Patent 7971720 was granted and assigned to The Clorox Company on July, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Bags for granular material with a closure on top of the bag and a vertical handle on the lower end of the bag and having suitable dimensions, static coefficient of friction, creep resistance and containing granular materials of limited flow properties can be vertically stacked without support, for example on a pallet. One such suitable granular material is cat litter.