Patents by Inventor Bitten Thorengaard

Bitten Thorengaard 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).

  • Patent number: 9420806
    Abstract: A chewing gum composition with high pH-release includes an insoluble gum base matrix and a soluble bulk portion, wherein the gum base matrix and the bulk portion is mixed and extruded to form a final chewing gum core, and wherein the gum base matrix is buffered before mixing with the bulk portion. Furthermore, a method of producing a chewing gum core, wherein a gum base matrix and a bulk portion is mixed and extruded to form a final chewing gum core, and wherein the gum base matrix is buffered before mixing with the bulk portion, and the gum base matrix includes a first amount of buffer from 2 to 20 percent by weight of the gum base matrix before mixing with the bulk portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Fertin Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Gitte Lorenzen, Nicolai Arent, Bitten Thorengaard, Helle Wittorff
  • Patent number: 9283191
    Abstract: A compressed chewing gum tablet includes at least a first and a second chewing gum module, the first chewing gum module including a first chewing gum composition including at least a first active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, the second chewing gum module including a second chewing gum composition including at least a second active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, wherein the first active ingredient is a pharmaceutically active ingredient, and the second active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutically active ingredients and enhancers, wherein the gum base content of the first and second chewing gum modules is different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: FERTIN PHARMA A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Gitte Lorenzen, Nicolai Arent, Bitten Thorengaard, Helle Wittorff
  • Patent number: 8722022
    Abstract: A method of dosing pharmaceutically active ingredients in a compressed chewing gum tablet includes the steps of: providing one or more pharmaceutically active ingredients, mixing a chewing gum composition including the one or more pharmaceutically active ingredients and chewing gum granules, the chewing gum granules including gum base, and dosing the chewing gum composition to obtain a desired weight of the chewing gum composition and thereby obtaining a desired dose of the pharmaceutically active ingredient in the chewing gum tablet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Fertin Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Gitte Lorenzen, Nicolai Arent, Bitten Thorengaard, Helle Wittorff
  • Publication number: 20140079756
    Abstract: A compressed chewing gum tablet includes at least a first and a second chewing gum module, the first chewing gum module including a first chewing gum composition including at least a first active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, the second chewing gum module including a second chewing gum composition including at least a second active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, wherein the first active ingredient is a pharmaceutically active ingredient, and the second active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutically active ingredients and enhancers, wherein the gum base content of the first and second chewing gum modules is different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Gitte Lorenzen, Nicolai Arent, Bitten Thorengaard, Helle Wittorff
  • Patent number: 8623331
    Abstract: A compressed chewing gum tablet includes at least a first and a second chewing gum module, the first chewing gum module including a first chewing gum composition including at least a first active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, the second chewing gum module including a second chewing gum composition including at least a second active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, wherein the first active ingredient is a pharmaceutically active ingredient, and the second active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutically active ingredients and enhancers, wherein the gum base content of the first and second chewing gum modules is different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Fertin Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Gitte Lorenzen, Nicolai Arent, Bitten Thorengaard, Helle Wittorff
  • Patent number: 8603440
    Abstract: A compressed chewing gum tablet includes one or more pharmaceutically active ingredients and one or more enhancers, wherein the chewing gum tablet includes at least one chewing gum module including a chewing gum composition, and wherein the chewing gum composition includes chewing gum granules containing gum base, and wherein the enhancers are at least partly contained within at least a part of the chewing gum granules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Fertin Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Gitte Lorenzen, Nicolai Arent, Bitten Thorengaard, Helle Wittorff
  • Publication number: 20120114789
    Abstract: A compressed chewing gum tablet and gum base granule for such tablet including at least one elastomer in an amount of about 0% to about 35% by weight of the gum base, at least two resins in an amount of about 15% to about 60% by weight of the gum base, gum base ingredients and where the at least two resins include natural resin in an amount of about of about 5% to about 40% by weight of the gum base, and synthetic resin in an amount of about 10% to about 40% by weight of the gum base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Bitten Thorengaard, Dorthe Schackinger Boesen, Vibeke Nissen
  • Publication number: 20120087875
    Abstract: A chewing gum composition with high pH-release includes an insoluble gum base matrix and a soluble bulk portion, wherein the gum base matrix and the bulk portion is mixed and extruded to form a final chewing gum core, and wherein the gum base matrix is buffered before mixing with the bulk portion. Furthermore, a method of producing a chewing gum core, wherein a gum base matrix and a bulk portion is mixed and extruded to form a final chewing gum core, and wherein the gum base matrix is buffered before mixing with the bulk portion, and the gum base matrix includes a first amount of buffer from 2 to 20 percent by weight of the gum base matrix before mixing with the bulk portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Gitte Lorenzen, Nicolai Arent, Bitten Thorengaard, Helle Wittorff
  • Publication number: 20100266666
