Appeal No. 2003-1266
Application No. 09/735,054
the center including hydrogenated starch hydrolysate,
essentially no glycerin and not including liquid sorbitol or
other aqueous softeners; and
a coating that encloses the center.
13. A method of manufacturing chewing gum comprising the
steps of:
producing a center having a water-soluble portion and a
water-insoluble portion, and including hydrogenated starch
hydrolysate and no glycerin, liquid sorbitol, or other aqueous
softeners; and
coating the center with a sugarless coating.
15. The method of Claim 13 wherein the coating step
includes a dry charging step.
THE REFERENCES
Hopkins et al. (Hopkins) 4,271,197 Jun. 2, 1981
Reed et al. (Reed ‘453) 4,792,453 Dec. 20, 1988
Reed et al. (Reed ‘508) 5,248,508 Sep. 28, 1993
Reed et al. (Reed ‘406) 5,665,406 Sep. 9, 1997
Yatka et al. (Yatka) 5,952,019 Sep. 14, 1999
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected as follows: claims 1-5 under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as indefinite for failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which the appellants regard as the invention; claims 1-5, 8-10,
13, 14, 16, 17 and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
Reed ‘453; claim 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over
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