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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2003
E. Michael Ackley, Jr., Moorestown, NJ (US);
Samuel J. Louden, Moorestown, NJ (US);
James M. Suttle, East Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Michael E. Webster, Blairstown, NJ (US);
Neil A. Willcocks, Flanders, NJ (US);
Michael S. Wozniak, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
E. Michael Ackley, Jr., Moorestown, NJ (US);
Samuel J. Louden, Moorestown, NJ (US);
James M. Suttle, East Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Michael E. Webster, Blairstown, NJ (US);
Neil A. Willcocks, Flanders, NJ (US);
Michael S. Wozniak, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Ackley Machine Corp., Moorestown, NJ (US);
Mars Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
Multicolor image, formed from at least two component images, are printed on non-planar surfaces of edible pieces by maintaining registration of the pieces from one printing station to another. The registration is maintained by firmly securing the pieces to the transporting surface by applying a pressure differential, by a combination of a pressure differential with a resilient surface, or by trapping the pieces between a retaining member and a recess portion.