Patents by Inventor Michael J. Killeen

Michael J. Killeen 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).

  • Non-staling aerated bubble gum
    Patent number: 5045326
    Abstract: A non-staling, reduced density bubble gum composition is provided by a method wherein a bubble gum composition having a preselected bubble gum base composition is aerated with an inert gas in a pressurized environment. In a preferred embodiment, aeration of the bubble gum composition is achieved by the injection of nitrogen gas into the bubble gum composition during a pressurized extrusion of the gum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Michael Glass, Kenneth P. Bilka, Subraman R. Cherukuri, Gul Mansukhani, Michael J. Killeen, James Duggan
  • Method for preparing an anion exchange resin delivery system
    Patent number: 5026555
    Abstract: A method for preparing an edible anion exchange resin delivery system which comprises the steps of coating granules of resin with lecithin. A gelatin frappe is separately prepared and placed into a mixing chamber. The lecithin-coated resin granules are then added to the chamber and mixed together with the frappe. Flavorings can also be added to the mixture and the final blend is then allowed to set-up in a controlled environment for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Co.
    Inventor: Michael J. Killeen
  • Method for the preparation of sweetening agent delivery systems containing polyvinyl acetate
    Patent number: 5000965
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for preparing a stable sweetening agent delivery system which comprises the steps of (A) providing the following ingredients in percentages by weight of the sweetening agent delivery system (a) at least one solid natural or artificial high intensity sweetening agent present in an amount from about 0.01% to about 50%, (b) an emulsifying agent present in an amount from about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Killeen, Anthony J. Bell