US Patent No: 7,223,428
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Method of embossing chocolate products
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May 29, 2007
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Mar 29, 2002
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10/108,478
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Abstract
Methods of producing shaped, embossed, or decorated confectionery chocolate products by using chilled forming, shaping, or embossing devices.
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| 5,248,513 Process to deform surfaces of extruded materials | 2 | 1992 | |
| 5,449,281 Apparatus for preparing shaped co-extruded products | 19 | 1994 | |
| 5,439,695 Isothermal preparation of chocolate products | 29 | 1994 | |
| 5,620,721 Assembly for preparing molded articles | 2 | 1994 | |
| 5,843,512 Preparation of chocolate-coated frozen confectionary articles | 8 | 1996 | |
| 5,902,621 Forming articles of fat-containing confectionery material including chocolate | 10 | 1996 | |
| RE36937 Isothermal preparation of chocolate products | 7 | 1997 | |
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| 5,514,390 Method and an apparatus for continuous tempering of chocolate-like masses | 16 | 1994 | |
| 5,635,230 Method and apparatus for producing shells of fat-containing, masses and food articles produced thereby | 16 | 1995 | |
| 5,705,217 Method and a system for the production of chocolate articles | 16 | 1996 | |
| 6,159,520 Method and a system for producing articles of chocolate-like mass in a continuous production-plant | 3 | 1999 | |
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| 4,480,974 Continuous and automatic apparatus for molding chocolate block having ornamental relief pattern | 3 | 1983 | |
| 4,501,544 Apparatus for continuously and automatically molding chocolate block having ornamental relief pattern | 6 | 1983 | |
| 5,443,856 Method for producing molded chocolate product having complicated concaved and convexed decorative pattern thereon | 9 | 1994 | |
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| 5,861,185 Ultrasonic forming of confectionery products | 26 | 1996 | |
| 6,165,531 Molding process | 8 | 1999 | |
| 6,217,927 Methods for continuously molding chocolate and products made thereby | 5 | 2000 | |
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| 5,391,387 Process and apparatus for manufacturing shaped confectionery products | 21 | 1992 | |
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| 4,229,484 Process for the production of center-filled bars of confectionery | 22 | 1979 | |
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| 4,668,521 Method of forming an image with photographic likeness on chocolate | 16 | 1986 | |
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| 4,455,320 Method of making chocolate candy sculpture of photo image | 32 | 1982 | |
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| 4,275,083 Gasified candy enrobed with oleaginous material | 10 | 1979 | |
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| 5,409,722 Method of preparing fat-containing products | 16 | 1993 | |
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| 5,650,087 Metal mould for making a frozen confectionary product and a method for making the mould | 3 | 1995 | |
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| 5,948,456 Method and apparatus for molding a food product | 12 | 1997 | |
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| 6,242,028 Process of, and apparatus for, moulding confectionery | 5 | 1999 | |
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| 6,180,152 Process for manufacturing compression-molded candy | 3 | 1999 | |
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| 5,795,610 Food molding apparatus and method of forming food products | 20 | 1996 | |
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| 5,895,682 Method for producing imprinted edible material | 6 | 1996 | |
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| 4,450,179 Two component soft candy | 27 | 1982 | |
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| 6,056,982 Confectionery pattern intaglio, pattern sheet, patterned confectionery sheet, confectionery, confectionery manufacturing method | 7 | 1998 | |
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| 4,426,402 Method for rapidly producing chocolate forms | 23 | 1982 | |
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| 4,413,461 Apparatus for shaping frozen confections | 12 | 1981 | |
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| 4,183,968 Method for production of candies from a strand of confection | 3 | 1977 | |
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| 4,648,829 Device for shaping ice creams and food articles of creamy consistency | 13 | 1985 | |
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| 4,592,916 Method and apparatus for forming cakes | 19 | 1984 | |
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| 4,847,090 Confection product and method for making same | 64 | 1986 | |
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| 4,335,147 Method for making confections | 12 | 1980 | |
| 4,353,927 Frozen dessert product | 29 | 1981 | |
| 4,460,611 Method of shaping food | 23 | 1982 | |
| 4,946,696 Process for producing fine patternation in chocolate surfaces | 22 | 1988 | |
| 4,979,720 Injection mold having interchangeable inscription plates | 16 | 1989 | |
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