Abstract: Provided is a pet food for easily removing dental calculus and plaque from teeth and gums of a pet by inducing active masticatory action of the pet. In the pet food, through-holes having various sectional shapes are formed at regular or irregular intervals through a body that is edible by the pet. Wrinkled portions (or screw threads) are longitudinally or transversely formed in the inner circumferential surface of the through-hole. Alternatively, one or more protrusion units protrude toward the longitudinal central axis of the through-hole from the inner circumferential surface of the through-hole, or protrude from the inner circumferential surface of the through hole so as to form a helical ridge.
Abstract: Provided is a pet dental chew. The pet dental chew includes a body made of material ingestible for a pet and having a predetermined size insertable to a pet's mouth, a plurality of upper core units formed on one side of the body, a plurality of lower core units formed on the other side of the body and arranged in a pattern oblique to the plurality of the upper core units, and a plurality of air holes formed in the body between the one side and the other side.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 13, 2011
Date of Patent:
July 15, 2014
Assignee:
Forcans Inc.
Inventors:
Bon Gill Koo, Myung Jin Lee, Chan Mi Chon
Abstract: The present invention relates to multi-functional chewing gum for a pet, wherein the outer surface of a porous molding compound, including 40 wt % to 80 wt % of starch, 2 wt % to 15 wt % of sugar, 3 wt % to 25 wt % of humectants, with the remainder being a solvent, is coated with a coating solution including 3 wt % to 20 wt % of a coating agent, with the remainder being a solvent, as well as to a method for preparing same. A porous chewing gum for a pet of the present invention may be used to clean the teeth of a pet, enhance the preservation of gums, and preserve effective nutrients while functioning as a toy for pets. Furthermore, it removes tartar, dental plaque, and bad breath of a pet.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 10, 2011
Publication date:
January 3, 2013
Applicant:
FORCANS INC.
Inventors:
Bon Gil Koo, Myung Jin Lee, Chan Mi Chon