ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,787, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to THE CLOROX COMPANY (Oakland, Calif.).
"Low dusting, small clumping highly absorptive animal litter" was invented by Anisa M. Nuanes (Pleasanton, Calif.), Jacob L. Orlowicz (Pleasanton, Calif.), Robert W. Peugh (Pleasanton, Calif.), Donald K. Swatling (Pleasanton, Calif.) and Ahmed Drief (Pleasanton, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Animal litter comprising composite particles including powdered sodium bentonite and powdered activated carbon, agglomerated together into the composite particles, wherein the animal litter has a particle size distribution of 16/50 mesh (i.e., 300 micro metre to...