EP0121055A2
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Pet litter
Assignee: Nippon Pet Food Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-02-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A pet litter formed by pelletizing a mixture of a chopped paper material and a material having a high content of chlorophyll.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomio Ohki
- 👤 Toshio Yoshioka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:49
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K1/00; A01K1/015; A01K1/0152; A01K1/0155
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
A process for the preparation of a pet litter which process comprises adding.water and a ground product or pellets of a material having a high content of chlorophyll to a chopped paper material for mixing, pelletizing the resulting mixture, and drying the resulting molded product.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process for the preparation of a pet litter which process comprises adding.water and a ground product or pellets of a material having a high content of chlorophyll to a chopped paper material for mixing, pelletizing the resulting mixture, and drying the resulting molded product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said material having a high content of chlorophyll is selected from the group consisting of alfalfa grass, stems and leaves of ipil ipil niseacacia, and Spirulina scenedesmus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein the ground product or pellets of the material having a high conntent of chlorophyll is added thereto in an amount of from 1 to 70% by weight based on the amount of the chopped paper material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The process as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein water is added thereto in an amount of from 1.0 to 1.2 times by weight based on the amount of the mixture of the chopped paper material with the ground product or pellets of the material having a high content of chlorophyll.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the resulting mixture contains a sizing agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process as claimed in Claim 5, wherein the sizing agent is selected from the group consisting of sodium polyacrylate, carrageenan, guar gum, sodium alginate, acrylamide of starch and carboxymethylcellulose.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 6, wherein the resulting mixture is molded by extrusion to a pelletized, molded product having a diameter of from 2mm to 10mm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A pet litter comprising a pelletized, molded product, a substrate of which is a mixture of a chopped paper material with a ground product or pellets of a material having a high content of chlorophyll.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A pet litter comprising a pelletized, molded product, a substrate of which is a mixture of a chopped paper material with a ground product or pellets of a material having a high content of chlorophyll.
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