101 |
METHOD OF WEIGHT CONTROL EMPLOYING CHEWING GUM |
US12445422 |
2007-10-12 |
US20100136163A1 |
2010-06-03 |
Gilbert A. Leveille; Kathleen E. McMahon; Steven E. Zibell; David Record |
The present invention is directed to methods for managing body weight by substituting a chewing gum composition on a regular basis for a snack product having a greater caloric content than the chewing gum composition or by employing a chewing gum composition in conjunction with behavior modification. Additionally, the present invention includes a method of controlling behavior modification relating to weight loss including identifying the behavior to be modified, setting behavioral goals relating to weight management, modifying determinants of the behavior to be changed using, in part, a chewing gum composition, and reinforcing the desired behavior using, in part, a chewing gum composition. |
102 |
CHEWING GUM AND CONFECTIONERY COMPOSITIONS WITH ENCAPSULATED STAIN REMOVING AGENT COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME |
US12557624 |
2009-09-11 |
US20100003310A1 |
2010-01-07 |
Samantha Katharine Holme; Shiuh John Luo |
A composition in the form of a chewing gum composition or a confectionery composition containing an encapsulated stain removing agent selected from anionic and non-ionic surfactants and methods of preparing and using the same to remove stains from dental material including teeth. |
103 |
METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHEWING GUM PRODUCTS, AND COMPRESSED CHEWING GUM TABLETS |
US12399192 |
2009-03-06 |
US20090169678A1 |
2009-07-02 |
Rikke MIKKELSEN; Kaj Hovhave Nielsen; Niels Ravn Schmidt; Per Henrik Ertebjerg Christensen |
The invention relates to a method for producing chewing gum granules. The method comprises at least the steps of feeding a gum composition including at least gum base into an extruder (2), pressurizing the gum composition in the extruder, extruding the gum composition through a die plate (5), and cutting the extruded gum composition in a liquid filled chamber (4) so that the cut gum granules have weights per granule in the range of 0.0001 g to 0.008 g |
104 |
Biodegradable Chewing Gum and Method of Manufacturing Such Chewing Gum |
US12275363 |
2008-11-21 |
US20090130250A1 |
2009-05-21 |
Lone Andersen; Helle Wittorff; Robson Storey |
The invention relates to a chewing gum including gum base, sweetener, and flavor, wherein at least part of the gum base comprises includes at least one biodegradable polymer, where the tan(delta) is at least 0.6 within the linear viscoelastic region of the chewing gum. |
105 |
Coated degradable chewing gum with improved shelf life and process for preparing same |
US10472122 |
2002-03-25 |
US07507427B2 |
2009-03-24 |
Lone Andersen; Helle Wittorff; Anette Isaksen |
A coated chewing gum element about 25 to 99.9% by weight of a chewing gum centre having at least one environmentally degradable elastomeric or resinous polymer and about 0.1 to 75% by weight of an outer coating and processes for providing the chewing gum. The outer coating is a hard sugar or sugarless coating, a film coating or a soft coating. The application of an outer coating prevents degradation of the degradable polymers prior to chewing due to physical or chemical effects, thereby improving the shelf life of the environmentally degradable chewing gum. After chewing, the chewing gum will degrade in the environment and can be removed more readily than chewing gum based on non-degradable polymers. |
106 |
Packaging Design with Thin Foil |
US11469763 |
2006-09-01 |
US20070122521A1 |
2007-05-31 |
Marc Degady; Paul Bowers; James Glydon |
A gum packaging design having a plastic sheet formed to create a purality of cavities that each contain a single liquid-filled gum pellet. The gum pellets are sealed and retained within each cavity by a foil layer, having a thickness of 18 microns or less. Each gum pellet can be dispensed from the package by pressing the liquid-filled gum pellet through the relatively-thin foil layer, which breaks under less force than would a thicker foil layer and significantly reduces the likelihood of cracking of the liquid-filled gum pellet. |
107 |
Tabletted chewing gum sweet |
US10520786 |
2003-07-07 |
US20050220934A1 |
2005-10-06 |
John Leadbeater; Victor Heald; Nicholas Cooper |
