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Chewing gum flavor combination
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-08-10
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Granted: 1983-05-24
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Expires: 2001-08-10
Abstract
Abstract An invert sugar flavored gum center of chicle or the like is coated with a flavored mixture of sucrose or dextrose or synthetic sugar free equivalents. The flavor consisting of a mixture of oil of spearmint and pepsin essence.
Inventors
- 👤 Donna Yakimischak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:08
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/18; A23G4/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A chewing gum comprising a gum based center containing a sweetening agent selected from the group consisting of natural sugar, sugar free natural sweeteners and synthetic sweeteners; and a sweetener based outer coating, said outer coating being flavoured with a mixture of spearmint oil modified by pepsin essence, said outer coating including spearmint flavouring and pepsin essence in the approximate ratio of 1.7:1, and the sweetener to flavour ratio of the outer coating is between 500 and 800:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A chewing gum comprising a gum based center containing a sweetening agent selected from the group consisting of natural sugar, sugar free natural sweeteners and synthetic sweeteners; and a sweetener based outer coating, said outer coating being flavoured with a mixture of spearmint oil modified by pepsin essence, said outer coating including spearmint flavouring and pepsin essence in the approximate ratio of 1.7:1, and the sweetener to flavour ratio of the outer coating is between 500 and 800:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The chewing gum according to claim 1 in which the outer coating includes a trace amount of shellac in a final coat to provide a polished outer surface and to preserve the flavouring of the outer coating.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The chewing gum according to claim 1 in which the center is formed from chicle and an invert sugar and the outer coating is formed from a sugar selected from the group consisting of sucrose, dextrose and artificial sweeteners.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The chewing gum according to claim 2 in which the center is formed from chicle and an invert sugar and the outer coating is formed from a sugar selected from the group of sucrose, dextrose and artificial sweeteners.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chewing gum according to claim 1 in which the gum center includes chicle and sugar in the proportion of approximately 8.8:1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chewing gum according to claim 2 in which the gum center includes chicle and sugar in the proportions of approximately 8.8:1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chewing gum according to claim 3 in which the gum center includes chicle and sugar in the proportion of approximately 8.8:1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The chewing gum according to claim 4 in which the gum center includes chicle and sugar in the proportion of approximately 8.8:1.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-05-23 | 1990-11-22 | 1991-05-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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