PRINTING 3D TEMPERED CHOCOLATE
First Claim
1. A method for printing a three-dimensional crystalline structure, comprising:
- printing a liquid first layer of material with a printer onto a second layer of material having a crystal structure; and
processing the printed liquid first layer to solidify the first layer wherein, during the processing of the printed liquid first layer, the second layer functions as a crystal seed layer through physical contact with the printed liquid first layer and the second layer crystallizes with the crystal structure.
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Abstract
A method for printing a three-dimensional crystalline structure such as a chocolate layer wherein, after printing, the material has a desired crystal structure. An embodiment can include printing a liquid first layer of material with a printer onto a second layer of material having a crystal structure. Subsequently, the printed liquid first layer is processed to solidify the first layer. During the processing of the printed liquid first layer, the second layer functions as a crystal seed layer through physical contact with the printed liquid first layer and the second layer crystallizes with the crystal structure.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for printing a three-dimensional crystalline structure, comprising:
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printing a liquid first layer of material with a printer onto a second layer of material having a crystal structure; and processing the printed liquid first layer to solidify the first layer wherein, during the processing of the printed liquid first layer, the second layer functions as a crystal seed layer through physical contact with the printed liquid first layer and the second layer crystallizes with the crystal structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for printing an edible three-dimensional structure, comprising:
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printing a molten first material having a first crystal structure with a printer onto a second material having a second crystal structure that is different from the first crystal structure; and cooling the molten first material to solidify the first material wherein, during the cooling of the first material, the second material functions as a crystal seed layer through physical contact with the first material. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for printing a three-dimensional chocolate structure, comprising:
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heating a first chocolate material to a temperature of 40°
C. or above so that the first chocolate material has a first cocoa butter crystal structure;printing the heated first chocolate material onto a second chocolate material using a printer, wherein the second chocolate material has a type V cocoa butter crystal structure; and after printing the heated first chocolate material, cooling the first chocolate material to solidify the first chocolate material wherein, during the cooling, the second chocolate material functions as a crystal seed layer through physical contact with the first material such that, subsequent to cooling, the first chocolate material has a type V cocoa butter crystal structure.
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