US 6,287,550 B1 · Animal care system and litter with reduced malodor impression

Composition for animal care selected from the group consisting of:

(I) solid liquid-absorbing litter composition, that is useful as animal litter, comprising:
(1) solid liquid absorbing litter material;
(2) an effective amount of material that inhibits the formation of odor that has at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of antimicrobial activity, urease inhibition activity, pH adjustment activity, proteolytic activity, and mixtures thereof;
and also, (3) an effective amount of odor absorbing material for controlling objectionable odor molecules;
(II) aqueous freshening composition for animal litter as in (I), said aqueous freshening composition comprising:
(A) an effective amount of refreshing perfume containinig a substantial amount of perfume ingredients that provide a freshness impression to humans and which does not contain effective amounts of either animal repellent perfume ingredients or animal attractant perfume ingredients;
(B) an effective amount of a material to inhibit the formation of odor and has at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of:
urease inhibition activity, pH adjustment activity, proteolytic activity, and mixtures thereof;
(C) optionally, odor absorbing material for controlliig objectionable odor molecules;
(D) optionally. solubilizing and/or suspension aid and/or solvent;
and
(E) aqueous carrier;
said composition being packaged in association with instructions to apply it in an effective amount to animal litter and/or surfaces that are affected by animal odors;
(III) aqueous animal repellent composition comprising:
(A) an effective amount of repellent perfume containing at least about 40% of animal repellent perfume ingredients and, optionally, a substantial amount of non-repellent perfume ingredients that provide a freshness impression to humans, and, if the perfume does not contain said non-repellent perfume ingredients, there being at least four repellent perfume ingredients;
(B) optionally, an effective amount of a material selected from the group consisting of:
(1) material to hillbit the formation of odor and has at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of:
antimicrobial activity, urease inhibition activity, pH adjustment activity, proteolytic activity, and mixtures thereof;
(2) odor absorbing material for controlling objectionable odor molecules;
and (3) mixtures thereof;
(C) optionally, solubilizing and/or suspension aid and/or solvent;
and
(D) aqueous carrier;
(IV) aqueous animal attractant composition comprising:
(A) an effective amount of animal attractant perfume containing aninal attractant perfume ingredients and a substantial amount of perfume ingredients that provide a freshness impression to humans;
(B) optionally, an effective amount of a material selected from the group consisting of:
(1) material to inhibit the formation of odor and has at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of:
antimicrobial activity, urease inhibition activity, pH adjustment activity, proteolytic activity, and mixtures thereof;
(2) odor absorbing material for controlling objectionable odor molecules;
and (3) mixtures thereof;
(C) optionally, solubilizing and/or suspension aid and/or solvent;
and
(D) aqueous carrier;
(V) aqueous cleaning composition for animal excretions comprising:
(A) an effective amount of refreshing perfume containing a substantial amount of perfume ingredients that provide a freshness impression to humans and, optionally, animal repellent perfume ingredients;
(B) an effective amount of cleaning ingredients;
(C) optionally, an effective amount of a material selected from the group consisting of:
(1) material to inhibit the formation of odor and has at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of:
antimicrobial activity, urease inhibition activity, pH adjustment activity, proteolytic activity, and mixtures thereof;
(2) odor absorbing material for controlling objectionable odor molecules;
and (3) mixtures thereof;
(D) optionally, solubilizing and/or suspension aid and/or solvent;
and
(E) aqueous carrier, and
(VI) mixtures thereof, said Compositions (II)-(V) optionally being packaged in spray containers, and, optionally, said Compositions (I)-(V) being packaged in association with instructions for using the products to carry out a method of animal control in which either animal litter Composition (I) is used or Composition (II) is used to create animal litter Composition (I);
the animal litter Composition (I) is optionally refreshed as needed using Composition (II);
different areas are optionally treated with repellent Composition (III) or attractant Composition (IV) to influence the animal to avoid certain areas and/or frequent other areas;
and/or, optionally, the cleaning Composition (V) is used for cleaning areas where animal excretions occur and, optionally, to discourage the animal from returning to those areas.

