Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Normally noningestible chewable material or process of...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-22
2005-02-22
Cano, Milton I (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Normally noningestible chewable material or process of...
C426S004000, C426S005000, C426S006000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06858237
ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for the total manufacture of chewing gum on a continuous basis. The method uses a continuous high efficiency mixer which includes at least one conveyor element that is not located under a feed port.
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Song Joo H.
Sundstrom Christafor E.
Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLC
Cano Milton I
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
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