Chewing gum with tomatidine

• US 9,387,168 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2014
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jack Barreca, Joseph E. Kovarik
• Original Assignee: Jack Barreca, Joseph E. Kovarik
• Inventors: Barreca, Jack, Kovarik, Joseph E.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, SUSAN T
• Application Number:
  US14/283,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20140294915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 783 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/362 containing inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/368 containing vitamins, antibiotics
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/48 containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts containing gums A23G3/42
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/54 Composite products, e.g. layered, coated, filled
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/545 hollow products, e.g. with inedible or edible filling, fixed or movable within the cavity
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/064 containing inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/068 containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts containing gums A23G4/10
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/126 containing vitamins, antibiotics
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/20 Composite products, e.g. centre-filled , multi-layer, laminated
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/205 Hollow products, e.g. with inedible or edible filling, fixed or movable within the cavity
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/332 Promoters of weight control and weight loss
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/21 Plant extracts
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/2124 Ginseng
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/258 Panax (ginseng)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 36/82 Theaceae (Tea family), e.g. camellia
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0058 Chewing gums non-medicinal aspects, preparing chewing gum A23G4/00; chewing gum for care of the teeth or oral cavity, e.g. with breath freshener A61Q11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 11/00 Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures; Dentifrices, e.g. toothpastes; Mouth rinses
• CPC Class Codes: C12G 3/06 with flavouring ingredients

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

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 second substance has an active ingredient consisting essentially of a chemotherapeutic agent and at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of calcium, zinc, chromium picolinate, magnesium, a metabolic enhancer and combinations thereof, said active ingredient present in an amount of at least about 0.05 mg, wherein said active ingredient is present in the form of a controlled release formulation, and wherein said controlled release formulation comprises time release capsules.

4. The chewing gum of claim 1 wherein said active ingredient is present in an amount of more than 30 mg.

5. A chewing gum as act forth in claim 1, wherein said controlled release formulation has desirable solubility and dissolution rates.

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 second substance has an active ingredient consisting essentially of a chemotherapeutic agent and at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of a metabolic enhancer, green tea, zinc, chromium picolinate and magnesium, said active ingredient present in an amount of at least about 0.05 mg, wherein said active ingredient is present in the form of a controlled release formulation, and wherein said controlled release formulation comprises time release capsules.

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 second substance has an active ingredient consisting essentially of a chemotherapeutic agent, calcium, zinc and magnesium, said active ingredient present in an amount of at least about 0.05 mg, wherein said active ingredient is present in the form of a controlled release formulation, and wherein said controlled release formulation comprises time release capsules.