241 |
One-step process for preparing chewing gum |
US10472101 |
2004-01-28 |
US20040115305A1 |
2004-06-17 |
Lone
Andersen; Helle
Wittorff; Anette
Isaksen |
A process for preparing a chewing gum wherein all of the gum base components and all of the chewing gum additives are charged, in any appropriate order, into a mixing apparatus and the apparatus operated at atmospheric pressure to obtain the chewing gum, subject to the limitation that the gum base does not contain a vinyl polyester as the sole polymer. In certain embodiments, the gum base comprises at least one environmentally or biodegradable polymer such as a polyester, a polycarbonates, a polyester amide, a polypeptide and a protein. |
242 |
Chewing gum containing a nutritional supplemental |
US10436536 |
2003-05-13 |
US20030206993A1 |
2003-11-06 |
Scott
A.
Gubler |
A chewing gum tablet is prepared by cooling a chewing gum composition to a temperature at which the gum composition is brittle, and grinding the cooled, brittle gum composition to form a chewing gum powder. The gum composition can be cooled by mixing it with a coolant, such as solid carbon dioxide, prior to grinding. The chewing gum powder is mixed with an active composition comprising a nutritional supplement, such as one or more vitamins, minerals, or herbs, to form a nutritional supplement-containing powder. The mixture of gum powder and the nutritional supplement, along with other optional additives, is then granulated to form nutritional supplement-containing granules. These granules are then compressed to form chewing gum tablets. |
243 |
Apparatus for processing PVA |
US09624729 |
2000-07-25 |
US06601708B1 |
2003-08-05 |
Marc Degady; Kevin R. Tebrinke; James A. Duggan; Susan B. Filardo; Tony R. Puri; Arthur W. Upmann |
A process and apparatus for processing polyvinylacetate and other similar ingredients of a gum base or chewing gum product are disclosed. The ingredient materials are separated into individual pieces by a lump breaker and conveyed through a pneumatic conveying system to a cyclone receiver and holding bin. A volumetric feeder feeds the material into a side feeder which in turn introduces and feeds the material to the main continuous extruder used for making the final gum base or gum product. A unique adapter connects the side feeder to the main extruder which allows repair and/or modification of the side feeder without separating it from the main extruder. |
244 |
Chewing gum SBR |
US10170319 |
2002-06-11 |
US20030138519A1 |
2003-07-24 |
Valerie
Anne
Hill; Gerald
Owen
Schulz |
Conventional SBR does not have the soft and smooth chew characteristics needed in chewing gum base for soft chew applications. Conventional SBR typically also has undesirable odor and taste characteristics that have generally limited its use in chewing gum base formulations. However, there is a desire to use SBR in such applications because it is relatively inexpensive. The present invention also specifically discloses a process for synthesizing styrene-butadiene rubber that is particularly useful in manufacturing chewing gum base for soft chew applications which comprises copolymerizing about 1 phm to about 12 phm styrene and about 88 phm to about 99 phm of 1,3-butadiene in an aqueous emulsion, wherein said copolymerization is conducted at a temperature which is within the range of about 1null C. to about 20null C., and wherein said copolymerization is initiated with an initiator system which is comprised of (a) a free radical generator, (b) a reducing agent selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, isoascorbic acid, and ascorbic acid derivatives having the structural formula: 1 wherein R is an alkyl group containing from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and (c) a water-soluble metal salt of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, tin, titanium, vanadium, manganese, chromium or silver. |
245 |
PROCESS FOR PREPARING CHEWING GUM CONTAINING A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL |
US09995260 |
2001-11-27 |
US20030099741A1 |
2003-05-29 |
Scott
A.
Gubler |
A process for preparing a chewing gum tablet includes cooling a chewing gum composition to a temperature at which the gum composition is brittle, and grinding the cooled, brittle gum composition to form a chewing gum powder. The gum composition can be cooled by mixing it with a coolant, such as solid carbon dioxide, prior to grinding. The chewing gum powder is mixed with an active composition comprising a nutritional supplement, such as one or more vitamins, minerals, or herbs, to form a nutritional supplement-containing powder. The mixture of gum powder and the nutritional supplement, along with other optional additives, is then granulated to form nutritional supplement-containing granules. These granules are then compressed to form chewing gum tablets. |
246 |
Process for manufacturing a pharmaceutical chewing gum |
US09394217 |
1999-09-13 |
US06322828B1 |
2001-11-27 |
Narayan K. Athanikar; Scott A. Gubler |
The present invention provides a process for preparing a chewing gum tablet, in which a chewing gum composition is cooled to a temperature at which the composition is brittle, and the composition is ground while brittle to form a fine powder. In a preferred process, the composition is cooled by mixing with a coolant, such as solid carbon dioxide, and the mixture is ground to a powder. The powder can be mixed with a pharmaceutical active ingredient capable of topical absorption in the buccal cavity or in the mucous layer of the upper or lower intestinal tract, and formed into a tablet. Preferably, the mixture of the powder, pharmaceutical active ingredient, and other additives such as coating agents, binders, additional active ingredients, and sweeteners, are granulated in a fluidized bed granulator prior to forming the mixture into a tablet. The resulting tablet provides a dosage form of the pharmaceutical active ingredient having a more accurate and uniform dose of the active ingredient. |
247 |
Method for continuous gum base manufacturing |
US09775785 |
2001-02-02 |
US20010007686A1 |
2001-07-12 |
Joo
H.