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A method for animal care comprising one, or more elements selected from the group consisting of:

I. a solid liquid-absorbing animal litter composition comprising:
(1) a solid liquid absorbing litter material, (2) an effective amount of material that inhibits the formation of odor that has at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of antimicrobial activity, urease inhibition activity, pH adjustment activity, proteolytic activity, and mixtures thereof, and (3) an effective amount of odor absorbing material for controlling objectionable odor molecules;
II. an aqueous composition for reducing malodor impression on animal litter comprising:
A. from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight of the total compositions of solubilized, water-soluble, uncomplexed cyclodextrin;
B. from about 0.0001% to about 2% of material that inhibits the formation of odor that has at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of urease inhibition activity, pH adjustment activity, proteolytic activity, and mixtures thereof;
C. optionally, from about 0.01% to about 1%, by weight of the total composition of low molecular weight polyols;
D. optionally, but preferably, an effective amount of solubilized, water-soluble, antimicrobial preservative having a water-solubility of greater than about 0.3%;
E. optionally, perfume;
and
F. aqueous carrier;
III. an aqueous animal repellent composition comprising:
(A) an effective amount of repellent perfume containing at least about 40% of repellent perfume ingredients and, optionally, a substantial amount of non-repellent perfume ingredients that provide a freshness impression to humans, and if the perfume does not contain said non-repellent perfume ingredients, there being at least four repellent perfume ingredients;
(B) optionally, an effective amount of a material selected from the group consisting of:
(1) material to inhibit the formation of odor and has at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of:
antimicrobial activity, urease inhibition activity, pH adjustment activity, proteolytic activity, and mixtures thereof;
(2) odor absorbing material for controlliig objectionable odor molecules;
and (3) mixtures thereof;
(C) optionally, solubilizing and/or suspension aid and/or solvent;
and
(D) aqueous carrier;
IV. an aqueous animal attractant composition comprising:
(A) an effective amount of attractant perfume containing a substantial amount of perfume ingredients that provide a freshness impression to humans;
(B) optionally, an effective amount of a material selected from the group consisting of:
(1) material to inhibit the formation of odor and has at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of:
antimicrobial activity, urease inhibition activity, pH adjustment activity, proteolytic activity, and mixtures thereof;
(2) odor absorbing material for controlling objectionable odor molecules;
and (3) mixtures thereof;
(C) optionally, solubilizling and/or suspension aid and/or solvent;
and
(D) aqueous carrier;
V. an aqueous freshening composition for animal litter comprising:
(A) an effective amount of refreshing perfume containing a substantial amount of perfume ingredients that provide a freshness impression and which does not contain either repellent perfume ingredients or attractant perfume ingredient;
(B) an effective amount of a material to inhibit the formation of odor and has at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of:
urease inhibition activity, pH adjustment activity, proteolytic activity, and mixtures thereof;
(C) optionally, odor absorbing material for controlling objectionable odor molecules;
(D) optionally, solubilizing and/or suspension aid and/or solvent;
and
(E) aqueous carrier;
and
VI. an aqueous cleaning composition for animal excretion accidents comprising:
(A) an effective amount of refreshing perfume containing a substantial amount of perfume ingredients that provide a freshness impression to humans, and, optionally, repellent perfume ingredients;
(B) an effective amount of cleaning ingredients;
(C) optionally, an effective amount of a material selected from the group consisting of:
(1) material to inhibit the formation of odor and has at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of:
antimicrobial activity, urease inhibition activity, pH adjustment activity, proteolytic activity, and mixtures thereof:
(2) odor absorbing material for controlling objectionable odor molecules;
and (3) mixtures thereof;
(D) optionally, solubilizing and/or suspension aid and/or solvent;
and
(E) aqueous carrier;
said compositions optionally being packaged in spray containers, and, optionally, in association with instructions for using the products to carry out a method of animal control in which animal litter Composition I is used or Composition II is used to create animal litter Composition I;
the animal litter Composition I is optionally refreshed as needed, using Compositions II and/or V;
areas are optionally treated with repellent Composition III or attractant Composition IV products to influence the animals to avoid certain areas and/or frequent other areas;
and, optionally, the cleaning Composition VI products are used for cleaning areas where animal excretions occur and thereby discouraging the animal from returning to those areas.

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