Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Product with defined indicating means – e.g. – indicia – etc.
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-04
2005-01-04
Bhat, N. (Department: 1764)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Product with defined indicating means, e.g., indicia, etc.
C426S104000, C426S805000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06838101
ABSTRACT:
Greeting cards and other items to be enjoyed by animals and pets combine an article composed of a non-toxic material which is typically chewable or fully consumable and digestible, in conjunction with a greeting that may include a graphical image (i.e., of an animal, pet, and/or pet owner), a textual message, or both. An edible greeting card embodiment assumes the form of a panel having a thickness, a perimeter, and front and back surfaces and at least one message on one or both of the front and back surfaces using and edible colorant or other medium. In embodiments utilizing two or more such panels or construction elements, joining means are provided in the form of a flexible strip threaded through holes, an edible adhesive or flexible edible hinge. Alternate embodiments may be suspended from a cage rail by a hook, wire. While selected embodiments of the invention may be constructed of a single substance such as rawhide, alternate embodiments may be constructed from a variety of ingredients including Nylabone, grains, minerals and seeds. The ingredients will generally vary depending on the animal for which the greeting article is intended.
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Bhat N.
Gifford Krass Groh Sprinkle Anderson & Citkowski PC
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