Patents
US 10806121 B2: Animal litter containing a pheromone composition
- Granted
- 2020-10-20
- Filed
- 2017-09-18 application 15707604
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An animal litter composition comprising 2-methylbut-2-enal is described for the modification and reduction of dominant behaviors in household animals.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201020.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant's Pet Care Products, LLC 42 patents | US company or organization | Omaha, NE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John J. McGlone | Lubbock, TX | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Levin | Papillion, NE | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K1/0152 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-29 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2024-10-25 | COMMUNITY VETERINARY CLINICS, LLC EAGLE, ID FIDOPHARM, INC. EAGLE, ID PETIQ HOLDINGS, LLC EAGLE, ID PETIQ, LLC EAGLE, ID SERGEANT’S PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC EAGLE, ID TRURX LLC EAGLE, ID VELCERA, LLC EAGLE, ID | 69269/614 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-10-29 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC signed 2024-10-25 | COMMUNITY VETERINARY CLINICS, LLC EAGLE, ID FIDOPHARM, INC. EAGLE, ID PETIQ HOLDINGS, LLC EAGLE, ID PETIQ, LLC EAGLE, ID SERGEANT’S PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC EAGLE, ID TRURX LLC EAGLE, ID VELCERA, LLC EAGLE, ID | 69052/290 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-10-28 | Security interest Security interest Abl patent security agreement | FIDOPHARM, INC. signed 2024-10-25 PETIQ, INC. signed 2024-10-25 PETIQ, LLC signed 2024-10-25 SERGEANT’S PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC signed 2024-10-25 TRURX LLC signed 2024-10-25 VELCERA, LLC signed 2024-10-25 | KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT CLEVELAND, OH | 69272/670 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-10-28 | Security interest Security interest First lien patent security agreement (tl) | FIDOPHARM, INC. signed 2024-10-25 PETIQ, INC. signed 2024-10-25 PETIQ, LLC signed 2024-10-25 SERGEANT’S PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC signed 2024-10-25 TRURX LLC signed 2024-10-25 VELCERA, LLC signed 2024-10-25 | ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 69272/659 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-04-14 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in intellectual property at r/f 049711/0975 | ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2021-04-13 | SERGEANT'S PET CARE PRODUCTS, INC. ALLEGAN, MI | 55923/978 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-04-14 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | COMMUNITY VETERINARY CLINICS, LLC signed 2021-04-13 FIDOPHARM, INC. signed 2021-04-13 PETIQ HOLDINGS, LLC signed 2021-04-13 PETIQ, LLC signed 2021-04-13 SERGEANT'S PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC signed 2021-04-13 TRURX LLC signed 2021-04-13 VELCERA, LLC signed 2021-04-13 | JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC NEW YORK, NY | 55915/408 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-10-18 | Correction Entity conversion | SERGEANT'S PET CARE PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2019-07-08 | SERGEANT'S PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLC OMAHA, NE | 50767/170 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-07-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SERGEANT'S PET CARE PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2019-07-08 | ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 49711/975 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-09-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MCGLONE, JOHN signed 2014-05-26 LEVIN, MARK signed 2014-10-17 | SERGEANT'S PET CARE PRODUCTS, INC. OMAHA, NE | 43616/865 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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