ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,417, issued on July 14, was assigned to Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. (Overland Park, Kan.).
"Pet food compositions" was invented by Matthew Jackson (Topeka, Kan.) and Dennis Jewell (Lawrence, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are pet food compositions comprising an amino acid component comprising: lysine; betaine; and glutamic acid and/or a salt thereof present in an amount of about 7 wt. % or more, based on the total weight of the pet food composition; and about 3.3 wt. % or more, of a fatty acid component comprising a fatty acid having an aliphatic tail of 6 to 12 carbons and/or an omega-3 fatty acid, based on the t...