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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary S Kehoe, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Assignee:
Nabisco Brands, Inc., East Hanover, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 48 ; 424 43 ; 424438 ; 424439 ; 424440 ; 424441 ; 424442 ; 424490 ; 424493 ; 131352 ; 426-3 ; 426801 ; 514951 ; 514965 ;
Abstract
Active ingredients useful in chewable articles of commerce are physically encased in non-porous, chewable, particles of elastomer and such particles are then incorporated in the articles of commerce. During mastication of the chewable article of commerce the active ingredient is released from the elastomer particles over a prolonged period of time. The active ingredients would include flavorants, intense sweeteners, colorants, medicaments, effervescent agents and tobacco.