Patent ID: 8574610
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: A61F,A61L,A61P

Abstract:
1. A flowable particle blend of at least three separate and distinct particles for application to an environment that is a habitat for an animal, the granular composition providing both absorbency and antimicrobial activity comprising: a) a granular water absorbent solid carrier material carrier comprising superabsorbent polymer in the form of particles, granules or flakes; and b) a reactive composition; the reactive composition consisting essentially of at least two separate particles as a first particle comprising CuSO 4 reagent and a second particle comprising KI reagent, the first particle and the composition of the second particle reacting with each other in the presence of water to produce molecular iodine, each of the first particles and the second particles being carried by a water absorbent solid carrier material so that application of aqueous liquid equal to 100% by weight of the reactive composition to the composition will cause the reagents of the at least two separate particles to be combined by the aqueous liquid and react with each other; and wherein the two separate particles and the water absorbent carrier are granular, the reactive composition providing a local concentration of at least 10 parts per million iodine in the aqueous liquid applied to the granular composition when the granular composition has 5% by weight of aqueous liquid present in the water absorbent solid carrier material with respect to the total weight of the water absorbent solid carrier material.