Machine and method for printing on surfaces of edible substrates
First Claim
1. A machine adapted to print an image onto a surface of an edible substrate, the machine including a bubble-jet printer head assembly, and containment means for containing a liquid food colourant, a surface for supporting the said edible substrate, said surface and said head assembly being movable relative to each other, and control means for controlling said head assembly with printing instructions and for causing said relative movement in accordance with the desired image to be printed upon an edible substrate, and wherein said control means is adapted to control the use of copyright images within the system.
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Abstract
A machine adapted to print an image as hereinbefore defined onto a surface of an edible substrate, the machine including a bubble-jet printer head assembly, and including a container for containing a liquid food colorant, a surface for supporting the said edible substrate, said surface and said head assembly being movable relative to each other, and a controller for controlling the said head assembly with printing instructions and for causing said relative movement in accordance with the desired image to be printed upon a edible substrate. This invention also included a method of printing an image onto an edible substrate.
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12 Claims
- 1. A machine adapted to print an image onto a surface of an edible substrate, the machine including a bubble-jet printer head assembly, and containment means for containing a liquid food colourant, a surface for supporting the said edible substrate, said surface and said head assembly being movable relative to each other, and control means for controlling said head assembly with printing instructions and for causing said relative movement in accordance with the desired image to be printed upon an edible substrate, and wherein said control means is adapted to control the use of copyright images within the system.
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12. A machine adapted to print an image onto a surface of an edible substrate, the machine including a bubble-jet printer head assembly, and containment means for containing a liquid food colourant, a surface for supporting the said edible substrate, said surface and said head assembly being movable relative to each other, and control means for controlling the said head assembly with printing instructions and for causing said relative movement in accordance with the desired image to be printed upon an edible substrate, and wherein said control means is adapted to monitor for a copyright holder the number of times a copyright image is printed.
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