Appeal No. 1998-0419
Application No. 08/526,534
one flavor into the continuous mixer, and mixing said
sweetener and flavor with the remaining ingredients to
form a chewing gum product; and
d) wherein at least one of the ingredients is
added through a feed port that is located adjacent to
a mixing element.
19. 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 that includes a
screw and having mixing and conveyor elements and has
at least one feed port that is not adjacent to a
conveyor element;
b) adding at least one sweetener and at least
one flavoring agent into the elastomer and filler in
the continuous mixer;
c) subjecting at least the sweetener, flavoring
agent, elastomer and filler to distributive mixing in
the continuous mixer, to form a chewing gum product;
and
d) continuously discharging the chewing gum
product from the mixer.
20. 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 mixer that includes mixing and conveyor elements,
and mixing the elastomer and filler together;
b) adding at least one ingredient selected from
the group consisting of fats, oils, waxes and
elastomer plasticizers into the mixer, and mixing said
at least one ingredient with the elastomer and filler
using blades and pins;
c) adding at least one sweetener and at least
one flavor into the mixer, and mixing said sweetener
and flavor with the remaining ingredients to form a
chewing gum product; and
d) wherein one of the ingredients is added to
the mixer through a port that is not located adjacent
a conveyor element.
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