Continuous chewing gum method
Patent 4555407 Issued on November 26, 1985. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 24, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 24, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 1852005 2156810 2256190 3455755 3644169 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/686049 filed on 12/24/1984US Classes:426/5, Packaged, structurally defined, or coated156/204, Folding264/211.12, Processing or treatment after extrusion264/211.18, Plural treatment stages or zones425/200, WITH SEPARATE AND DISTINCT UPSTREAM AGITATING OR KNEADING MEANS425/376.1, STOCK PRESSURIZING MEANS OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH DOWNSTREAM SHAPING ORIFICE426/512, Molding, casting, or shaping426/516, Extruding through restricted orifice to give desired final shape426/517Forming rod, strand, sheet, or filamentExaminersPrimary: Hunter, JeanetteAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA23G 4/04 (20060101)A23G 4/00 (20060101) A23G 4/02 (20060101) AbstractA method for continuously forming wide, thin chewing gum slabs suitable for forming sheets and bands ready for packaging in an automatic wrapping machine is disclosed. The method involves compounding a chewing gum paste; extruding the formed gum paste as a wide thin slab through a die mounted on the discharge end of the extruder; cooling the extruded gum paste slab; and passing the gum paste slab through no more than two sets of calender rolls. | |
