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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:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mansukh M Patel, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Edward Dubina, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426-3 ; 426661 ;
Abstract
Improved chewing gum formulations and bases including lecithin, as well as methods of producing chewing gum and bases are provided. The chewing gum includes a blend of lecithin and medium chain triglycerides (MCTs). The blend can be used in the base and/or gum as a plasticizer, softener, and/or emulsifier. A variety of base and chewing gum formulations including the blend can be created and/or utilized pursuant to the present invention.