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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Robert Falcone, Little Falls, NJ (US);
Steven T. Adamy, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
D. Mark Bracilovic, Princeton, NJ (US);
Frederick Lawson, Somerset, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Robert Falcone, Little Falls, NJ (US);
Steven T. Adamy, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
D. Mark Bracilovic, Princeton, NJ (US);
Frederick Lawson, Somerset, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/12 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An animal litter such as a clay material is treated to reduce the bulk density thereof by contacting the clay material with an aqueous electrolyte solution and then heating at an elevated temperature. Substantial reductions in bulk density have been achieved without reducing the absorption capacity of the clay granule.