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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. 08, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barbara Eisenstadt, Neponsit, NY (US);
Penny A Cash, Denville, NJ (US);
Abraham I Bakal, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Cumberland Packing Corporation, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424439 ; 424440 ; 424441 ;
Abstract
The present invention pertains to chewing gum compositions containing cough suppressing agents. The compositions include a taste-masking mixture containing a flavoring agent, an intense sweetening agent and menthol. This combination nullifies the taste or off-note of the cough suppressant. The present invention also pertains to a method preparing the chewing gum composition and methods of treatment which include administering the cough suppressant-containing chewing gum to a patient in need thereof.