Patents Assigned to Rubicon Scientific
  • Animal feeds including heartworm-prevention drugs
    Patent number: 6866862
    Abstract: Improved daily ration mammal feeds are provided which include minor amounts of heartworm preventative drugs, ensure that a mammal consuming the feed receives quantities of drug sufficient to establish and maintain substantially constant concentrations of the drug in the pet's bloodstream. The feeds may be produced by extrusion with addition of minor quantities of heartworm preventative drug so as to uniformly distribute the drug throughout the extruded product. Ivermectin levels of from about 2-1500 ?g/kg of extruded feed are preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Rubicon Scientific
    Inventors: Gordon R. Huber, David R. Jones, John C. Kuenzi, Kevin D. Kuenzi, Francisco A. Cabrera