Patents by Inventor Robin M. Kubota

Robin M. Kubota 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 making chewing gum
    Patent number: 4806364
    Abstract: A method of making chewing gum is disclosed which reduces the incidence of "sugar spots." The method begins by providing a sweetener matrix in a mixer. Discrete particles of unmelted gum base, e.g. commercially available gum base pellets, are then added to the mixer. These two components are mixed until a homogenous mass is produced. Preferably, the sweetener matrix contains no more than about 13 percent by weight moisture at the time the gum base particles are added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Robin M. Kubota, Sharon M. Thomas, Albert H. Chapdelaine, Steven B. Courtright