Patent ID: 11950565
Assignee: PIONEER PET PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  F | IPC A  B  F

Claim 77:
78. The method of claim 77, wherein during the cold processing step: (1) the extruded absorbent pellets are cooled immediately upon extrusion at a coolant rate of at least 15 degrees Fahrenheit per second for at least two seconds after extrusion, and (2) the extruded absorbent pellets are dried by reducing a moisture content of the extruded absorbent pellets by at least 1.5% by weight from an initial moisture content of the extruded absorbent pellets upon exiting the extruder during the extruding step within five seconds of the extruded absorbent pellets exiting the extruder.