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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2009
Applicant:
Mark B. Hughes, Detroit Lakes, MN (US);
Inventor:
Mark B. Hughes, Detroit Lakes, MN (US);
Assignee:
Pet Care Systems, Inc., Detroit Lakes, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention pertains to a natural product litter composition as well as methods of preparing and using a natural product litter as a sorbent for liquids. The sorbent contains 1 to 10% by weight Aspen particles and 90 to 99% by weight ground grain byproducts including red dog wheat and wheat middlings. The sorbency of a ground grain litter can be improved by pelletization and crumbling.