WO2000037020A3 - Animal litter - Google Patents

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WO2000037020A3
WO2000037020A3 PCT/US1999/029720 US9929720W WO0037020A3 WO 2000037020 A3 WO2000037020 A3 WO 2000037020A3 US 9929720 W US9929720 W US 9929720W WO 0037020 A3 WO0037020 A3 WO 0037020A3
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animal litter
fused
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litter
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Ronald A Ii Lewis
Phillip Green
Charmaine C Bebiak
Cindy Bolte
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Ralston Purina Co
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Priority to AU23623/00A priority Critical patent/AU2362300A/en
Priority to DE69930958T priority patent/DE69930958T2/en
Priority to EP99967323A priority patent/EP1139726B1/en
Priority to CA002352855A priority patent/CA2352855C/en
Priority to JP2000589134A priority patent/JP3954309B2/en
Publication of WO2000037020A2 publication Critical patent/WO2000037020A2/en
Publication of WO2000037020A3 publication Critical patent/WO2000037020A3/en
Priority to HK02102628.4A priority patent/HK1041174B/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/015—Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets ; Stable floors
    • A01K1/0152—Litter
    • A01K1/0155—Litter comprising organic material
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/015—Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets ; Stable floors
    • A01K1/0152—Litter

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  • Animal Husbandry (AREA)
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Abstract

A litter composition having a pellet (106) including three cylindrical shaped members (108) fused together. Each member (108) includes a first side (110) and a second side (112). Members (108) are fused together such that first side (110) of one member (108) is fused to second side (112) of a second member (108).
PCT/US1999/029720 1998-12-18 1999-12-15 Animal litter WO2000037020A2 (en)

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AU23623/00A AU2362300A (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-15 Animal litter
DE69930958T DE69930958T2 (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-15 ANIMAL TRUST
EP99967323A EP1139726B1 (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-15 Animal litter
CA002352855A CA2352855C (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-15 Animal litter
JP2000589134A JP3954309B2 (en) 1998-12-18 1999-12-15 Animal waste treatment material
HK02102628.4A HK1041174B (en) 1998-12-18 2002-04-09 Animal litter

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US11287598P 1998-12-18 1998-12-18
US60/112,875 1998-12-18

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DE (1) DE69930958T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2262360T3 (en)
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JP2002532112A (en) 2002-10-02
HK1041174B (en) 2006-11-24
CA2352855A1 (en) 2000-06-29
WO2000037020A2 (en) 2000-06-29
ES2262360T3 (en) 2006-11-16
EP1139726B1 (en) 2006-04-19
HK1041174A1 (en) 2002-07-05
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