The Hershey Company

Rovi Guides, Inc.

Hershey Foods Corporation

Hershey Chocolate and Confectionary Corporation

Nabisco Brands, Inc.

Thomas J Carroll

Steven M Kumiega

Jon P Radloff

Kenneth F Carpenter, Jr

Ronald P D'Amelia

Gary S Kehoe

Mark A Heyner

Danny R Gaydou

Robert J Huzinec

Danny R Gaydou, Ii

Ashley L Boldt

David M Stumpf

Burton Douglas Brown

Paula M Gibson

Gagan Mongia

Joseph W Bell

Philip C Ward

Jack Homcy

Saul Scheinbach

Walter Hopkins

Mahesh Venkatachalam

Martin Cole

Justin E May

Michael G Burnett

Judith K Cooley

Mary Ellen Kline

Tesfalidet Halie

Christopher A Bennett

Pamela Gesford

Jordana Langiotti Swank

Brian J Paul

Mark Heyner

Kenneth F Carpenter

Systems and method are provided for providing a playlist transport bar. The playlist transport bar provides an overlay which graphically represents assets (e.g., programs) of a playlist in a manner that enables a user to simultaneously ascertain a playback position within the playlist and a particular asset. The playlist transport may include asset regions which each correspond to an asset in a playlist and a position indication region which may provide information relating to a playback position.

Playlists and bookmarks in an interactive media guidance application system

A comestible article is disclosed that employs finely ground demulcent particles of a median particle size such that the demulcent is not readily perceived by the human tongue and in which the demulcent granules are not fully hydrated. As a result of the small particle size and lack of being fully hydrated during production, the demulcent particles exhibit faster and greater levels of hydration upon consumption, leading to quicker and more complete relief.

Comestible containing finely ground demulcent

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a comestible product comprising xylitol said method comprising: (a) subjecting a composition comprising xylitol in an amount ranging from about 60% to about 100% by weight to extrusion treatment inside an extrusion apparatus under conditions sufficient to form and maintain the xylitol in a slurry and (b) then shaping the extruded slurry and cooling the product to form a solid. The present invention additionally is directed to a product produced therefrom.

Xylitol containing comestible product

A rapidly dissolving comestible solid is disclosed that includes a fondant formed from a super saturated solution having a bulk sweetener, a hydrocolloid, a texturizing agent, and water. Other ingredients may also be added, and in embodiments in which the solid is provided as a breath freshener, flavoring agents, cooling agents and/or other ingredients useful in conventional breath freshening products may be used. A method for making the comestible solid is also disclosed.

Rapidly dissolving comestible solid

Confectionery

A confectionary comprising a solid shaped confectionary composition sanded with a sugar alcohol having a negative heat of solution and a method of mixing same. The method involves coating solid pieces of confectionary composition with a wetting syrup and sanding the wetted pieces with sugar alcohol crystals. The confectionary is characterized by intense initial cooling and flavor release.

Sugar alcohol sanded confectionary and process for making same

A chewing gum comprising a solid shaped chewing gum composition sanded with a sugar alcohol having a negative heat of solution and a method of mixing same. The method involves coating solid pieces of chewing gum composition with a wetting syrup and sanding the wetted pieces with sugar alcohol crystals. The chewing gum is characterized by intense initial cooling and flavor release.

Sugar alcohol sanded chewing gum and process for making same

A comestible product which includes inulin, a second component and a divalent zinc or copper. When the comestible product is a tablet, a pressed tablet, a lozenge, a hard candy or a chewy candy, the second component is a formentable carbohydrate which may, optionally, include a polyol. When the comestible product is a chewing gum the second component is a polyol, a formentable carbohydrate or mixtures thereof. The comestible product is useful in controlling breath malodor.

Breath freshening comestible product and method of controlling breath malodor

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Mechanicsburg, PA, United States of America

Thomas J Carroll