Patent ID: 6280784
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A21C,A23P,B29C,B33Y,G05B

Abstract:
A freeform fabrication method for making a three-dimensional food object from a design created on a computer, comprising:(a) providing a support member by which said object is supported while being constructed;(b) operating a material dispensing head for dispensing a strand of a food composition in a fluent state, said food composition comprising a volatile ingredient and a primary body-building food material;(c) operating a material treatment means disposed a distance from said strand of food composition to remove at least a portion of said volatile ingredient for causing said food composition to achieve a rigid state in which said food composition is capable of supporting its own weight while built up in a form of said three-dimensional object; and(d) operating control means for generating control signals in response to coordinates of said design of said object created on the computer and controlling the position of said dispensing head relative to said support member in response to said control signals to control dispensing of said food composition to construct said object while supported with said support member.