Smithville, MO (US);
Scott Schnell, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Sheri Lynn Smithey, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Donna Elizabeth Anderson, Weatherby Lake, MO (US);
Dan Dixon, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Carolyn Cupp, Liberty, MO (US);
Lynn Ann Gerheart, Smithville, MO (US);
Scott Schnell, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Sheri Lynn Smithey, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Donna Elizabeth Anderson, Weatherby Lake, MO (US);
Dan Dixon, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A dried pet food which is able to mechanically clean the teeth of pets when chewed. The pet food is based on a matrix of a protein source and a carbohydrate source. The density of the product is less than 20.5 lbs./ft. The product also has a large size as compared to at least some other prior dried pet food.