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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Arun V. Shastry, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Thomas M. Collins, Nazareth, PA (US);
James M. Suttle, East Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Neil A. Willcocks, Fullerton, CA (US);
Eyal Ben-yoseph, Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Megan Walters, Woodbury, CT (US);
Arun V. Shastry, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Thomas M. Collins, Nazareth, PA (US);
James M. Suttle, East Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Neil A. Willcocks, Fullerton, CA (US);
Eyal Ben-Yoseph, Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Megan Walters, Woodbury, CT (US);
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
High resolution ink-jet printing on edible substrates is disclosed in which fat or wax-based edible inks, which contain a colorant, a fat or wax dispersible carrier, and a fat or wax base, are used to produce high resolution images on edibles. The methods utilize a piezoelectric printhead; and the edible products include confectionery pieces having non-planar, hydrophobic surfaces, such as wax-polished sugar shell surfaces, with a printed image thereon having a resolution greater than 100 dpi, preferably greater than 300 dpi.