U.S. patent application number 16/907024 was filed with the patent office on 2020-12-24 for dissolving substrate with remaining message.
The applicant listed for this patent is Jakks Pacific Inc.. Invention is credited to Lizabeth Hogan, Timmy Tsui.
Application Number | 20200398176 16/907024 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005088088 |
Filed Date | 2020-12-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20200398176 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Hogan; Lizabeth ; et
al. |
December 24, 2020 |
DISSOLVING SUBSTRATE WITH REMAINING MESSAGE
Abstract
Described is a dissolving substrate with a remaining message.
The substrate is formed of water-soluble paper such that it
dissolves when exposed to water. Notably, printed upon the
substrate is an offset printing ink that is water-resistant. Thus,
when the substrate dissolves, the message or imagery as printed
with the offset printing ink remains and floats upon the water for
further use or enjoyment.
Inventors: |
Hogan; Lizabeth; (Los
Angeles, CA) ; Tsui; Timmy; (Hong Kong, CN) |
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Applicant: |
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State |
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Type |
Jakks Pacific Inc. |
Santa Monica |
CA |
US |
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Family ID: |
1000005088088 |
Appl. No.: |
16/907024 |
Filed: |
June 19, 2020 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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62864394 |
Jun 20, 2019 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
D21H 27/00 20130101;
D21H 19/38 20130101; A63H 33/22 20130101; D21H 19/62 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A63H 33/22 20060101
A63H033/22; D21H 27/00 20060101 D21H027/00; D21H 19/38 20060101
D21H019/38; D21H 19/62 20060101 D21H019/62 |
Claims
1. A dissolving item, comprising: a dissolving substrate, and a
water-resistant ink formed upon the dissolving substrate.
2. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 1, wherein the
dissolving substrate is a water-soluble paper.
3. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 2, wherein the
water-resistant ink is an offset printing ink that is printed upon
the dissolving substrate.
4. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 3, wherein the
dissolving substrate is formed in the shape of a toy item
5. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 4, wherein the toy
item is shaped like a tea bag that further comprises other toy
items contained therein.
6. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 5, wherein the
dissolving substrate is a water-soluble paper formed of at least
wood pulp and carboxy methyl cellulose.
7. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 6, wherein the
dissolving substrate is a water-soluble paper formed of between 30%
and 70% wood pulp and between 30% and 70% carboxy methyl
cellulose.
8. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 7, wherein the
dissolving substrate is a water-soluble paper formed of
approximately 50% wood pulp and approximately 50% carboxy methyl
cellulose.
9. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 8, wherein the
water-resistant ink is formed of carbon black, a coloring pigment,
a phenolic resin, one or more oils, and a wax.
10. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 1, wherein the
water-resistant ink is an offset printing ink that is printed upon
the dissolving substrate.
11. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 1, wherein the
dissolving substrate is formed in the shape of a toy item
12. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 11, wherein the toy
item is shaped like a tea bag that further comprises other toy
items contained therein.
13. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 1, wherein the
dissolving substrate is a water-soluble paper formed of at least
wood pulp and carboxy methyl cellulose.
14. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 1, wherein the
dissolving substrate is a water-soluble paper formed of between 30%
and 70% wood pulp and between 30% and 70% carboxy methyl
cellulose.
15. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 1, wherein the
dissolving substrate is a water-soluble paper formed of
approximately 50% wood pulp and approximately 50% carboxy methyl
cellulose.
16. The dissolving item as set forth in claim 1, wherein the
water-resistant ink is formed of carbon black, a coloring pigment,
a phenolic resin, one or more oils, and a wax.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a non-provisional application of U.S. Provisional
Application No. 62/864,394, filed on Jun. 20, 2019, the entirety of
which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an apparatus having a
message affixed to a dissolving substrate.
(2) Description of Related Art
[0003] Paper is traditionally a flexible cellulosic material that
is generally formed to withstand a certain amount of moisture. Such
existing paper items allow for ink to be printed thereon and remain
intact upon getting wet. However, while generally stable, such
papers do not provide for the unique affect of disappearing or
otherwise dissolving to reveal a printed message.
