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US 6,966,252 · App. 10/403,569 · Granted Nov 22, 2005

Hydrophilic substance dispensing device

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Patent No.
US 6,966,252
App. No.
10/403,569
Granted
Nov 22, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for dispensing into a liquid at least one hydrophilic substance deposited thereon including a body having at least one surface area enhancer and at least one hydrophilic substance deposited on the at least one surface area enhancer, to form a coated surface enhancer, and the body. The hydrophilic substance deposited includes a high intensity sweetener, a nutritive sweetener, a flavoring agent, a drug substance, a vitamin, a mineral, and mixtures thereof.

Claims (3)

1. A device for dispensing into a liquid at least one hydrophilic substance deposited thereon comprising

a body having at least one surface area enhancer and

at least one hydrophilic substance deposited on the at least one surface area enhancer, to form a coated surface enhancer, wherein the body further comprises a substantially transverse line of weakness that permits the body to fold along the line of weakness.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2021
From: COOPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A.
To: HEARTLAND CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC; TC HEARTLAND LLC
Reel/Frame 056116/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2021
From: COOPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A.
To: HEARTLAND CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC; TC HEARTLAND LLC
Reel/Frame 056113/0471 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2018
From: HEARTLAND CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC; TC HEARTLAND LLC
To: COOPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 047712/0601 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2015
From: TC HEARTLAND LLC; HEARTLAND CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC
To: COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., "RABOBANK NEDERLAND", NEW YORK BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 037020/0929 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2015
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: HEARTLAND CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 036912/0452 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2015
From: MCNEIL-PPC, INC.; JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 036181/0581 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2003
From: HAMIEL, LEE J.; LIAO, SHYHYUAN; SOX, THOMAS E.
To: MCNEIL-PPC, INC.
Reel/Frame 014400/0611 →