Song; Donald
Townsend |
A process for continuously producing a chewing gum base comprising the steps of compounding the ingredients in a single extruder. In an embodiment, the method includes the steps of continuously adding an elastomer, a filler, and a plasticizer into a continuous mixer, subjecting the elastomer, filler, and plasticizer to a highly distributive mixing operation and continuously discharging the resulting chewing gum base from the mixer while the adding and mixing steps are in progress. |
248 |
Process of producing chewing gum base in particle form and product thereof |
US09520872 |
2000-03-08 |
US06200608B1 |
2001-03-13 |
Charlean Gmunder; Kenneth M. Kanca; Weisheng Li; Frederick H. Marshall; Edward J. Zuromski |
A free-flowing, particulated gum base comprises particulated rubber ingredients having a size of less than or equal to about 6 millimeters. The gum base is prepared by blending together particulated gum base ingredients including an elastomer, elastomer plasticizer and preferably a filler. The elastomer and elastomer plasticizer may be pre-compounded and then pulverized before being blended with the other gum base ingredients to form the free-flowing, particulated gum base. |
249 |
Chewing gum and gum bases having reduced adhesion to environmental surfaces and method for making |
US08998138 |
1997-12-23 |
US06190706B1 |
2001-02-20 |
Michael T. Bunczek; Philip Urnezis |
A gum base including a siloxane polymer, a polar polymer and optionally a filler, chewing gums made from the gum base as well as methods for manufacturing chewing gum and gum bases are disclosed. |
250 |
Adapter member for connecting extruders |
US09185787 |
1998-11-04 |
US06168306A |
2001-01-02 |
Marc Degady; Kevin R. Tebrinke; James A. Duggan; Susan B. Filardo; Tony R. Puri; Arthur W. Upmann |
A process and apparatus for processing polyvinylacetate and other similar ingredients of a gum base or chewing gum product are disclosed. The ingredient materials are separated into individual pieces by a lump breaker and conveyed through a pneumatic conveying system to a cyclone receiver and holding bin. A volumetric feeder feeds the material into a side feeder which in turn introduces and feeds the material to the main continuous extruder used for making the final gum base or gum product. A unique adapter with a curved outer end shape connects the side feeder to the main extruder internal bone which allows repair and/or modification of the side feeder without separating it from the main extruder. |
251 |
Chewing gum comprising a triglyceride composition |
US556995 |
1996-04-22 |
US6030646A |
2000-02-29 |
Frederick William Cain; Martin John Izzard; Arie Loots; James Cameron Mitchell |
The invention concerns chewing gums that contains a chewing gum base, wherein a remainder, which is 0-65 wt. % paraffin or microcrystalline wax and 35-100 wt. % of a triglyceride composition, is present. The chewing gum may not display a major peak in its DSC thermogram above 55.degree. C. |
252 |
Method for manufacturing gum base |
US809016 |
1997-05-12 |
US6010723A |
2000-01-04 |
Joo H. Song; Donald Townsend |
A continuous process of making a chewing gum base which provides a method for cooling at least certain sections of the mixer (extruder) in a cost effective and energy efficient manner. To this end, in an embodiment, a method of continuously compounding chewing gum base in an extruder comprising the steps of: feeding into the extruder the necessary components to create a desired gum base; and adding to the extruder, at a desired location, a gum base component, at ambient temperature, that has a sufficient thermal capacity to cool at least a portion of the contents of the extruder to a desired temperature. |
253 |
Continuous chewing gum manufacture from base concentrate |
US658300 |
1996-06-05 |
US5908645A |
1999-06-01 |
Donald J. Townsend; Joo H. Song; Kevin B. Broderick; Henry T. Tyrpin |
A method of making chewing gum includes the steps of a) preparing a gum base concentrate having a composition useful for preparing a variety of finished gum bases and chewing gums, and b) combining the gum base concentrate with remaining gum base ingredients, and other chewing gum ingredients, in a single efficient continuous mixer. |
254 |
Process for the formation of plasticized proteinaceous materials and
compositions containing the same |
US936570 |
1997-09-24 |
US5882702A |
1999-03-16 |
Magdy Malak Abdel-Malik; Nick Steve D'Ottavio; Vipul Bhupendra Dave ; Arun Vishwanathan |
