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Non-contact printed comestible products and apparatus and method for producing same

A technology of equipment and printing machine, which is applied to non-contact printing of food and its production equipment and production fields, can solve the problems of time, money and manpower consumption, and achieve the effect of increasing stimulation and happiness

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-10-14
WM WRIGLEY JR CO
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However, such improvements require a major undertaking that requires a significant expenditure of time, money and manpower

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[0088] Refer generally to the drawings, in which like reference numerals indicate similar structures and elements, and in particular figure 1 , Showing a perspective view of a printer 32 for printing on an edible substrate. It should be understood that an "edible" product or "edible" substrate is a composition suitable for consumption and non-toxic. The edible substrate may also be a material that meets applicable standards such as the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) regulations of the United States and / or the European Control (Eurocontro1) Test Center (E.E.C.) standard of Euslaban Union. Non-limiting examples of suitable edible substrates include confectionery materials, batters, puffed foods such as biscuits and potato chips, marshmallows, flour pastries, pet foods, cereals, sausages, and cheeses.

[0089] In one embodiment, the edible substrate may be an edible substrate with a coating, an edible substrate without a coating, an edible substrate with a curved surface profile, a...

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The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for packaging a non-contact printed edible substrate as well as the resultant packaged product. The packaging apparatus may include a non-contact printer, a carrier, and a package located at a discharge position. The carrier may be constructed and arranged to transport the edible substrate from the print position to the package and orient same in the package so that the printed ink indicia is visible through at least a portion of a panel of the package. At a print position, the non-contact printer is constructed and arranged to apply an edible ink indicia to an edible substrate. The packaging apparatus may form a packaged product having a plurality of compartments where at least one compartment at least partially defined by a panel. The interior of the compartment contains at least one edible substrate comprising a surface and a printed edible ink indicia on the surface so that the ink indicia is visible through at least a portion of the panel.

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Background technique [0001] In candy and chewing gum technology, people are making unremitting efforts to produce more attractive candy and chewing gum products to promote marketability. Traditional solutions aimed at increasing product attractiveness have included product reformulation and product repackaging. However, this improvement requires a major task, which requires a large consumption of time, money and manpower. For example, product reformulation requires funds for research and development, highly skilled researchers, and long-term product testing. Product repackaging requires creative design, time and effort to reorganize complex packaging equipment. [0002] Therefore, there is a need for a simple, fast, and cost-effective equipment and method that can be easily adapted to high-speed and large-scale processing equipment that can improve traditional candy and chewing gum products to increase product appeal. There is further a demand for sales and advertising technology ...

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IPC IPC(8): A21D10/02B65B25/06
CPCA23G4/20B65B63/005A23G7/0037B65B9/045B65B61/025A21D13/0087A23G3/0097A23G3/54A23G3/28A23P2001/089A23P2020/253A21D13/47
Inventor 罗纳德·L·里姆亨利·瓦尔德斯米切尔·B·迪克塞利斯
Owner WM WRIGLEY JR CO
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