Abstract: A method manufactures molded fatty acid based material products by forming a fatty acid based material paste and injecting the paste into a mold having internal cavities. The method includes generating a fatty acid based material paste, injecting a portion of the fatty acid based material paste under pressure into a cooled mold having at least two separable shells that form product cavities, and separating the shells of the cooled mold to release molded fatty acid based material products from the product cavities.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 2008
Date of Patent:
August 21, 2012
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation
Inventors:
Terry Alan Smith, Edward Francis Burress