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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2008
Juan Fabre, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Dennis Abad, Woodridge, IL (US);
Luis Bordera, Sabadell, ES;
Andrew Robert Francis Gill, Devon, GB;
Melchor Blazquez, Badalona, ES;
Emilio Romero Carcason, Sant Quirze del Valles, ES;
Juan Fabre, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Dennis Abad, Woodridge, IL (US);
Luis Bordera, Sabadell, ES;
Andrew Robert Francis Gill, Devon, GB;
Melchor Blazquez, Badalona, ES;
Emilio Romero Carcason, Sant Quirze del Valles, ES;
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method for thermally sealing a filled chewing gum product. The fill material of the chewing gum product is heated to a temperature greater than about 40° C. which correspondingly heats the inner portion of the chewing gum material to an elevated temperature. The method further includes sealing the heated inner portion of the chewing gum material to form a sealed, filled chewing gum product. The present disclosure advantageously increases the bond strength of the sealed ends of the sealed and filled chewing gum product and reduces the amount of unacceptable product or leakers.