IP Library Granted Patent US 8,679,522
Granted Patent B2
US 8,679,522 · App. 12/052,054 · Granted Mar 25, 2014

Chewing gum

Inventor: Jack Barreca (Denver, CO)
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Patent No.
US 8,679,522
App. No.
12/052,054
Granted
Mar 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chewing gum with a liquid-fill composition and a surrounding gum region, with one or both containing active ingredients, such as herbal, medicinal and/or mineral elements or combinations thereof, present in an amount of at least about 0.05 mg.

Claims (7)

1. A chewing gum product consisting essentially of a first substance configured so as to have at least one cavity capable of retaining a liquid or semi-liquid substance as a second substance, wherein at least said first substance has an active ingredient consisting essentially of green tea and at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of calcium, dexatrim, oatmeal fiber, a vitamin, a mineral supplement, a medicinal component, a lipid substance (HDL), a mineral supplement, a chemotherapeutic agent, a diuretic, an antacid, an antibiotic, a herbal component, a stimulant, a metabolic enhancer, siberian ginseng, vitamin E, green tea, zinc, casgara sagrada mahuang, apple pectin, astragalus, dandelion, guarana, chickweek, bee pollen, gymnema sylvestre, chromium picolinate, licorice, bluegreen algae, bladderwrack, royal jelly, ginger, damiana, magnesium, lecithin, sarsaparilla, gotu kola, golden seal, nettles, chitosan, and combinations thereof, said active ingredient present in an amount of at least about 0.05 mg, wherein said second substance includes green tea and said at least one ingredient, said at least one ingredient in said first substance being the same as said at least one ingredient in said second substance.

2. A chewing gum product consisting essentially of a first substance configured so as to have at least one cavity capable of retaining a liquid or semi-liquid substance as a second substance, wherein at least said first substance has an active ingredient consisting essentially of green tea and at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of calcium, dexatrim, oatmeal fiber, a vitamin, a mineral supplement, a medicinal component, a lipid substance (HDL), a mineral supplement, a chemotherapeutic agent, a diuretic, an antacid, an antibiotic, a herbal component, a stimulant, a metabolic enhancer, siberian ginseng, vitamin E, green tea, zinc, casgara sagrada, mahuang, apple pectin, astragalus, dandelion, guarana, chickweek, bee pollen, gymnema sylvestre, chromium picolinate, licorice, bluegreen algae, bladderwrack, royal jelly, ginger, damiana, magnesium, lecithin, sarsaparilla, gotu kola, golden seal, nettles, chitosan, and combinations thereof, said active ingredient present in an amount of at least about 0.05 mg, wherein said second substance includes green tea and said at least one ingredient, said at least one ingredient in said first substance is different from said at least one ingredient in said second substance.

3. A chewing gum product consisting essentially of a first substance configured so as to have at least one cavity capable of retaining a liquid or semi-liquid substance as a second substance, wherein at least said first substance has an active ingredient consisting essentially of calcium, zinc and vitamin E, said active ingredient present in an amount of at least about 0.05 mg.

4. A chewing gum product consisting essentially of a first substance configured so as to have at least one cavity capable of retaining a liquid or semi-liquid substance as a second substance, wherein at least said first substance has an active ingredient consisting essentially of calcium and vitamin E, said active ingredient present in an amount of at least about 0.05 mg.

5. A chewing gum product consisting essentially of a first substance configured so as to have at least one cavity capable of retaining a liquid or semi-liquid substance as a second substance, wherein at least said first substance has an active ingredient consisting essentially of calcium and a mineral supplement, said active ingredient present in an amount of at least about 0.05 mg.

6. A chewing gum product consisting essentially of a first substance configured so as to have at least one cavity capable of retaining a liquid or semi-liquid substance as a second substance, wherein at least said first substance has an active ingredient consisting essentially of calcium and at least one of a vitamin and a mineral supplement, said active ingredient present in an amount of at least about 0.05 mg.

7. A chewing gum product consisting essentially of a first substance configured so as to have at least one cavity capable of retaining a liquid or semi-liquid substance as a second substance, wherein at least said first substance has an active ingredient consisting essentially of calcium and at least one of an antacid and a herbal component, said active ingredient present in an amount of at least about 0.05 mg.

Assignments (1)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2015
From: BARECA, JACK
To: SHERIDAN ROSS P.C.
Reel/Frame 036582/0023 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 11084707 · Mar 17, 2005
Continuation 10646503 · Aug 21, 2003
Continuation 10316700 · Dec 10, 2002
Continuation 09664630 · Sep 19, 2000
Provisional Application 60154972 · Sep 20, 1999
Related Publication 20080317902A1 · Dec 25, 2008