US5171589A
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Coated chewing gun products polished with colored wax and method of preparation
Assignee: WM Wrigley Jr Co
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Filing: 1991-05-31
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Granted: 1992-12-15
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Expires: 2011-05-31
Abstract
Abstract A method for making a coated chewing gum product and the resulting product are disclosed. The product includes a gum center surrounded by a colored coating. A polishing layer is applied to the colored coating. The polishing layer comprises wax and a colorant. In preferred embodiments, the colorant comprises about 1% to about 30% of the polishing layer, and the polishing layer comprises about 0.005% to about 0.2% of the coated product.
Inventors
- 👤 Lindell C. Richey
- 👤 Alexander J. Naldrett
- 👤 Philip G. Schnell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 09:11
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G4/00; A23G4/06; A23G4/066; A23G4/18; A23G4/20; A23V; A23V2002/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
40 words
A coated chewing gum product comprising: (a) a gum center; (b) a colored coating surrounding the gum center; and (c) a polishing layer applied to the surface of the colored coating, the polishing layer comprising a wax and a colorant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
40 words
A coated chewing gum product comprising: (a) a gum center; (b) a colored coating surrounding the gum center; and (c) a polishing layer applied to the surface of the colored coating, the polishing layer comprising a wax and a colorant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The coated chewing gum product of claim 1 wherein the colored coating comprises a sugarless sweetener selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, maltitol and combinations thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The coated chewing gum product of claim 1 wherein the wax in the polishing layer is selected from the group consisting of carnauba wax, beeswax, candelilla wax, spermaceti wax, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The coated chewing gum product of claim 1 wherein the colorant comprises a lake.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The coated chewing gum product of claim 1 wherein the ratio of wax to colorant in the polishing layer is between about 99:1 and about 7:3.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The coated chewing gum product of claim 1 where the ratio of wax to colorant in the polishing layer is between about 19:1 and about 17:3.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The coated chewing gum product of claim 1 wherein the polishing layer comprises between about 0.005% and about 0.2% of the coated product.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The coated chewing gum product of claim 1 wherein the polishing layer comprises between about 0.01% and about 0.05% of the coated product.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
42 words
A method for making coated chewing gum products comprising the steps of: (a) providing a gum center; (b) coating the gum center with a colored coating; and (c) applying a polishing layer comprising a wax and a colorant to the colored coating.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
42 words
A method for making coated chewing gum products comprising the steps of: (a) providing a gum center; (b) coating the gum center with a colored coating; and (c) applying a polishing layer comprising a wax and a colorant to the colored coating.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the colored coating is applied in a hard panning process.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the polishing layer is prepared by melting the wax, adding the colorant to the molten wax, solidifying the colored wax and grinding the colored wax into fine particles.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the polishing layer is prepared by blending powdered wax and a powdered colorant.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the colored wax is ground to a particle size so that it will pass at least 99% through a #100 mesh sieve.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the blend of powdered wax and powdered colorant will pass at least 99% through a #100 mesh sieve.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the polishing layer is applied by dusting the colored coated gum centers with a powdered, colored wax and tumbling the gum product in a coating pan.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the colored coating comprises a sugarless sweetener selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, maltitol and combinations thereof.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
61 words
A method of making a coated chewing gum product comprising the steps of: (a) providing a chewing gum center; (b) coating the gum center with a colored, sugarless coating in a hard panning process; and (c) applying a powdered, colored wax to the coated gum centers to provide a polishing layer comprising about 0.005% to about 0.2% of the coated product.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
61 words
A method of making a coated chewing gum product comprising the steps of: (a) providing a chewing gum center; (b) coating the gum center with a colored, sugarless coating in a hard panning process; and (c) applying a powdered, colored wax to the coated gum centers to provide a polishing layer comprising about 0.005% to about 0.2% of the coated product.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the powdered, colored wax comprises about 1% to about 30% of a lake color and about 70% about 99% of a wax.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the powdered, colored wax has a particle size to pass at least 99% through a #100 mesh sieve.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the colored, sugarless coating is formed by applying colored aqueous solutions comprising xylitol and gum arabic to the gum centers in successive application and drying the solution between applications.
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