Patents by Inventor Frank G. Shaheen

Frank G. Shaheen 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: 4489099
    Abstract: Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) is widely used as a chewing gum base in lieu of natural gums. It is necessary to protect chewing gum SBR with a food grade antioxidant stabilizer system. This invention discloses a chewing gum rubber composition (gum base) that utilizes as an antioxidant stabilizer system a combination of dilauryl thiodipropionate and at least one member selected from the group consisting of t-butyl-hydroquinone (TBHQ), and Vitamin E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Frank G. Shaheen, Jerry J. Dillon