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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:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven P Synosky, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Michael A Reed, Merrillville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426-3 ;
Abstract
A chewing gum base is provided which is free of wax as well as a method of producing same. In an embodiment, a wax-free gum base is provided having flavor release characteristics at least as good as similar bases including wax comprising an elastomer, polyvinyl acetate, an elastomer plasticizer, and a sufficient amount of oil chosen from the group consisting of: cottonseed; soybean; canola; safflower; sunflower; palm; and coconut oil to achieve flavor release characteristics that are at least as good as a similar gum base including wax.