Patents by Inventor Kathleen E. McMahon

Kathleen E. McMahon 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).

  • METHOD OF WEIGHT CONTROL EMPLOYING CHEWING GUM
    Publication number: 20100136163
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for managing body weight by substituting a chewing gum composition on a regular basis for a snack product having a greater caloric content than the chewing gum composition or by employing a chewing gum composition in conjunction with behavior modification. Additionally, the present invention includes a method of controlling behavior modification relating to weight loss including identifying the behavior to be modified, setting behavioral goals relating to weight management, modifying determinants of the behavior to be changed using, in part, a chewing gum composition, and reinforcing the desired behavior using, in part, a chewing gum composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
    Inventors: Gilbert A. Leveille, Kathleen E. McMahon, Steven E. Zibell, David Record