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Assignee: Warner Lambert Co LLC
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Filing: 1981-06-02
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Granted: 1993-06-22
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Expires: 2001-06-02
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Abstract

Abstract The sweetening agent, L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester, in the form of particles is encapsulated by a coating material selected from cellulose, cellulose derivatives, starches, carbohydrates, gums, polyolefins, polyesters, waxes, vinyl polymers, gelatin, zein and mixtures thereof, wherein the ratio of the coating material to the methyl ester is 1:1 or less than 1:1. The encapsulated sweetening agent has less tendency to lose its sweetening characteristics when incorporated in a chewing gum or in a food product. The production of the encapsulated sweetening agent is also disclosed.

Inventors

  • 👤 Cea Teresa
  • 👤 D Posta Joseph
  • 👤 Glass Michael

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 18:59
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/14; A23G4/10; A23G4/18; A23G4/20; A23L; A23L27/00; A23L27/30; A23L27/31; A23L27/32; A23L27/70; A23L27/72; A23V; A23V2002/00

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1996-06-21 1996-12-21 1997-06-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2000-06-21 2000-12-21 2001-06-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2004-06-21 2004-12-21 2005-06-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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