Patents by Inventor Kaj Hovhave Nielsen

Kaj Hovhave Nielsen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Nicotine-containing chewing gum piece packed in a wrapping of laminate
    Patent number: 9102462
    Abstract: A nicotine-containing chewing gum piece packed in a wrapping of laminate, where the laminate comprises at least an inner layer facing the chewing gum and a nicotine degradation agent barrier layer of a metal foil. The nicotine-containing chewing gum piece is shaped as an elongate plate having two ends and a thickness and a length, where the length is in the range of 8 to 20 times the thickness. The wrapping has two elongate edges sealed to one another in a fin area extending along the length of the chewing gum piece and two sealed end areas extending beyond the ends of the chewing gum piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Fertin PHARMA A/S
    Inventor: Kaj Hovhave Nielsen
  • NICOTINE-CONTAINING CHEWING GUM PIECE PACKED IN A WRAPPING OF LAMINATE
    Publication number: 20130011461
    Abstract: A nicotine-containing chewing gum piece packed in a wrapping of laminate, where the laminate comprises at least an inner layer facing the chewing gum and a nicotine degradation agent barrier layer of a metal foil. The nicotine-containing chewing gum piece is shaped as an elongate plate having two ends and a thickness and a length, where the length is in the range of 8 to 20 times the thickness. The wrapping has two elongate edges sealed to one another in a fin area extending along the length of the chewing gum piece and two sealed end areas extending beyond the ends of the chewing gum piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: FERTIN PHARMA A/S
    Inventor: Kaj Hovhave NIELSEN
  • Method for producing chewing gum granules and compressed gum products, and a chewing gum granulating system
    Patent number: 8137716
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing chewing gum granules. The method comprises at least the steps of feeding a gum composition including at least gum base into an extruder (2), pressurizing the gum composition in the extruder, extruding the gum composition through a die plate (5), and cutting the extruded gum composition in a liquid filled chamber (4). The extruded gum composition comprises at least 71% Wt. gum base and the cut granules are included in compressed gum tablets. The invention further relates to a chewing gum product, and to a chewing gum granulating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Gumlink A/S
    Inventors: Rikke Mikkelsen, Kaj Hovhave Nielsen, Niels Ravn Schmidt, Per Henrik Ertebjerg Christensen
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHEWING GUM PRODUCTS, AND COMPRESSED CHEWING GUM TABLETS
    Publication number: 20090169678
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing chewing gum granules. The method comprises at least the steps of feeding a gum composition including at least gum base into an extruder (2), pressurizing the gum composition in the extruder, extruding the gum composition through a die plate (5), and cutting the extruded gum composition in a liquid filled chamber (4) so that the cut gum granules have weights per granule in the range of 0.0001 g to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: GUMLINK A/S
    Inventors: Rikke MIKKELSEN, Kaj Hovhave Nielsen, Niels Ravn Schmidt, Per Henrik Ertebjerg Christensen
  • Method for producing compressed chewing gum tablets
    Patent number: 7521074
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing chewing gum granules. The method comprises at least the steps of feeding a gum composition including at least gum base into an extruder (2), pressurizing the gum composition in the extruder, extruding the gum composition through a die plate (5), and cutting the extruded gum composition in a liquid filled chamber (4) so that the cut gum granules have weights per granule in the range of 0.0001 g to 0.008 g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Gumlink A/S
    Inventors: Rikke Mikkelsen, Kaj Hovhave Nielsen, Niels Ravn Schmidt, Per Henrik Ertebjerg Christensen
  • Method for producing chewing gum granules and compressed gum products, and a chewing gum granulating system
    Patent number: 7232581
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing chewing gum granules. The method comprises at least the steps of feeding a gum composition including at least gum base into an extruder (2), pressurizing the gum composition in the extruder, extruding the gum composition through a die plate (5), and cutting the extruded gum composition in a liquid filled chamber (4). The extruded gum composition comprises at least 71% Wt, gum base and the cut granules are included in compressed gum tablets. The invention further relates to a chewing gum product, and to a chewing gum granulating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Gumlink A/S
    Inventors: Rikke Mikkelsen, Kaj Hovhave Nielsen, Niels Ravn Schmidt, Per Henrik Ertebjerg Christensen
  • Method for producing chewing gum granules and compressed gum products, and a chewing gum granulating system
    Publication number: 20040224054
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing chewing gum granules. The method comprises at least the steps of feeding a gum composition including at least gum base into an extruder (2), pressurizing the gum composition in the extruder, extruding the gum composition through a die plate (5), and cutting the extruded gum composition in a liquid filled chamber (4). The extruded gum composition comprises at least 71% Wt, gum base and the cut granules are included in compressed gum tablets. The invention further relates to a chewing gum product, and to a chewing gum granulating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: GUMLINK A/S
    Inventors: Rikke Mikkelsen, Kaj Hovhave Nielsen, Niels Ravn Schmidt, Per Henrik Ertebjerg Christensen