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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2005
Ronald L. Ream, Plano, IL (US);
Leonard Matulewicz, Oswego, IL (US);
William J. Wokas, Bollingbrook, IL (US);
Brian Ream, Plano, IL (US);
Ronald L. Ream, Plano, IL (US);
Leonard Matulewicz, Oswego, IL (US);
William J. Wokas, Bollingbrook, IL (US);
Brian Ream, Plano, IL (US);
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and products for delivering a medicament or agent to an individual are provided as well as methods for producing the product. The product includes one or more coatings having a medicament or agent. The coatings can further comprise one or more fat-based confectioneries to provide a coated product that has an improved aesthetic and taste appeal to a consumer. The medicament or agent is present within a coating that surrounds a consumable center. By chewing the coated product, the medicament or agent is released from the product within the buccal cavity.