[0004] Thus, a continuing need exists for a water-soluble substrate
that reveals a message upon dissolving.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[0005] The present invention relates to an apparatus having a
message (formed of water-resistant ink) affixed to a dissolving
substrate. The substrate is formed of water-soluble paper such that
it dissolves when exposed to water. Notably, printed upon the
substrate is an offset printing ink that is water-resistant. Thus,
when the substrate dissolves, the message or imagery as printed
with the offset printing ink remains and floats upon the water for
further use or enjoyment.
[0006] In another aspect, the dissolving substrate is formed in the
shape of a toy item
[0007] In yet another aspect, the toy item is shaped like a tea bag
that further comprises other toy items contained therein.
[0008] Further, the dissolving substrate is a water-soluble paper
formed of at least wood pulp and carboxy methyl cellulose.
[0009] In another aspect, the dissolving substrate is a
water-soluble paper formed of between 30% and 70% wood pulp and
between 30% and 70% carboxy methyl cellulose.
[0010] In yet another aspect, the dissolving substrate is a
water-soluble paper formed of approximately 50% wood pulp and
approximately 50% carboxy methyl cellulose.
[0011] In another aspect, the water-resistant ink is formed of
carbon black, a coloring pigment, a phenolic resin, one or more
oils, and a wax.
[0012] Finally, as can be appreciated by one in the art, the
present invention also comprises a method for forming and using the
invention described herein.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] The objects, features and advantages of the present
invention will be apparent from the following detailed descriptions
of the various aspects of the invention in conjunction with
reference to the following drawings, where:
[0014] FIG. 1A is an illustration depicting a dissolving substrate
with a water-resistant ink positioned thereon, depicting an aspect
in which the substrate is a tea bag;
[0015] FIG. 1B is an illustration depicting the water-resistant ink
with colors reversed to illustrate that the color of the
water-resistant ink can be similar to that of the dissolving
substrate;
[0016] FIG. 2 is an illustration depicting example print sheets for
forming the tea bag and upon which the water-resistant ink is
printed; and
[0017] FIG. 3 is an illustration depicting an example playset that
can be packaged to include a dissolving substrate with
water-resistant ink.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] The present invention relates to an apparatus having a
message affixed to a dissolving substrate. The following
description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art
to make and use the invention and to incorporate it in the context
of particular applications. Various modifications, as well as a
variety of uses in different applications will be readily apparent
to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined
herein may be applied to a wide range of embodiments. Thus, the
present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments
presented, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with
the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
[0019] In the following detailed description, numerous specific
details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough
understanding of the present invention. However, it will be
apparent to one skilled in the art that the present invention may
be practiced without necessarily being limited to these specific
details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are
shown in block diagram form, rather than in detail, in order to
avoid obscuring the present invention.
[0020] The reader's attention is directed to all papers and
documents which are filed concurrently with this specification and
which are open to public inspection with this specification, and
the contents of all such papers and documents are incorporated
herein by reference. All the features disclosed in this
specification, (including any accompanying claims, abstract, and
drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same,
equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise.
Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is
only one example of a generic series of equivalent or similar
features.
[0021] Furthermore, any element in a claim that does not explicitly
state "means for" performing a specified function, or "step for"
performing a specific function, is not to be interpreted as a
"means" or "step" clause as specified in 35 U.S.C. Section 112,
Paragraph 6. In particular, the use of "step of" or "act of" in the
claims herein is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C.
112, Paragraph 6.
[0022] Please note, if used, the labels left, right, front, back,
top, bottom, forward, reverse, clockwise and counter clockwise have
been used for convenience purposes only and are not intended to
imply any particular fixed direction. Instead, they are used to
reflect relative locations and/or directions between various
portions of an object.
[0023] (1) Description
[0024] The present invention relates to an item formed of a
dissolving substrate with an image or message attached thereto. The
substrate upon which the image or message is applied to is made
from any dissolving material, a non-limiting example of which
includes a water-soluble paper, such as a cellulosic mixture paper.
A non-limiting example of such a cellulosic mixture paper includes
paper formed of wood pulp (CAS.65996-61-4) and carboxy methyl
cellulose (CAS.9004-32.4), mixed as desired to form the paper. For
example, each of said components can be between 0.1 and 99.9% of
the material, to collectively form 100%. However, desirably, the
wood pulp to carboxy methyl cellulose is between 30-70% each of the
mixture paper and, more desirably, approximately 50% each. Thus,
although not limited thereto, the cellulosic mixture paper is
formed of approximately 50% wood pulp and approximately 50% carboxy
methyl cellulose.
