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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2009
Applicants:

Monika Barbara Horgan, Oxford, OH (US);

Gregory Dean Sunvold, Lewisburg, OH (US);

Stephen Robert Glassmeyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Patrick Joseph Corrigan, Glendale, OH (US);

Michelle Marie Houston, West Chester, OH (US);

Inventors:

Monika Barbara Horgan, Oxford, OH (US);

Gregory Dean Sunvold, Lewisburg, OH (US);

Stephen Robert Glassmeyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Patrick Joseph Corrigan, Glendale, OH (US);

Michelle Marie Houston, West Chester, OH (US);

Assignee:

The Iams Company, McLean, VA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/12 (2006.01); A23B 7/148 (2006.01); A23K 1/18 (2006.01); A23K 1/00 (2006.01); A23K 1/16 (2006.01); B65D 81/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/1853 (2013.01); A23K 1/004 (2013.01); A23K 1/009 (2013.01); A23K 1/16 (2013.01); A23K 1/1866 (2013.01); B65D 81/268 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

An active or Probiotic animal food having a low water activity that can be contained within a package having a low vapor transmission rate. The animal food can have a shelf life sufficient to deliver a target dose of Probiotic to an animal. The water activity of the animal food can be controlled. The activity level of the Probiotic can be controlled.


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