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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:
Feb. 15, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald L Ream, Plano, IL (US);
Christine L Corriveau, Orland Park, IL (US);
Thomas M Tongue, Jr, Joliet, IL (US);
Assignee:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426-3 ; 426-5 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved chewing gum composition that includes caffeine. The chewing gum composition includes a specific particle size distribution for the caffeine such that the perceived bitterness of traditional caffeine gums is reduced. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of mixing a caffeine chewing gum composition that likewise reduces bitterness by selecting specific processing times and sequences for the mixing of the various ingredients.