US Patent Issued to TECNINSUMOS on June 16 for "Sanitary sand composition comprising corn and method for its preparation" (Colombian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,143, issued on June 16, was assigned to TECNINSUMOS Ltda. (Medellin, Colombia).

"Sanitary sand composition comprising corn and method for its preparation" was invented by Andres Felipe Arroyave Gomez (Medellin, Colombia) and Alberto Arroyave Henao (Medellin, Colombia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a new corn-based sanitary sand its manufacturing method. The sanitary sand ensures excellent absorption and clumping of fluids, is fully biodegradable, does not produce dust or sludge, and does not cause dermatitis or dryness on cats' paws. The corn-based sanitary sand comprises corn in a proportion of betwe...