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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. 30, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Christina Khoo, Lawrence, KS (US);
Dale Scherl, Lawrence, KS (US);
Inventors:
Christina Khoo, Lawrence, KS (US);
Dale Scherl, Lawrence, KS (US);
Assignee:
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 59/16 (2006.01); A01N 55/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for reducing stool odor of a companion animal such as a cat or dog. The method comprises causing the animal to ingest a composition comprising a stool odor reducing effective amount of a zinc ion source, for example zinc acetate.