ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,865, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (Princeton, N.J.).

"Animal litters exhibiting reduced adhesion properties, and related methods" was invented by Raymond S. Brown (Bridgewater, N.J.), Richard D. Miller (Union Beach, N.J.) and Roger Bruno (Beachwood, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An animal litter composition having reduced adhesive properties, and a related method, are disclosed. The animal litter can include a clay-based liquid absorbing material, a filler including one or both of the following: a non-absorbent, non-soluble substrate; an absorbent substrate, and at least one oil present in an amou...