Refrigerated Canine Probiotic Supplement with Cricket Protein
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Solution Overview
Problem
Dogs often lack complete nutrition from adequate sources, leading to imbalances in their gastrointestinal microbiota and various health issues such as dermal, inflammatory, parasitic, and immune-related problems.
Innovation Solution
A superfood supplement for dogs incorporating four strains of probiotics (Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, and Enterococcus faecium) in refrigerated form, combined with a balanced mix of natural ingredients like carrots, house cricket, beef, and vitamins, to provide complete nutrition and stabilize intestinal flora.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of stationary object
If probiotics are presented in lyophilized form to ensure stability and long shelf life, then storage duration is improved, but bacterial viability and efficacy are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the storage parameters from lyophilized (dry, room temperature) to refrigerated (wet, cold) conditions. This parameter change allows the probiotics to maintain higher viability and efficacy while still providing acceptable storage duration through refrigeration, resolving the contradiction between stability and effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a composite formulation combining multiple probiotic strains (Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, and Enterococcus faecium) with prebiotics and natural conservatives. This composite approach enhances both the stability and efficacy of the probiotic mixture, allowing refrigerated storage while maintaining bacterial viability
2Device complexity
If a single probiotic strain is used to simplify the formulation, then manufacturing complexity is reduced, but the scope of health benefits is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges four different probiotic strains into a single complementary formulation. Each strain targets different aspects of canine health: L. salivarius for general gut health, L. fermentum for immune support, L. rhamnosus for digestive balance, and E. faecium for pathogen prevention. This combination approach increases health benefit scope while maintaining manageable manufacturing complexity through standardized production processes
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-strain probiotic formulation achieves multi-functionality, addressing various health issues simultaneously (digestive health, immune support, skin health, and pathogen prevention) within a single product, thereby expanding the scope of health benefits without proportionally increasing manufacturing complexity
3Quantity of substance
If the supplement is formulated as a complete food to provide comprehensive nutrition, then nutritional completeness is improved, but the product complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates prebiotics (inulin, fructooligosaccharides) in advance to support probiotic colonization and growth. This preliminary action ensures that when the probiotics are introduced, they have immediate substrates to thrive on, enhancing the overall effectiveness of the complete food formulation without adding significant complexity to the product structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite complete food formulation integrating multiple nutritional components (proteins from house cricket and beef, carbohydrates from brown rice and oats, vitamins, minerals, prebiotics, and probiotics). This composite approach achieves nutritional completeness while managing complexity through synergistic interactions between components that enhance overall functionality
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The supplement ensures complete nutritional well-being for adult dogs, stabilizes intestinal microbiota, and addresses health issues by providing essential nutrients and probiotic benefits, enhancing immune response and preventing gastrointestinal infections.
Implementation Method 1
These microorganisms are not presented in lyophilized form to ensure greater efficacy in the gastrointestinal tract and will be present in an abundance of 1×108 CFU/g. The bacteria will not be lyophilized, it will only be refrigerated and in the presence of a natural conservative to reduce their metabolic activity.
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AI summary
The present invention is an improved superfood supplement for dogs.