Additive manufacturing system and method for printing customized chocolate confections

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9215882
APP PUB NO 20120251688A1
SERIAL NO

13432424

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An additive manufacturing system for printing a chocolate confection, the system comprising a platen, a recirculation loop configured to circulate a flow of a chocolate material, and further configured to maintain a temper of the chocolate material; and a print head the print head being configured to receive at least a portion of the chocolate material from the recirculation loop, and further configured to extrude and deposit the chocolate material onto the platen to print at least a portion of the chocolate confection based on the commands from a controller.

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  • STRATASYS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Batchelder, J Samuel Somers, US 120 4952
Crump, S Scott Wayzata, US 29 3033
Walczyk, Daniel F Brunswick, US 5 110
Zimmerman, Aidan Medford, US 1 48

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