WO2002015708A3 - Continuously forming coated center-filled gum products - Google Patents

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WO2002015708A3
WO2002015708A3 PCT/US2001/024672 US0124672W WO0215708A3 WO 2002015708 A3 WO2002015708 A3 WO 2002015708A3 US 0124672 W US0124672 W US 0124672W WO 0215708 A3 WO0215708 A3 WO 0215708A3
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Marc Degady
Niekerk Miles Van
Thomas J Kuncewitch
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Priority to BRPI0113469-8A priority Critical patent/BR0113469B1/en
Priority to AU2001281124A priority patent/AU2001281124A1/en
Priority to DE60120423T priority patent/DE60120423T2/en
Priority to MXPA03001436A priority patent/MXPA03001436A/en
Priority to EP01959585A priority patent/EP1313373B1/en
Priority to JP2002520634A priority patent/JP4460218B2/en
Priority to CA2419396A priority patent/CA2419396C/en
Publication of WO2002015708A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002015708A2/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G4/00—Chewing gum
    • A23G4/02—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of chewing gum
    • A23G4/025—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of chewing gum for coating or surface-finishing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G4/00—Chewing gum
    • A23G4/02—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of chewing gum
    • A23G4/04—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of chewing gum for moulding or shaping
    • A23G4/043—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of chewing gum for moulding or shaping for composite chewing gum

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for continuously producing coated tablets or pellets of liquid-filled gum material. An extruded rope (15) of liquid-filled gum material is formed, sized, and separated into individual pellets of liquid-filled gum material. A tablet-forming mechanism (22) having pairs of chain mechanisms with open mating die groove members separate the rope of gum material into individual pieces and form it into individual pellets. The open die groove members have curved non-flat configurations such that the die cavities form pellets of liquid-filled gum material with curved non-flat configurations. The formed pellets of gum material are cooled in a cooling mechanisms (26), conditioned at an appropriate low humidity, low temperature environment, and then coated with a hard sugar or sugarless shell.
PCT/US2001/024672 2000-08-24 2001-08-07 Continuously forming coated center-filled gum products WO2002015708A2 (en)

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BRPI0113469-8A BR0113469B1 (en) 2000-08-24 2001-08-07 System, process and apparatus for continuous production of liquid filled gum material pieces
AU2001281124A AU2001281124A1 (en) 2000-08-24 2001-08-07 Continuously forming coated center-filled gum products
DE60120423T DE60120423T2 (en) 2000-08-24 2001-08-07 CONTINUOUS FORMATION OF COATED FILLED RUBBER PRODUCTS
MXPA03001436A MXPA03001436A (en) 2000-08-24 2001-08-07 Continuously forming coated center-filled gum products.
EP01959585A EP1313373B1 (en) 2000-08-24 2001-08-07 Continuously forming coated center-filled gum products
JP2002520634A JP4460218B2 (en) 2000-08-24 2001-08-07 Continuous formation of center-filled and coated gum products
CA2419396A CA2419396C (en) 2000-08-24 2001-08-07 Continuously forming coated center-filled gum products

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US09/645,287 2000-08-24
US09/645,287 US6280780B1 (en) 2000-08-24 2000-08-24 Method and apparatus for continuously forming coated center-filled gum products

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AR (1) AR034144A1 (en)
AT (1) ATE328489T1 (en)
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CA (1) CA2419396C (en)
DE (1) DE60120423T2 (en)
EC (1) ECSP034491A (en)
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MX (1) MXPA03001436A (en)
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