US 9,398,757 C1 (13,010th)
Laboratory animals stimulatory enrichment product
Jerel G. Reynolds, Leawood, KS (US)
Filed by The Andersons, Inc., Maumee, OH (US)
Assigned to The Andersons, Inc.
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,693, Oct. 4, 2024.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 9,398,757, issued Jul. 26, 2016, Appl. No. 14/381,939, Aug. 28, 2014.
PCT Filed Feb. 28, 2013, PCT No. PCT/US2013/028337
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 28, 2014,
PCT Pub. No. WO2013/130817, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 6, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/604,472, filed on Feb. 28, 2012.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Aug. 15, 2025.
Int. Cl. A01K 15/02 (2006.01); A01K 1/015 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 15/025 (2013.01) [A01K 1/0152 (2013.01); A01K 1/0155 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1-5, 9-11, 13, 14, 19, 21-25, 29-31, 33-37, 41-43, 56 and 69 are cancelled.
Claims 6-8, 12, 15-18, 20, 26-28, 32, 38-40, 44-55 and 57-68 were not reexamined.
44. An animal product, said product comprising:
a plurality of paper strips, said plurality of paper strips including adjuvants operative to enhance performance of said puck or entertainment value of said pick for a laboratory animal, wherein said adjuvants comprise fragrances, dyes, odor suppressants, superabsorbent polymer granules, and flavorants;
a puck formed from the compression of said plurality of paper strips in a mold; and
wherein said puck induces extended play time in a laboratory animal by providing the animal the opportunity to relocate and disassemble said puck into said plurality of paper strips.