Patents Assigned to Pet Ecology Brands, Inc.
  • Animal litter having the property of detecting diabetes in felines
    Patent number: 7533630
    Abstract: An animal litter composition comprised of a liquid absorbent aggregate impregnated with an agent to indicate the presence of sugar in the urine of felines and other related species includes 88.1 percent +/?5.0 percent by weight of an expanded aggregate, 00.9 percent +/?0.7 percent by weight of an odor control/antistatic agent, 07.0 percent +/?4.0 percent by weight of a clumping agent, 03.0 percent +/?2.5 percent by weight of a surfactant; and 01.0 percent +/?0.90 percent by weight of a glucosuria indicator. A method of detecting glucosuria in a feline includes providing the animal litter in a litter box or in an enclosure in which the feline is restrained until the feline urinates on the litter and then visually observing the litter for a color change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Pet Ecology Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph J Steckel, Larry J Murphy
  • ANIMAL LITTER HAVING THE PROPERTY OF DETECTING DIABETES IN FELINES
    Publication number: 20080087226
    Abstract: An animal litter composition comprised of a liquid absorbent aggregate impregnated with an agent to indicate the presence of sugar in the urine of felines and other related species includes 88.1 percent +/?5.0 percent by weight of an expanded aggregate, 00.9 percent +/?0.7 percent by weight of an odor control/antistatic agent, 07.0 percent +/?4.0 percent by weight of a clumping agent, 03.0 percent +/?2.5 percent by weight of a surfactant; and 01.0 percent +/?0.90 percent by weight of a glucosuria indicator. A method of detecting glucosuria in a feline includes providing the animal litter in a litter box or in an enclosure in which the feline is restrained until the feline urinates on the litter and then visually observing the litter for a color change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: PET ECOLOGY BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph Steckel, Larry Murphy
  • Animal litter having the property of detecting urinary infection in felines
    Patent number: 6308658
    Abstract: An animal litter comprised of a liquid absorbent aggregate impregnated with a litmus agent for indicating a urinary tract infection in cats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Pet Ecology Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph J. Steckel
  • Animal control litter
    Patent number: 5655480
    Abstract: An animal control litter comprised of an expanded light weight aggregate, a clumping agent, a surfactant and an odor control agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Pet Ecology Brands Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph J. Steckel