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US 11,684,035 B2Granted
Clumping animal litter and method thereof
AssigneeThe Clorox Company
InventorsPerry Nga, David Lyons, Ahmed Drief, Kaitlin Lawler
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Abstract
A clumpable animal litter comprises composite particles of filler materials, such as limestone and sand, and sodium bentonite. The filler materials have a lower bulk density as compared to a granular mixture of the same percentage of filler and sodium bentonite clay and contain up to eighty-five percent less clay.
Claims11
A method of making a clumping animal litter comprising:
- a) forming composite particles by an agglomeration process, wherein the composite particles are comprised of a filler material and sodium bentonite, wherein the filler material comprises from about 50% to about 80% by weight of the composite particles and wherein the sodium bentonite comprises from about 20% to about 50% by weight of the composite particles;
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- b) combining the composite particles with granular clay particles or other litter additives.
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