Method for manufacturing product markers
OwnerWayne Kachmarinventor
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a consumable product marker for use in the food or pharmaceutical industry is disclosed. The product marker is configured to be consumed along with products into which the product marker has been incorporated. The product marker comprises at least one identification opening extending through the product marker. The method of manufacturing the product marker includes extruding a polymeric elongate precursor marker structure defining a cross-width, cooling the extruded precursor marker structure to set an extruded shape of the precursor marker structure, and cutting the precursor marker structure to form a plurality of product markers. A draw-down process may be used during the extrusion process to reduce the cross-width of the precursor marker structure.
Claims17
A method of manufacturing a consumable product marker for use in the food or pharmaceutical industry, the product marker being configured to be consumed along with products into which the product marker has been incorporated, the product marker comprising at least one identification opening extending through the product marker, the method comprising the steps of:
- extruding an elongate precursor marker structure defining a cross-width;
- cooling the extruded precursor marker structure to set an extruded shape of the precursor marker structure;
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- dividing the precursor marker structure to form the product marker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.