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Pet food product containing probiotics

Patent 5968569 Issued on October 19, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 23, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 996889 filed on 12/23/1997

US Classes:

426/61, DORMANT FERMENT CONTAINING PRODUCT, OR LIVE MICROORGANISM CONTAINING PRODUCT OR ONGOING FERMENTING PRODUCT, PROCESS OF PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF426/618, Cereal material is basic ingredient426/620, Ready to eat426/623, Animal food426/625, Puffed or flaked426/805PET FOOD FOR DOG, CAT, BIRD, OR FISH

Examiners

Primary: Sayala, Chhaya D.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 159891 EP. 10/09/1985
  • 0 180 743 EP. 05/09/1986
  • 0 287 699 EP. 10/09/1988
  • 03251159 JP. 11/09/1991
  • 2106043 GB. 09/09/1979
  • 9117672 WO. 11/09/1991
  • WO 92 12639 WO. 08/09/1992
  • WO 95/34292 WO. 12/09/1995
  • WO 96/08261 WO. 03/09/1996

International Class

A23L 001/168

Foreign Application Priority Data

1997-03-19 EP

Abstract

A dried, ready-to-eat pet food product comprising a gelatinized starch matrix which includes a coating or filling which contains a probiotic micro-organism. The cereal product is in the form of a pet food. The product may be produced by cooking a starch source to form a gelatinized starch matrix; forming the gelatinized matrix into pieces; drying the pieces; and coating or filling the pieces with a carrier which contains probiotic micro-organisms.

Other References

  • Derwent Publication XP 002029125, AN 95-121585, 1994
  • Derwent Publication XP 002031486, AN 89-312205, 1989
  • Fuller, "Probiotics in man and animals", Journal of Applied Bacteriology, vol. 66, 1989, pp. 365-37
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