Patents by Inventor William Hirt

William Hirt 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: 12178221
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are chewing gum compositions having fat polymorphs that are predominantly beta prime and/or beta over alpha. Also disclosed are methods of forming chewing gum compositions having predominantly beta prime and/or beta fat polymorphs which have sufficient textural properties to be processed into wrapped/packaged chewing gum products or coated to coated chewing gum products. Improved methods of forming and conditioning chewing gum to reduce costs, cut down on conditioning time, and to improve gum sensory properties are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: PERFETTI VAN MELLE BENELUX BV
    Inventors: Tapashi Sengupta, Suraksha Rajagopal, Simman Wong, Bhairavi Modak, Bharat Jani, William Hirt, Hanqing Yang, Helen Terrezza
  • Publication number: 20200178558
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are chewing gum compositions having fat polymorphs that are predominantly beta prime and/or beta over alpha. Also disclosed are methods of forming chewing gum compositions having predominantly beta prime and/or beta fat polymorphs which have sufficient textural properties to be processed into wrapped/packaged chewing gum products or coated to coated chewing gum products. Improved methods of forming and conditioning chewing gum to reduce costs, cut down on conditioning time, and to improve gum sensory properties are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Tapashi SENGUPTA, Suraksha RAJAGOPAL, Simman WONG, Bhairavi MODAK, Bharat JANI, William HIRT, Hanqing YANG, Helen TERREZZA
  • Patent number: 9497979
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chewing or bubble gum compositions that include a first region composition and a second, or gum, region adjacent to or surrounding the first region. The first region composition may be a center-fill composition, such as a liquid-fill composition. The second region includes a polyol composition including isomalt alone or in combination with other polyols. The addition of isomalt to the second region provides stability to the chewing gum composition and reduces the problem of leaking and migration of the first region composition into the second region. The multi-region chewing gum composition also may include a coating region which surrounds or covers the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
    Inventors: Cesar C. Elejalde, William Hirt, Jesse Kiefer, Craig Massey, Valentina Visci
  • Publication number: 20160106120
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for forming a chewing gum product with at least one inclusion, the method including providing a gum sizing system including a first sizing roller, a second sizing roller, and a gum mass delivery system, directing a gum mass toward a sizing gap between the first sizing roller and the second sizing roller via the delivery system, adding at least one inclusion to the gum mass at an area of the gum sizing system that is at least one of upstream or within the sizing gap, sizing the gum mass into a substantially continuous gum sheet with said at least one inclusion via transport of the gum mass through the sizing gap; and separating the gum sheet into a plurality of gum pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Leonard Scarola, Bharat Jani, William Hirt, Francis Amoako-Poku, Ann E. Wymore
  • Publication number: 20140205715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chewing or bubble gum compositions that include a first region composition and a second, or gum, region adjacent to or surrounding the first region. The first region composition may be a center-fill composition, such as a liquid-fill composition. The second region includes a polyol composition including isomalt alone or in combination with other polyols. The addition of isomalt to the second region provides stability to the chewing gum composition and reduces the problem of leaking and migration of the first region composition into the second region. The multi-region chewing gum composition also may include a coating region which surrounds or covers the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
    Inventors: Cesar C. Elejalde, William Hirt, Jesse Kiefer, Craig Massey, Valentina Visci
  • Publication number: 20080014302
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chewing or bubble gum compositions that include a first region composition and a second, or gum, region adjacent to or surrounding the first region. The first region composition may be a center-fill composition, such as a liquid-fill composition. The second region includes a polyol composition including isomalt alone or in combination with other polyols. The addition of isomalt to the second region provides stability to the chewing gum composition and reduces the problem of leaking and migration of the first region composition into the second region. The multi-region chewing gum composition also may include a coating region which surrounds or covers the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC
    Inventors: Cesar Elejalde, William Hirt, Jesse Kiefer, Craig Massey, Valentina Visci
  • Patent number: D855931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Mandeep Bindra, William Hirt, Shelley Markoulis
  • Patent number: D856630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Mandeep Bindra, William Hirt, Shelley Markoulis
  • Patent number: D885706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Mandeep Bindra, William Hirt, Shelley Markoulis
  • Patent number: D885707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Mandeep Bindra, William Hirt, Shelley Markoulis
  • Patent number: D907326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Mandeep Bindra, William Hirt, Shelley Markoulis
  • Patent number: D914327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Mandeep Bindra, William Hirt, Shelley Markoulis
  • Patent number: D939185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Mandeep Bindra, William Hirt, Shelley Markoulis