    Abstract: A method of dosing pharmaceutically active ingredients in a compressed chewing gum tablet includes the steps of: providing one or more pharmaceutically active ingredients, mixing a chewing gum composition including the one or more pharmaceutically active ingredients and chewing gum granules, the chewing gum granules including gum base, and dosing the chewing gum composition to obtain a desired weight of the chewing gum composition and thereby obtaining a desired dose of the pharmaceutically active ingredient in the chewing gum tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Gitte Lorenzen, Nicolai Arent, Bitten Thorengaard, Helle Wittorff
  • Publication number: 20100255063
    Abstract: A compressed chewing gum tablet includes one or more pharmaceutically active ingredients and one or more enhancers, wherein the chewing gum tablet includes at least one chewing gum module including a chewing gum composition, and wherein the chewing gum composition includes chewing gum granules containing gum base, and wherein the enhancers are at least partly contained within at least a part of the chewing gum granules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Gitte Lorenzen, Nicolai Arent, Bitten Thorengaard, Helle Wittorff
  • Publication number: 20100255064
    Abstract: A compressed chewing gum tablet includes at least a first and a second chewing gum module, the first chewing gum module including a first chewing gum composition including at least a first active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, the second chewing gum module including a second chewing gum composition including at least a second active ingredient and chewing gum granules containing gum base, wherein the first active ingredient is a pharmaceutically active ingredient, and the second active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutically active ingredients and enhancers, wherein the gum base content of the first and second chewing gum modules is different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Gitte Lorenzen, Nicolai Arent, Bitten Thorengaard, Helle Wittorff
  • Publication number: 20100104689
    Abstract: A compressible chewing gum composition includes i) chewing gum granules containing gum base and ii) particles of one or more encapsulation delivery systems including at least one encapsulation material and at least one active ingredient being encapsulated by the encapsulation material, wherein the encapsulation material includes at least one natural resin. The compressible chewing gum composition, which has been provided, is suitable for compression into compressed chewing gum tablets. Such compressed chewing gum tablets thus include a compression of a quantity of the compressible chewing gum composition and thus include chewing gum granules containing gum base and particles of one or more encapsulation delivery systems including an active ingredient encapsulated by an encapsulation material including natural resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Bitten Thorengaard
  • Publication number: 20100104688
    Abstract: A chewing gum granule containing gum base, wherein the chewing gum granule is substantially ball-shaped, the chewing gum granule has an average diameter below 1900 ?m, and wherein the surface of the chewing gum granule is provided with 0.5 to 18% by weight of free-flowing agent. With the present invention improved free-flow properties of the chewing gum granules may be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Carsten Andersen, Martin Topsøe, Bitten Thorengaard
  • Publication number: 20090246327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to confectionery compositions comprising one or more encapsulation delivery systems containing high intensity sweeteners and natural resins. The invention furthermore relates to the encapsulation delivery system as such as well as to methods of preparing the encapsulation delivery system and the confectionery composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Bitten Thorengaard
  • Publication number: 20090098241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to confectionary compositions comprising one or more encapsulation delivery systems containing food acids and natural resins. The invention furthermore relates to the encapsulation delivery system as such as well as to methods of preparing the encapsulation delivery system and the confectionary composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventor: Bitten Thorengaard
  • Publication number: 20050175733
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compressed chewing gum tablet and gum base granule for such tablet including at least one elastomer in an amount of about 0% to about 35% by weight of the gum base, at least two resins in an amount of about 15% to about 60% by weight of the gum base, gum base ingredients and where the at least two resins include natural resin in an amount of about of about 5% to about 40% by weight of the gum base and synthetic resin in an amount of about 10% to about 40% by weight of the gum base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Bitten Thorengaard, Dorthe Boesen, Vibeke Nissen
  • Patent number: 4990280
    Abstract: A photoactivator dye composition includes microcapsules of a solid dispersion of a water-soluble photoactivator dye in an encapsulating material that is quickly soluble in water. In a method of preparing such a photoactivator dye composition, the photoactivator dye is dissolved in an aqueous medium, the solution thus obtained is mixed with an aqueous solution of the encapsulating material, the mixture thus obtained is converted into droplets, and the moisture content of these droplets is reduced to form a solid solution. The photoactivator dye composition may advantageously be used in a detergent composition which additionally includes a surfactant and conventional detergent ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignees: Danochemo A/S, The Proctor & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Bitten Thorengaard, David W. York
  • Patent number: 4870196
    Abstract: A method of preparing powdered, free-flowing tocopheryl succinate having a high bulk density comprising melting a mixture of tocopheryl succinate and wax, spraying the melt in a spraying zone containing a cloud of a powdering agent consisting of fine tocopheryl succinate and an additional powdering agent, and maintaining the product formed in a fluidized state by introducing cooling air until the tocopheryl succinate particles have hardened, and separating the product formed into a product fraction and a fine fraction, and recyclying the fine fraction to the spraying zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Danochemo A/S
    Inventor: Bitten Thorengaard