IP Library Granted Patent US 7,933,443
Granted Patent B2
US 7,933,443 · App. 12/535,764 · Granted Apr 26, 2011

Image variety on edible substrates

Assignee: The Procter Gamble Company
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Patent No.
US 7,933,443
App. No.
12/535,764
Granted
Apr 26, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An article of commerce comprising an edible substrate having an image disposed thereon, and a method for making edible substrates having a variety of different images.

Claims (33)

1. A method of making a fabricated snack chip having an image disposed thereon, comprising:

(a) providing at least one edible substrate;

(b) providing an image source, wherein said image source comprises a plurality of different images;

(c) creating a script, wherein said script comprises a first script image selected from said image source;

(d) communicating said first script image from the script to an image disposal device;

(e) disposing said first script image on said edible substrate with said image disposal device to form a first image-disposed edible substrate;

(f) detecting an image on said image-disposed edible substrate;

(g) evaluating said detected image and providing feedback as a function of the evaluation of said detected image;

(h) communicating a second script image based on the feedback to an image disposal device;

(i) disposing said second script image on a second edible substrate with said image disposal device to form a second image-disposed edible substrate.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said edible substrates are uncooked sheeted dough.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said edible substrates are fabricated snack pieces.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said image disposal device comprises an ink jet printer.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said fabricated snack pieces are disposed into a container.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first script image and said script second image comprise a question and an answer.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first script image and said second script image comprise different parts of the same story.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said script includes a pattern change.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating a modified script based on the evaluating said detected image step.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein a sensor is used for the detecting step.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said image source comprises an electronic database.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the edible substrates are provided as a stream of substances.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising

providing a container;

disposing the image-disposed edible substrates into the container;

wherein each said image-disposed edible substrate has an image different from every other said image on each said image-disposed edible substrate contained within said container, wherein the number of different images disposed upon each said image-disposed edible substrate is equal to the number of image-disposed edible substrates contained in said container.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the number of different images disposed upon said image-disposed edible substrates is greater than or equal to 10.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein at least one image is multi-colored.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein at least one image has a resolution ranging from about 90 to about 1200 dpi.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising a message associated with the container, wherein said message communicates to the consumer that all of the image-disposed edible substrates contained within said container have a different image disposed thereon.

18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a container;

disposing the image-disposed edible substrates wherein each said image-disposed edible substrate has an image different from every other said image on each said image-disposed edible substrate contained within said container, wherein the number of different images disposed upon said image-disposed edible substrates is equal to the number of edible substrates in one serving size of said edible substrates.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein said edible substrates are fabricated snack chips.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2014
From: WEN, LUFANG; ROMANACH, BENITO ALBERTO; PHILLIPS, AMY DAWSON
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 032494/0632 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2014
From: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
To: KELLOGG NORTH AMERICA COMPANY
Reel/Frame 032494/0725 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2012
From: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
To: KELLOGG NORTH AMERICA COMPANY
Reel/Frame 028906/0218 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 10887032 · Jul 8, 2004
Provisional Application 60486311 · Jul 11, 2003
Provisional Application 60503719 · Sep 17, 2003
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