Patents by Inventor Larry J Murphy

Larry J Murphy 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).

  • 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