Patents by Inventor Norman A. Peiffer

Norman A. Peiffer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220151196
    Abstract: An animal litter or bedding is provided that includes pieces adapted to be poured from a bag, that are in the form of a granule, shavings, shredded paper, or monolithic particles. A cannabidiol (CBD) oil coating or CBD containing plant tissue is provided in, or on a portion of the pieces. A method of treating hyperactivity or stress in a subject, such as a domesticated animal include contacting the subject to an animal litter or bedding and allowing sufficient time for the hyperactivity or stress to subside through the effect of the CBD oil on the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: The Andersons Inc.
    Inventors: Norman A. Peiffer, Edward L. Sharek, Kevin L. McElfresh, Steven G. Myers, Jack T. Kimura
  • Patent number: 10051834
    Abstract: A cementitious clumping material is provided and in particular to an animal litter formed therefrom. The cementitious clumping material includes a mixture of particulate, cement, and a cellulosic material. The cementitious clumping material in some embodiments contains a dust control agent, a polyol, or combinations thereof. The cementitious clumping material is pourable into a litter box and agglomerates into a clump upon contact with urine or other liquid forming a clump having a percentage of maximal strength greater than 95% upon clump formation, and having a clump strength of greater than greater than 250 kg/cm2. The clump is further capable of removal with a perforated scoop after as little as one minute of formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: The Andersons, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Schumski, Norman A. Peiffer
  • Publication number: 20150296740
    Abstract: A cementitious clumping material is provided and in particular to an animal litter formed therefrom. The cementitious clumping material comprises of a mixture of particulate, cement, and a cellulosic material. The cementitious clumping material in some embodiments contains a dust control agent, a polyol, or combinations thereof. The cementitious clumping material is pourable into a litter box and agglomerates into a clump upon contact with urine or other liquid forming a clump having a percentage of maximal strength greater than 95% upon clump formation, and having a clump strength of greater than greater than 250 kg/cm2. The clump is further capable of removal with a perforated scoop after as little as one minute of formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph Schumski, Norman A. Peiffer
  • Patent number: 5566878
    Abstract: A carton is provided for a fluent solid material in which the carton has a handle formed along one side, and a dispensing opening is provided at the top of an opposed side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: The Andersons, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman A. Peiffer, Victor R. Simonyi
  • Patent number: 5064407
    Abstract: An absorbent cellulose product and method of making the product. Preferably chaff and pith corncob components form the cellulose starting material which is reduced, pelletized, crumbled and classified to produce a granular product of compact bodies having irregular surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: The Andersons
    Inventor: Norman A. Peiffer
  • Patent number: 5062954
    Abstract: An absorbent cellulose product and method of making the product. Preferably chaff and pith corncob components form the cellulose starting material which is reduced, moisture added, compressed or pelletized, sheared by passage through a roller mill and classified to produce a granular product of compact bodies having a given screen size range. This range is preferably between a number 10 and a number 60 screen size. The product has good oil absorbtion properties and the size range allows the oil saturated bodies to be used in a nozzle firing system, for example to heat a cement kiln.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: The Andersons
    Inventors: K. Duane Leedy, Norman A. Peiffer
  • Patent number: D700756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Andersons, Inc.
    Inventor: Norman A. Peiffer