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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Kadant Grantek Inc., Green Bay, WI (US);
Inventors:
Ricky L. Yoder, Casco, WI (US);
Robert V. Wiedenhaft, Green Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
KADANT GRANTEK INC., Green Bay, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/015 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/0155 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of making a clumping cellulosic animal litter with enhanced clumping rate and improved flushability when spent using cellulosic granules to about 1%-5% by weight of an inner coating of a polyacrylate is first applied and then to which about 1%-4% by weight based on the weight of the granules of an outer coating of guar gum and/or guar gum substitute is applied.