US Patent Issued to Hill's Pet Nutrition on May 26 for "Pet food compositions" (Kansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,713, issued on May 26, was assigned to Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. (Overland Park, Kan.).

"Pet food compositions" was invented by Eden Ephraim (Lawrence, Kan.), Edem-Elikplim Folly (Lawrence, 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 propolis, along with methods of making and using same. According to an aspect of the disclosure, provided is a pet food composition comprising propolis in an amount greater than about 0.1 wt. %; about 10 to about 40 wt. % of protein; about 9 to about 25 wt. % of a fat; about 10 to about 90 wt. % of a carbohydrate, wherein all...