ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,846, issued on May 19, was assigned to Purina Animal Nutrition LLC (Arden Hills, Minn.).
"High fat feed particles" was invented by David C. Weakley (Pacific, Mo.) and Kent J. Lanter (Waterloo, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention includes extruded livestock feed particles comprising a high level of fat and methods of making these animal feed particles. The particles are palatable and digestible by the livestock animals and lead to an enhanced energy intake by the animals. The particles are also flowable. The method includes the use of a vacuum coater to incorporate the fat into extruded animal feed particles. The ...