# US 11,439,162 B2 · Dissolvable composition having indicia

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- Number: US 11,439,162 B2
- Document ID: US11439162B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/598,375
- Filed: 2019-10-10
- Published: 2020-04-16
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2018-10-11
- Assignees: Vitiprints, LLC
- Applicants: Vitiprints, LLC
- Inventors: Terrance Kaiserman; Andrew Ferber
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439162B2

## CPC

- A23L 2/52: Adding ingredients (adding preservatives A23B70/10)
- A23L 29/035: {containing oxygen as heteroatom (gums A23L29/25; sugar or sugar alcohols A23L29/30)}
- A23L 33/135: Bacteria or derivatives thereof, e.g. probiotics
- A23L 33/155: Vitamins A or D
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)

## Abstract

The invention is directed to compositions and methods for preparing dissolvable compositions. The dissolvable compositions include a plurality of dissolvable layers, where the dissolvable layers convey a message when associated with a solvent.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A dissolvable composition comprising:
a first layer having a first dissolution rate; and
an indicia layer having a second dissolution rate,
wherein the indicia layer is associated with the first layer and
comprises indicia formed of an ink,
wherein the first dissolution rate is from 3 seconds to 15 seconds and is faster than the second dissolution rate, and
wherein the dissolvable composition is in sheet form.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, wherein the indicia layer has a dissolution rate of 20 seconds to 60 minutes.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, wherein the indicia layer has a dissolution rate of 20 seconds to 2 minutes.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, wherein the dissolvable composition comprises an active ingredient.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The composition of claim 4, wherein the active is selected from the group consisting of: vitamins, minerals, proteins, probiotics, fibers, amino acids, dietary supplements, pharmaceutical ingredients, nutritional supplements, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, wherein the dissolvable composition comprises a cannabis product.

### Claim 7

A dissolvable printed composition comprising:
a first printed layer having a first dissolution rate; and
a second printed layer comprising indicia formed of an ink and having a second dissolution rate,
wherein the first printed layer is associated with the second printed layer
wherein the first dissolution rate is from 3 seconds to 15 seconds and is faster than the second dissolution rate, and
wherein the dissolvable composition is in sheet form.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The composition of claim 7, wherein the second printed layer has a dissolution rate of 20 seconds to 60 minutes.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The composition of claim 7, wherein the second dissolution rate is from 20 seconds to 2 minutes.

### Claim 10

A method for preparing a dissolvable composition, comprising:
printing a first dissolvable layer having a first dissolution rate;
printing a second dissolvable layer on the first dissolvable layer, wherein the second dissolvable layer comprises indicia and has a second dissolution rate,
wherein the dissolvable composition is capable of displaying indicia in a beverage wherein the first dissolution rate is from 3 seconds to 15 seconds.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the first dissolvable layer dissolves at a faster rate when exposed to a solvent than the second dissolvable layer.

### Claim 12

A dissolvable composition comprising a dissolvable layer, wherein the layer comprises a plurality of regions having varying thickness, wherein the dissolvable layer comprises a thicker region comprising indicia,
wherein the indicia of the thicker region dissolves at a slower rate than an adjacent thinner region of the layer,
wherein the dissolvable composition is in sheet form, wherein the thinner region dissolves at a rate from 3 seconds to 15 seconds.