ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,403, issued on May 19, was assigned to SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).

"Compositions and methods for digestive health in an feline" was invented by Julie Kristine Spears (St. Louis), Alison Beloshapka (St. Louis) and Sandeep Bhatnagar (Ballwin, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and methods from providing a digestive health benefit to a feline include the use of a prebiotic fiber blend comprising pumpkin, inulin, and, optionally, wheat bran aleurone."

The patent was filed on Aug. 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/452,676.

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