Methods for making appetizing and dentally efficacious animal chews

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10631555
APP PUB NO 20170290298A1
SERIAL NO

15497876

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Described herein are chewable articles intended to be provided to animals for purposes including dental cleaning, breath freshening, nutrition, administration to the animal of beneficial agents, satisfaction of the animal's urge to chew, and general enjoyment by the animal. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for making such chewable articles, the methods including the use of a processing aid to lubricate the article-forming apparatus, such as extruders, portioners, and molds, and to reduce the power requirements of such apparatus in the forming process.

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BIG HEART PET INCONE STRAWBERRY LANE ORRVILLE OH 44667

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barnvos, Donald R Huntington Beach, US 3 54
Berry, John F Simi Valley, US 10 741
Cope, Melinda S Stevenson Ranch, US 3 54
Donatucci, Mark Manhattan Beach, US 6 103
Jimenez-Marquez, Sergio A El Segundo, US 4 30
Juravic, Davor San Pedro, US 28 348
Ortiz, Oscar Hawthorne, US 19 232

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