Sandwich Cookie Filler Cream with Continuous Hidden Images
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sandwich cookies lack a continuous, predetermined image within the filler cream layer that remains intact and visible throughout consumption, providing limited entertainment value.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a method to coextrude or print two filler cream compositions with different colors to form a continuous interior image within the filler cream layer, which is visible from the top surface to the bottom surface, using techniques such as extrusion, ink jet printing, or murine methods to create complex images related to holidays, events, or characters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional filler cream layer is used without internal imaging, then the manufacturing process is simple and cost-effective, but the entertainment value and consumer engagement are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent embeds an image-containing filler cream composition within the sandwich cookie structure, nesting the visual element inside the cream layer. This allows the image to be hidden within the product until revealed during consumption, adding entertainment value without requiring complex external imaging systems or additional components.
Solution Approach 2:
The image is pre-formed within the filler cream composition before the cookie is assembled and consumed. The continuous image is created in advance through coextrusion or printing techniques, so that when the consumer twists off the base cake, the image is already in place and ready to be revealed, eliminating the need for real-time imaging or complex during-consumption mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the filler cream layer is made to reveal a hidden image during consumption, then consumer engagement is enhanced, but the image may be distorted or lost when base cake is removed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different properties to different parts of the filler cream layer: the image-containing composition is positioned specifically in the interior portion, while the exterior surfaces are designed to maintain image integrity. This local differentiation ensures that the image remains stable and undistorted even when the base cake is removed, as the image is protected within the interior cream structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The filler cream layer is formed as a composite material combining multiple cream compositions with different properties. The image-containing composition is integrated with other cream components to create a unified structure that maintains image integrity while providing the necessary flexibility for consumption. This composite approach ensures the image remains stable throughout the eating experience.
3Adaptability or versatility
If coextrusion or printing methods are used to create continuous images in filler cream, then entertainment value increases, but manufacturing complexity and equipment requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent describes filler cream compositions that can be created using multiple methods (coextrusion, printing, murine methods) that all achieve the same functional result: a continuous image within the cream layer. This universality allows manufacturers to choose the method that best fits their existing capabilities, reducing the barrier to entry while still providing the entertainment value of hidden images.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the image is made visible throughout the thickness of the filler cream layer, then the hidden image revelation is enhanced, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent emphasizes that the image should be continuous throughout the thickness of the filler cream layer, from the top surface to the bottom surface. This continuity is achieved through the coextrusion or printing processes that deposit the image-containing composition uniformly throughout the cream layer. The continuous action of the imaging process ensures that the image remains intact and visible regardless of how the consumer views or consumes the cookie.
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 continuous image within the filler cream layer provides enhanced entertainment value by revealing a hidden image during consumption, maintaining its detail and integrity throughout the eating experience.
Implementation Method 1
both the first filler cream composition and the second filler cream composition are coextruded to cooperatively define a continuous interior image
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AI summary
A sandwich cookie product has entertainment value by providing a filler cream layer that includes a continuous, predetermined interior image. The image is hidden by the base cakes, but can be discovered by a consumer when either base cake is removed. Because the complex image is continuous throughout the thickness of the filler cream layer, the sandwich cookie product provides entertainment value in discovery of the hidden image. Methods of making such products are described.