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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Phillip Brent Greene, Jackson, MO (US);
James Dean Job, Kelso, MO (US);
James Max Kearbey, St. Louis, MO (US);
Cesar J. Mauras, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Inventors:
Phillip Brent Greene, Jackson, MO (US);
James Dean Job, Kelso, MO (US);
James Max Kearbey, St. Louis, MO (US);
Cesar J. Mauras, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Assignee:
Nestec Ltd., Vevey, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A clumping animal litter is disclosed which includes non-swelling particles and a swelling agent coated on the non-swelling particles. In one embodiment, the non-swelling particles are manufactured by agglomerating clay fines.