[0025] Further, the water-resistant ink or material that forms the
image or message is formed of any printable or otherwise apply-able
material that will remain upon dissolving of the substrate. It is
important that the ink be water resistant to resist water-in-ink
emulsification (e.g. repel rather than absorb water). A
non-limiting example of such a water-resistant ink includes an
offset printing ink. A non-limiting example of such an offset
printing ink is the ink mixture formed from the following:
TABLE-US-00001 Substance CAS# Contents (%) Carbon Black 1333-86-4
10-30 Pigment blue 147-14-8 0-6 Rosin modified phenolic 68512-70-9
20-40 resin Soybean oil 8001-22-7 20-30 Mineral oil 8042-47-5 10-20
Polyethylene wax 9002-88-4 02.-10
[0026] Thus, the invention is generally directed to a dissolving
substrate (e.g., water soluble paper) with a water-resistant ink
positioned thereon (e.g., printed thereon). The invention can be
formed into a variety of products with a variety of uses.
[0027] As a non-limiting example and as depicted in FIG. 1A, the
dissolving substrate 100 can be shaped as a real or toy tea bag
with the water-resistant ink 102 positioned or otherwise printed
thereon. Also depicted in FIG. 1A is a tea bag hang tag 104 that
can be attached to the substrate 100 using any suitable technique,
such as a string being heat sealed to the substrate 100.
[0028] In use, a child or user would position the tea bag in a cup
of water, at which point it would dissolve. After the water-soluble
paper dissolved, the water-resistant ink 104 (e.g., offset printing
ink) would remain and float on the surface of the water to reveal
the message that was printed on the side of the tea bag. The
message can be any desired message, including text, symbols, or
images, as desired and/or appropriate.
[0029] The water-resistant ink 104 could be clear or a color that
is similar to the water-soluble paper such that the message is
difficult to see until the water-soluble paper dissolves. For
example, the colors were reversed in FIG. 1B to illustrate that the
colors of the water-resistant ink can be clear or matched to the
color of the substrate 100 as shown in FIG. 1A. For further
illustration, FIG. 2 depicts the substrate 100 as print sheets for
forming the tea bag and upon which the water-resistant ink 104 is
printed.
[0030] In other aspects, the water-resistant ink 104 could be
colored to be dissimilarly colored from the water-soluble paper. In
yet another aspect, the ink may include thermal ink therein to
change colors upon changing temperatures due to the water.
[0031] Thus, a can be appreciated, there are a variety of
embodiments/applications in which the present invention can be
implemented. As a non-limiting example and as described herein, the
substrate 100 can be shaped and formed to operate as a tea bag,
either a real tea bag or toy tea bag. For example and as shown in
FIG. 3, the tea bag (as a toy) can be included in a playset that
includes a variety of play toys.
[0032] In this non-limiting example, the playset includes a cup 300
in which the various toys can be packaged, such a doll 302, play
creamer 304 with doll accessories, a faux sugar packet 306 with
doll accessories, a tea bag 308 that holds other small toys 310,
and a lid 312 that fits atop the cup 300. In this aspect, the toy
tea bag 308 is formed of the dissolving substrate 100 with the
water-resistant ink 104 printed thereon. Thus, in this particular
playset, a user can place the toy tea bag 308 within water which
will cause the substrate 100 to dissolve and reveal the small toys
310 and the remaining message formed of the water-resistant ink.
Therefore and as can be appreciated by those skilled in the art,
the invention as described herein has many applications in
accordance with the scope of the present invention.
[0033] Finally, while this invention has been described in terms of
several embodiments, one of ordinary skill in the art will readily
recognize that the invention may have other applications in other
environments. It should be noted that many embodiments and
implementations are possible. Further, the following claims are in
no way intended to limit the scope of the present invention to the
specific embodiments described above. In addition, any recitation
of "means for" is intended to evoke a means-plus-function reading
of an element and a claim, whereas, any elements that do not
specifically use the recitation "means for", are not intended to be
read as means-plus-function elements, even if the claim otherwise
includes the word "means". Further, while particular method steps
have been recited in a particular order, the method steps may occur
in any desired order and fall within the scope of the present
invention.
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