Patents by Inventor Vidal E. Sotillo

Vidal E. Sotillo 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).

  • Method for producing a cat litter from grain milling byproducts
    Patent number: 6220206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cat litter formed from an amount of starch material and, optionally, a filler material, whereby the cat litter contains an amount of gelatinized starch equal to at least 30% by weight of each cat litter particle, and has a bulk density ranging between about 250 kg/m3 and about 300 kgm/m3, and an absorption capacity ranging between about 100% and about 140%. This invention also relates to a method of forming the cat litter, with it preferred that the cat litter be formed from a corn flour byproduct and a wheat middling byproduct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Inventors: Vidal E. Sotillo, Wayne R. Moore