Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for thermally sealing a filled chewing gum product. The fill material of the chewing gum product is heated to a temperature greater than about 40° C. which correspondingly heats the inner portion of the chewing gum material to an elevated temperature. The method further includes sealing the heated inner portion of the chewing gum material to form a sealed, filled chewing gum product. The present disclosure advantageously increases the bond strength of the sealed ends of the sealed and filled chewing gum product and reduces the amount of unacceptable product or leakers.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 4, 2008
Publication date:
December 10, 2009
Applicant:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Inventors:
Juan Fabre, Dennis Abad, Luis Bordera, Andrew Robert Francis Gill, Melchor Blazquez, Emilio Romero Carcasona
Abstract: An oral composition for oral cleansing, breath freshening, and anti-microbial benefits includes an oral cavity delivery agent and an antimicrobial active agent including a synergistic combination of Magnolia Bark Extract and an essential oil. The oral composition includes chewing gums, candies, and an edible films. Specific antimicrobial active ingredient combinations include Magnolia Bark Extract and cinnamon oil or cinnamaldehyde, Magnolia Bark Extract and clove bud oil, Magnolia Bark Extract and peppermint oil.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 29, 2006
Date of Patent:
September 29, 2009
Assignee:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Inventors:
Michael William James Dodds, Darci C. Biesczat, James Roy Maxwell, Michael J. Greenberg
Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for the production of center-filled confectionery pieces. The apparatus includes an extruder, a feedback system, and a forming device. The feedback system ensures that a strand of center-filled confectionery produced by the extruder has a substantially uniform size when the strand enters the forming device. The forming device forms the strand into center-filled confectionery pieces having 15%-25% by weight of a center-fill material without producing leakers.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 30, 2007
Publication date:
September 3, 2009
Applicant:
WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
Inventors:
Juan Fabre, Pedro Michelena, Luis Bordera, Juan Jose Del Rio, Albert Xambo
Abstract: A chewing gum composition contains a gum base; 0% to about 60%, preferably about 10% to about 50%, bulking and sweetening agents; and about 5% to about 80% fat-containing confection, such as chocolate. The gum base comprises about 2% to about 40% elastomer, about 10% to about 50% elastomer plasticizer, about 2% to about 35% gum base softener, and about 1% to about 10% emulsifier. The gum base usually contains less than 10% filler, and less than 45% gum base matrix disrupting materials. In another embodiment, the chewing gum product is made from gum base and flavoring agents, possibly without the addition of any bulk sweetening agents. A chewing gum product can be formed from the composition. The product may be a compressed gum product. In another embodiment, the product can be coated or filled with a fat-containing confection, such as chocolate, in which case the product may be made of a composition without the fat-containing confection in it and with 0% to about 60% bulking and sweetening agent.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 31, 2007
Publication date:
August 13, 2009
Applicant:
Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company
Inventors:
David R. Phillips, Kevin B. Broderick, Jose Cardenas, Donald A. Seielstad, Barbara Z. Stawski
Abstract: The present invention provides a chewing gum package made from an outer package containing one or more pieces of chewing gum. The package includes at least one disposal sheet to wrap chewing gum cuds for proper disposal. The presence of the disposal sheet serves as a reminder to the consumer to dispose of chewing gum cuds appropriately.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 7, 2004
Date of Patent:
July 21, 2009
Assignee:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Inventors:
James A. Bougoulas, William T. Boyd, Stanley J. Kopecky, Barbara L. Admans, Marco A. Garcia, Shai Altman, Nikolas J. Harte
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a coated product with increased stiffness to reduce the chipping after manufacturing and several days of storage, and before wrapping. A coated product such as confectioneries such as chewing gum, medicines and medicinal tablets wherein the product is coated with a coating composition comprising hydrogenated indigestible starch syrup as a binding agent.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 6, 2009
Publication date:
June 4, 2009
Applicants:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Matsutani Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Julius W. Zuehlke, Gordon N. McGrew, Robert J. Yatka, Isao Matsuda, Yasuo Katta
Abstract: A package for comestible products is provided. The package includes a front wall having a slot, a rear wall, a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls. The walls define a package interior and the rear wall includes a movable flap having a protruding member extending from the rear wall. The protruding member is adapted to engage the slot on the front wall and enclose the package interior. The package may include a debossed area and an embossed area adjacent to and surrounding the slot on the front wall.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 7, 2004
Date of Patent:
May 5, 2009
Assignee:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Inventors:
Jason Billig, Charles Curtiss, Stuart Leslie, Heather Gross
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a coated product with increased stiffness to reduce the chipping after manufacturing and several days of storage, and before wrapping. A coated product such as confectioneries such as chewing gum, medicines and medicinal tablets wherein the product is coated with a coating composition comprising hydrogenated indigestible starch syrup as a binding agent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 3, 2005
Date of Patent:
March 17, 2009
Assignees:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Matsutani Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Julius W. Zuehlke, Gordon N. McGrew, Robert J. Yatka, Isao Matsuda, Yasuo Katta
Abstract: A chewing gum contains a water-insoluble gum base portion containing a polyolefin thermoplastic elastomer; a water-soluble bulk portion; and at least one flavor component, which is cud-forming and chewable at mouth temperature.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 12, 2008
Publication date:
January 15, 2009
Applicant:
WM. Wrigley Jr. Company
Inventors:
Chungsea Shen, Joo H. Song, Bruno Padovani, David W. Record
Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for improving the quality, diversity and productivity of confectionery product forming. The process includes using a set of rollers to define three-dimensional shapes in a sheet of confectionery product. The rollers each define a series of pockets that impart a force on the sheet and push the sheet inward at a multitude of points to form at least a portion of the final shape of the products. The confectionary sheet exiting the rollers includes an array of products separated by a thin web of confectionery material. The pockets and other apparatus are provided to help prevent the products from sticking to the pockets. The rollers also cut the sheet so that the sheet is of a size suitable to be placed in a separator or tumbler.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 23, 2004
Date of Patent:
October 28, 2008
Assignee:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Inventors:
Michael M. Shulski, Dennis Rybolt, Lindell Richey, Richard Flowers, Kevin Bernatz, Joseph Rancich
Abstract: Described herein are improved chewing gum base and chewing gum formulations including polyolefin thermoplastic elastomers. Also described herein are methods for preparing the chewing gum bases and chewing gums of the present invention. For example, in accordance with the present invention polyolefin thermoplastic elastomers may be included in sucrose-containing gum formulations or sugar-free chewing gums.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 11, 2008
Publication date:
September 25, 2008
Applicant:
WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
Inventors:
Chungsea Shen, Bruno Padovani, Joo H. Song
Abstract: The present invention provides a confectionery depositing apparatus that deposits a layer or multiple layers of a flowable confectionery product with a high degree of accuracy. The apparatus includes a source of a flowable confectionery, a cylinder, and a rotary valve in fluid communication with the source of flowable confectionery, and the cylinder. Placement of the rotary valve in a first position permits the flowable confectionery into the cylinder and placement of the rotary valve in a second position permits dispensing of the flowable confectionery from the cylinder out of the apparatus. A piston in close operative engagement with the cylinder enables the apparatus to deposit precise amounts of confectionery product to produce thin uniform layers of confectionery product.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 21, 2008
Publication date:
September 11, 2008
Applicant:
WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
Inventors:
Joan Fabre Fornaguera, Marguerite L. Yang, Maria Jesus Bengoetxea