Process for the formation of a plasticized proteinaceous material in which a plasticizer component is selectively matched with a protein component to form a blend. The blend is heated under controlled shear conditions to produce the plasticized proteinaceous material having the plasticizer component uniformly distributed within the protein component. The plasticized proteinaceous material is used for a variety of purposes including the production of gums and confectionery compositions. |
255 |
Total chewing gum manufacture using high efficiency continuous mixing |
US654182 |
1996-05-28 |
US5800847A |
1998-09-01 |
Joo H. Song; Christafor E. Sundstrom; David W. Record; Donald J. Townsend; Kevin B. Broderick; Philip G. Schnell |
A method is provided for the total manufacture of chewing gum on a continuous basis without requiring the separate manufacture of chewing gum base. The method uses a continuous high efficiency mixer which is configure for the total manufacture of a wide variety of chewing gum products. By intergrating the manufacture of chewing gum into a single operation, the method of the invention can save time and labor, and improve product consistency. |
256 |
Gum base manufacturing method using elastomer emulsions |
US693807 |
1996-08-01 |
US5792494A |
1998-08-11 |
Kenneth M. Kanca; Edward J. Zuromski; Richard Santora |
A process for producing a chewing gum base comprising pumping an elastomer/water emulsion having a viscosity less than about 2.times.10.sup.6 cps to at least two mixers, introducing a filler material, introducing an elastomer plasticizer and mixing the contents of the mixers under conditions that substantially remove the water. |
257 |
Total chewing gum manufacture using high efficiency continuous mixing |
US526888 |
1995-09-12 |
US5614234A |
1997-03-25 |
Joo H. Song; Christafor E. Sundstrom; David W. Record; Donald J. Townsend; Kevin B. Broderick; Philip G. Schnell |
A method is provided for the total manufacture of chewing gum on a continuous basis. The method uses a continuous high efficiency mixer which is configured for the total manufacture of a wide variety of chewing gum products. Pursuant to the method, glycerin is added at an early point in the mixer. |
258 |
Method of producing granule type chewing gum |
US396232 |
1995-03-01 |
US5582852A |
1996-12-10 |
Sung A. Ahn; Myung H. Yoon |
A method of producing granule type chewing gum without the necessity of using a cutting machine and expensive nitrogen gas for cooling the chewing gum material, departing from the shape of a standardized elongated rectangle. According to the method, hard gum base is melted by heating the gum base in a water bath, and the melted gum base is mixed with other chewing gum materials under predetermined mixing rates and temperatures to produce a mixture of chewing gum. The mixture of chewing gum is then granulated by stirring and solidifying the mixture of chewing gum. Granules of the mixture may be coated with various food materials for various colors and tastes of the products. |
259 |
Continuous gum base manufacture using paddle mixing |
US401412 |
1995-03-09 |
US5571543A |
1996-11-05 |
Joo H. Song; Donald J. Townsend |
A method of continuously making chewing gum base employs low pressure, adequate residence time, and the flexibility of selectively feeding different ingredients at different locations on the mixer. The method involves the use of a paddle mixer, characterized by a plurality of paddles mounted on a longitudinal rotating shaft, preferably mounted on two parallel co-rotating shafts. The paddles cover at least about 40 percent of the active length of the shafts. This configuration provides for significant residence time in the mixer and low pressure gum base manufacture. |
260 |
Gum base made with reduced antioxidant and method of preparation |
US361776 |
1994-12-22 |
US5545416A |
1996-08-13 |
Kevin B. Broderick; Joo H. Song; Donald J. Townsend; David W. Record; Henry T. Tyrpin |
A stabilized gum base and chewing gum are prepared using techniques that significantly reduce the amount of antioxidant lost during manufacture. As a result, the gum base and chewing gum include at least about two-thirds, and preferably three-fourths, of the amount of antioxidant initially added during manufacture of the gum base. The improved antioxidant retention is accomplished primarily using mixing techniques which significantly reduce the average mixing time needed to prepare a homogeneous gum base, and further by integrating the manufacture of gum base and chewing gum into a single continuous mixer. |