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Shaping tool for frozen confection

US10772342B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2014
Grant dateSep 15, 2020
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23G9/503
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is in the field of ice cream shaping, in particular it is relating to a heated tool to imprint a pattern a frozen confectionery product, and especially a heated tool that melts away a channel of an outer coating layer of a frozen confectionery, thereby creating a peelable frozen confectionery product. It is an object of the present invention to provide a shaping tool that is suitable for making cleaner grooves in frozen confectionery products. We have found that a shaping tool that comprises of at least one heated element provides a molten channel in the outer surface of a frozen confection.

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