Appeal No. 1998-0419
Application No. 08/526,534
The subject matter on appeal relates to a method of
continuously manufacturing a chewing gum (claims 1-4, 6-10, 12-
17, 19, and 20) and to a chewing gum product (claims 5, 11, and
18). Further details of this appealed subject matter are
recited in illustrative claims 1, 5, 6, 12, 19, and 20
reproduced below:
1. A method of continuously manufacturing a
chewing gum without requiring separate manufacture of
a chewing gum base comprising the steps of:
adding chewing gum ingredients to a high
efficiency continuous mixer, at least one of the
ingredients is added to the high efficiency continuous
mixer through a feed port of the high efficiency mixer
that is not adjacent to a conveyor element.
5. A chewing gum product manufactured according
to the method of Claim 1.
6. A method of continuously manufacturing a
chewing gum without requiring separate manufacture of
a chewing gum base comprising the step of adding
chewing gum ingredients to a high efficiency
continuous mixer that includes mixing elements and at
least one feed port that includes adjacent thereto a
mixing element.
12. A method of continuously manufacturing
chewing gum without requiring separate manufacture of
a chewing gum base, comprising the steps of:
a) adding at least an elastomer and filler into
a high efficiency continuous mixer, and mixing the
elastomer and filler together in the continuous mixer;
b) adding a [sic] least one ingredient selected
from the group consisting of fats, oils, waxes and
elastomer plasticizers into the continuous mixer and
mixing said ingredient with the elastomer and filler
in the continuous mixer;
c) adding at least one sweetener and at least
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