Methods and devices for applying particulates to the surface of molded products
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsDonald Speck, Marilyn McGrath, Sarah Zych
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Abstract
Molded products have particulates, and a method and device apply particulates to the surface of the molded products. In a general aspect, the molded product includes an undistorted three-dimensional design and has particulates that do not distort the shape of the three-dimensional design. The molded product can be made by a method including filling a mold in a die roll with one or more particulates, filling the mold with a dough, compressing the dough into the mold, and releasing the compressed dough from the mold to form the molded product.
Claims12
A method for making a molded product comprising an undistorted three-dimensional design and visibly discernable particulates that do not distort the shape of the three-dimensional design, wherein the molded product comprises the particulates only on a surface of the molded product, and the particulates are embedded in the surface of the molded product, the method comprising:
- filling a mold in a die roll with one or more particulates;
- filling the mold with a dough;
- compressing the dough into the mold;
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- releasing the compressed dough from the mold to form the molded product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.