Patents by Inventor James Wix DuRoss

James Wix DuRoss 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).

  • Sugarless chewing gum having improved shelf life
    Patent number: 3973041
    Abstract: A sugarless confectionery or chewing gum composition having improved shelf life is prepared by the incorporation therein of crystalline sorbitol powder which is at least 80 percent by weight of the gamma crystalline polymorph. These novel sugarless gum formulations are twice as soft after 6-9 months as similar gum compositions containing sorbitol in the polymorphic or amorphous crystalline phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1976
    Assignee: ICI United States Inc.
    Inventor: James Wix DuRoss