A tabletted chewing gum sweet characterised in that it comprises at least two integral parts, a first integral part comprising a compressed gum base and a tablet base material, and a second integral part comprising a compressed tablet base material. In the mouth, the tablet exhibits a first crunchy stage which changes to a second chewing gum stage. |
108 |
Gum base composition |
US11109887 |
2005-04-19 |
US20050196487A1 |
2005-09-08 |
Jérôme Barra; Anh Le; Serge Noizat |
The present invention relates to a gum base composition for the preparation of a chewing gum. The gum base composition includes a gum material, a silicate derivative and a polyol and is in the form of a fine and homogeneous powder which is therefore directly compressible. A process for the preparation of such a powder is also disclosed. |
109 |
Chewing gum manufacture using pin and blade extruders |
US08526891 |
1995-09-12 |
US06811797B1 |
2004-11-02 |
John T. Wolfe; 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 blade and pin extruder that includes one or more hollow pins located at a distance from the shaft of the extruder that is at least 2.7% of the diameter of the barrel. |
110 |
Coated degradable chewing gum with improved shelf life and process for preparing same |
US10472122 |
2004-03-24 |
US20040146599A1 |
2004-07-29 |
Lone
Andersen; Helle
Wittorrf; Anette
Isaksen |
A coated chewing gum element comprising about 25 to 99.9% by weight of a chewing gum centre comprising at least one environmentally degradable elastomeric or resinous polymer and about 0.1 to 75% by weight of an outer coating and processes for providing the chewing gum. The outer coating is a hard sugar or sugarless coating, a film coating or a soft coating. The application of an outer coating prevents degradation of the degradable polymers prior to chewing due to physical or chemical effects, thereby improving the shelf life of the environmentally degradable chewing gum. After chewing, the chewing gum will degrade in the environment and can be removed more readily than chewing gum based on non-degradable polymers. |
111 |
System for continuously producing gum with improved texture and flavor release |
US10147539 |
2002-05-16 |
US06743453B2 |
2004-06-01 |
Richard Mark Warrington; Bharat Jani; George Albert Barrera; William M. Polak; Joseph M. Bunkers; James Duggan |
An improved process for continuously producing chewing gum products. A continuous extrusion machine is utilized preferably with a rotating twin-screw mixing mechanism. The timing and location of entry and the apportioned amounts of the flavor and sugar ingredients are adjusted according to preestablished data in order to provide a product with desired flavor and texture profiles. The temperature and pressure of the product are also kept within prespecified ranges. |
112 |
System for continuously producing gum with improved texture and flavor release |
US09586137 |
2000-06-02 |
US06630182B1 |
2003-10-07 |
Richard Mark Warrington; Bharat Jani; George Albert Barrera; William M. Polak; Joseph M. Bunkers; James Duggan |
An improved process for continuously producing chewing gum products. A continuous extrusion machine is utilized preferably with a rotating twin-screw mixing mechanism. The timing and location of entry and the apportioned amounts of the flavor and sugar ingredients are adjusted according to preestablished data in order to provide a product with desired flavor and texture profiles. The temperature and pressure of the product are also kept within prespecified ranges. |
113 |
Process for preparing chewing gum containing a nutritional supplement |
US09995260 |
2001-11-27 |
US06582738B2 |
2003-06-24 |
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. |
114 |
Chewing gum and confectionery compositions with encapsulated stain removing agent compostions, and methods of making and using the same |
US10292139 |
2002-11-12 |
US20030113274A1 |
2003-06-19 |
Samantha
Katharine
Holme; Shiuh
John
Luo |
A composition in the form of a chewing gum composition or a confectionery composition containing an encapsulated stain removing agent selected from anionic and non-ionic surfactants and methods of preparing and using the same to remove stains from dental material including teeth. |
115 |
System for continuously producing gum with improved texture and flavor release |
US10147539 |
2002-05-16 |
US20020136796A1 |
2002-09-26 |
Richard
Mark
Warrington; Bharat
Jani; George
Albert
Barrera; William
M.
