REVIEW 1 minor
Cone-shaped edible container and manufacturing method thereof
T0 review · 0 major / 1 minor · reviewed 2026-07-02 · grok-4.3
Pith's one-line read A conical edible container maintains its shape through three sequentially arranged sectional structures using inner and outer edible shells bonded by two edible adhesive layers.
desk verdict This is a US patent application for a multi-layer edible cone design with no data, tests, or manufacturing details provided. read the letter →
The pith
A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.
The reading
What carries the argument
The three sectional structures sequentially arranged along the circumferential direction: the first with inner shell, first adhesive, outer shell; the second with additional second adhesive and repeated layers; the third with second adhesive bonding overlapping outer shells.
What would settle it
An experiment showing that no combination of edible materials can provide the required bonding and rigidity in the described multi-layer configuration without the cone deforming or the adhesives failing under load.
Extended reading notes
Core claim
The conical edible container comprises an outer edible shell, an inner edible shell, an edible first adhesive layer between them, and an edible second adhesive layer, with the first, second, and third sectional structures sequentially arranged along the circumferential direction to maintain the conical shape, where the outer shell is larger than the inner shell so the entire inner shell is superimposed on the outer shell.
Load-bearing premise
Suitable edible materials exist that can form shells and adhesives with enough bonding strength and structural integrity to hold the cone shape while remaining safe and tasty to eat.
Editorial extensions
If this is right
- The container can be used to hold semi-liquid foods like ice cream without leaking or collapsing.
- All components being edible eliminates the need for disposal of non-edible parts.
- The design allows manufacturing from sheet materials that are rolled into cone form.
- The second adhesive reinforces bonding in overlap areas to ensure durability.
Reading between the lines
- This approach might enable flavored or colored adhesives to add to the eating experience.
- Similar layering could be applied to other edible packaging shapes beyond cones.
- Testing different food-safe adhesives could optimize for various contents and temperatures.
Signed reviews
Editorial analysis
A structured set of objections, weighed in public.
Referee Report
Summary. The manuscript is a US patent application (US12667117) claiming a conical edible container with an outer edible shell, an inner edible shell, an edible first adhesive layer bonding the shells, and an edible second adhesive layer. It specifies three sectional structures arranged sequentially along the circumferential direction: (1) inner shell + first adhesive + outer shell; (2) inner shell + first adhesive + outer shell + second adhesive + inner shell + first adhesive + outer shell; (3) inner shell + first adhesive + outer shell + second adhesive + outer shell. The outer shell is larger than the inner shell, with the second adhesive reinforcing bonding or securing overlaps to maintain the conical shape. A manufacturing method is also referenced.
Significance. The described multi-layer configuration could conceptually address structural challenges in edible containers (e.g., for ice cream or similar products) by using adhesives to enhance integrity without non-edible components. However, the application supplies no material examples, bonding strength data, manufacturing process details, or validation of edibility/safety, so any significance is confined to the novelty of the sectional arrangement itself.
minor comments (1)
- [Abstract] The provided abstract text is truncated mid-sentence ('maintain the c').
Simulated Author's Rebuttal
We thank the referee for reviewing our patent application US12667117. The referee's summary accurately describes the claimed conical edible container and its sectional structures. We address the significance assessment below.
read point-by-point responses
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Referee: The application supplies no material examples, bonding strength data, manufacturing process details, or validation of edibility/safety, so any significance is confined to the novelty of the sectional arrangement itself.
Authors: As this is a utility patent application, the claims are directed to the novel structural configuration: the specific sequential arrangement of first, second, and third sectional structures along the circumferential direction, combined with the differential sizing of the outer and inner shells and the targeted placement of the second adhesive layer for reinforcement or self-bonding. Patent law requires an enabling description sufficient for one of ordinary skill to make and use the invention, which the specification provides through the detailed claim language on layer stacking and adhesive functions. Empirical data on bonding strength, specific material formulations, or safety validations are not required elements of the claims and are typically addressed in separate regulatory or commercial development stages rather than in the patent itself. revision: no
Circularity Check
No significant circularity
full rationale
The document is a US patent application whose content consists entirely of a descriptive structural specification for a multi-layer conical edible container. There are no equations, derivations, fitted parameters, predictions, or load-bearing theoretical claims of any kind. The reader's assessment is correct: standard scientific evaluation criteria for circularity do not apply because no derivation chain exists to inspect. The patent simply enumerates physical features and sectional arrangements without reducing any result to its own inputs by construction.
Assumptions & free parameters
Cite this review
Pith. "Pith review of Cone-shaped edible container and manufacturing method thereof." pith.science (2026). https://pith.science/paper/patent/us-12667117
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read the original abstract
1 . A conical edible container comprising: an outer shell which is edible; an inner shell which is edible; an edible first adhesive layer provided between the outer shell and the inner shell, and configured to bond the outer shell and the inner shell; and an edible second adhesive layer configured to maintain the outer shell and the inner shell in a conical shape, wherein at least a partial area of the conical edible container has a first sectional structure, in which the inner shell, the edible first adhesive layer, and the outer shell are sequentially stacked in a direction that faces an outer side from an inner side, and a second sectional structure, in which the inner shell, the edible first adhesive layer, the outer shell, the edible second adhesive layer, the inner shell, the edible first adhesive layer, and the outer shell are sequentially stacked, and a third sectional structure, in which the inner shell, the edible first adhesive layer, the outer shell, the edible second adhesive layer, and the outer shell are sequentially stacked, and wherein the outer shell is larger than the inner shell so that the entire inner shell is superimposed on the outer shell, and wherein the first sectional structure, the second sectional structure, and the third sectional structure are sequentially arranged along a circumferential direction of the conical edible container, and wherein the edible second adhesive layer is positioned between the outer shell and the inner shell to reinforce bonding therebetween in the second sectional structure, and the edible second adhesive layer is positioned between overlapping portions of the outer shell to bond the outer shell to itself in the third sectional structure, and wherein the edible second adhesive layer is configured to maintain the c
Reviewed July 2, 2026 · model on record in the stance chip above.
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