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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2005
Marc Degady, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Miles Van Niekerk, Madison, NJ (US);
Marc Degady, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Miles Van Niekerk, Madison, NJ (US);
Cadbury Adams USA LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
A continuous coating processfor chewing gum and bubble gum materials. Small cores or pieces of gum materialare introduced into inclined rotating drums' in which heated airis circulated and a coating solutionis applied (liquid or powder). The coating material is dried on the pieces of material, and a plurality of thin layers are formed on each of the cores or small pieces of material. A series of rotating drums can be provided to provide the requisite number or thickness of coating layers. In an alternate embodiment, initial coatings of material can be provided on the cores by a batch-type process before the materials are introduced into the continuous coating drums. The formulas for the coating solution can also be adjusted at different stages of the coating process in order to provide a more consistent and uniform coating.