Polak; Joseph
M.
Bunkers; James
Duggan |
An improved process for continuously producing chewing gum products. A continuous extrusion machine is utilized preferably with a rotating twins screw mixing mechanism. The timing and location of entry and the apportioned amounts of the flavor and sugar ingredients are adjusted according to preestablished data in order to provide a product with desired flavor and texture profiles. The temperature and pressure of the product are also kept within prespecified ranges. |
116 |
Method for continuous gum base manufacture |
US08793887 |
1998-05-12 |
US06238710B1 |
2001-05-29 |
Joo H. Song; Donald Townsend |
A process for continuously producing a chewing gum base comprises the step of compounding all of 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. |
117 |
Chewing gum base manufacturing process using plurality of filler feed
inlet locations |
US809375 |
1997-03-12 |
US6004589A |
1999-12-21 |
Joo H. Song; Donald J. Townsend |
A process for continuously producing a chewing gum base having the steps of continuously adding a hard elastomer, a filler and lubricating agents into a continuous mixer, subjecting the elastomer, filler and lubricating agents to a dispersive mixing operation followed by a distributive mixing operation and continuously discharging the resulting chewing gum base from the mixer while the adding and mixing steps are in progress. The filler is introduced into the continuous mixer at a plurality of spatially separated feed inlets. Preferably part of the filler is introduced into the mixer prior to the dispersive mixing zone, and a portion of the filler is introduced into the mixer downstream of the dispersive mixing zone but prior to the distributive mixing zone. |
118 |
Continuous chewing gum manufacturing process using rework gum |
US528517 |
1995-09-12 |
US5976581A |
1999-11-02 |
Joo H. Song; Christafor E. Sundstrom; David W. Record; Donald J. Townsend; Kevin B. Broderick; Philip G. Schnell |
A method of continuously producing a chewing gum composition comprises the steps of continuously adding fresh chewing gum ingredients into a continuous mixer; subjecting the fresh chewing gum ingredients to a continuous mixing operating within the mixer, thereby forming a chewing gum composition; continuously discharging the chewing gum composition from the continuous mixer while fresh chewing gum ingredients continue to be introduced and mixed within the mixer; and adding a portion of a previously produced chewing gum composition to the mixer and mixing the portion of previously produced chewing gum with the fresh chewing gum ingredients being continuously added to the mixer and mixed to form the chewing gum composition. |
119 |
Environmentally friendly chewing gum compositions containing elastic
protein-based polymers and method of making it |
US174185 |
1993-12-27 |
US5580590A |
1996-12-03 |
Scott E. Hartman |
A chewing gum composition is provided comprising a water soluble gum portion and a water insoluble gum base portion including an elastic protein-based polymer. Additionally, a method for creating an environmentally acceptable chewing gum is provided comprising the steps of creating a chewing gum base that includes a sufficient amount of elastic protein-based polymer to create a resultant chewing gum that is more environmentally acceptable than a chewing gum without elastic protein-based polymer, and adding to the chewing gum base a water soluble portion to create the resultant chewing gum. |
120 |
Gum base manufacturing method |
US486682 |
1995-06-07 |
US5567450A |
1996-10-22 |
Edward J. Zuromski; James H. Campbell; George E. Yurish; Dinah Diaz |
A process for manufacturing gum base that involves forming a pre-blend having a viscosity less than 2.times.10.sup.6 cps where the pre-blend contains certain liquefiable gum base ingredients and certain dry powder ingredient(s). The pre-blend is transferred to a different mixer and then blended with elastomeric gum base components. |