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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2010
Applicants:

Gregory E. Koll, Hillsborough, NJ (US);

Harry S. Sowden, Glenside, PA (US);

Joseph R. Luber, Quakertown, PA (US);

Leo B. Kriksunov, Ithaca, NY (US);

Frank J. Bunick, Randolph, NJ (US);

Jen-chi Chen, Morrisville, PA (US);

Roland Olsson, Gantofta, SE;

Christopher E. Szymczak, Marlton, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Gregory E. Koll, Hillsborough, NJ (US);

Harry S. Sowden, Glenside, PA (US);

Joseph R. Luber, Quakertown, PA (US);

Leo B. Kriksunov, Ithaca, NY (US);

Frank J. Bunick, Randolph, NJ (US);

Jen-Chi Chen, Morrisville, PA (US);

Roland Olsson, Gantofta, SE;

Christopher E. Szymczak, Marlton, NJ (US);

Assignee:

McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/68 (2006.01); A23G 4/00 (2006.01); A23G 4/20 (2006.01); A61P 25/34 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61J 3/06 (2006.01); B30B 15/34 (2006.01); B30B 11/02 (2006.01); B30B 11/10 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/28 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 3/06 (2013.01); A61K 9/2086 (2013.01); A61K 9/2068 (2013.01); B30B 15/34 (2013.01); A61K 9/2095 (2013.01); B30B 11/027 (2013.01); B30B 11/10 (2013.01); B30B 11/022 (2013.01); A61K 9/0056 (2013.01); A61K 9/2031 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0861 (2013.01); A61K 9/0058 (2013.01); A61K 9/288 (2013.01); A61K 9/2853 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention features a process for making a chewing gum product including the steps of forming a powder blend containing a gum base into the desired shape of the chewing gum product and applying radiofrequency energy to the shape for a sufficient period of time to soften the gum base to fuse the shape into the chewing gum product.


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