Rawhide Chew with Edible Resin for Dental and Nutritional Benefits
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current pet chews do not adequately satisfy both the chewing needs of animals and provide nutritional supplementation, failing to combine abrasive action with nutritional benefits effectively.
Innovation Solution
A pet chew product incorporating rawhide and an edible resin, where the resin can surround or be retained within the rawhide, comprising starch, gluten, vegetable-based proteins, carbohydrates, or fats, formed into various shapes using molding processes to provide both chewing benefits and nutritional supplementation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If pet chews are made from rawhide alone, then abrasive action for dental health is provided, but nutritional supplementation is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines rawhide and edible resin into a single integrated chew product. The rawhide provides the abrasive cleaning action for dental health, while the edible resin contains nutritional supplements. This merging of two materials with different functions into one product simultaneously delivers both dental care benefits and nutritional supplementation, resolving the contradiction between abrasive action and nutritional value.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a composite material structure where rawhide and edible resin are combined. The rawhide component maintains its natural abrasive properties for tooth cleaning, while the edible resin component is formulated with vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. This composite approach allows each material to contribute its specific function, achieving both dental health benefits and nutritional supplementation in one product.
2Adaptability or versatility
If pet chews are made from edible resin alone, then nutritional supplementation is provided, but abrasive action for dental health is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges edible resin with rawhide in a single chew product. The edible resin provides the nutritional supplementation through vitamins, minerals, and proteins, while the rawhide component restores the abrasive action needed for dental health. This combination ensures that neither function is compromised - the nutritional value comes from the resin while the dental cleaning effect comes from the rawhide.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention applies local quality by having different regions or components of the chew product serve different functions. The edible resin portions provide nutrition, while the rawhide portions provide abrasive action. This spatial differentiation of functions within the same product allows simultaneous delivery of nutritional supplementation and dental health benefits without compromising either aspect.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If rawhide is used as the primary material, then chewing durability is achieved, but nutritional content is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges rawhide with edible resin to create a chew product that delivers both durability and nutrition. The rawhide provides the structural integrity and longevity needed for extended chewing, while the edible resin is formulated with concentrated nutritional supplements including vitamins, minerals, and proteins. This combination ensures the chew lasts long enough to be effective while simultaneously providing substantial nutritional value.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a composite material system where rawhide serves as the durable structural base and edible resin serves as the nutritional supplement carrier. The rawhide matrix maintains its toughness and resistance to rapid degradation, ensuring chewing durability, while the embedded or coated edible resin provides concentrated nutritional content. This composite structure allows the product to meet both durability requirements and nutritional supplementation goals.
4Adaptability or versatility
If edible resin is added to rawhide, then nutritional supplementation is achieved, but product complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges rawhide and edible resin into a unified chew product where the two materials are intimately combined. Rather than creating separate components that require assembly, the invention integrates the nutritional supplement matrix directly with the rawhide structure through methods such as coating, embedding, or co-extrusion. This merging approach adds nutritional functionality without significantly increasing product structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention makes the chew product multi-functional by combining dental cleaning and nutritional supplementation in a single item. The rawhide component handles the mechanical chewing and abrasive cleaning function, while the edible resin component handles the nutritional supplementation function. This universality allows one product to perform multiple functions that would otherwise require separate items, adding value without proportionally increasing complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to providing an animal chew formed of rawhide and edible resin. The edible resin may be positioned on the outer surface of the rawhide and/or retained within the rawhide. The edible resin may include one or a mixture of starch, gluten, vegetable protein, carbohydrate or fat.