Patents

US 12550865 B2: Animal litters exhibiting reduced adhesion properties, and related methods

Granted
2026-02-17
Filed
2022-02-25 application 17680951
Type
Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract

An animal litter composition having reduced adhesive properties, and a related method, are disclosed. The animal litter can include a clay-based liquid absorbing material, a filler including one or both of the following: a non-absorbent, non-soluble substrate; an absorbent substrate, and at least one oil present in an amount such that the animal litter composition has a total oil content of about 1.0% by weight to about 7.5% by weight based on the total weight of the animal litter composition.

Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17 (ipgb20260217.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 241 patentsUS company or organizationPrinceton, NJPTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Raymond S. BrownBridgewater, NJPTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17
Richard D. MillerUnion Beach, NJ29PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17
Roger BrunoBeachwood, NJ2PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
A01KAnimal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animalsA01K1/0154PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17
B01JChemical or physical processes, e.g. catalysis or colloid chemistry; their relevant apparatusB01J20/16PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

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