US Patent Issued to Pet Food Solutions on July 15 for "Refined poultry fat product and uses thereof" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,008, issued on July 15, was assigned to Pet Food Solutions Inc. (Mokena, Ill.).

"Refined poultry fat product and uses thereof" was invented by David G. Ciarlette (Mokena, Ill.) and Floyd W. Carmichael (Mokena, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Refined poultry fat comprising less than about 300 ppm of minerals and metals, wherein the refined poultry fat is resistant to bacterial growth when challenged with a bacterial species. The refined poultry fat is prepared from rendered poultry fat by a process comprising introducing moisture into the rendered poultry fat product to form a hydrated poultry fat product; (b) agitating and heatin...