Decorating system for edible products
US7286258B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M5/0047
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for creating a decorative edible item from a selected image. The system includes at least one image source, such as a scanner and/or a library of stored images, a controller unit and a printer. An edible media is inserted into the printer. The user then selects the image source, such as the scanner for scanning in a photograph reminiscence of a person or event being honored. The size of the printed image is then selected as well as the number of copies to be printed from the image. The print sequence is then activated. The controller unit applies color correction to the digital image and converts the digital image into printer control signals to operate the printer. The printer then prints a rendition of the image with edible inks as the edible media travels through the printer. A high-quality pictorial rendition of the image is thus created. The printed edible media can then be applied onto a product, shipped to a separate location or eaten as is.
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