Chewing gum with liquid medium

• US 6,652,839 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2002
• Issued: 11/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jack Barreca
• Original Assignee: Jack Barreca
• Inventors: Barreca, Jack
• Primary Examiner(s): Page, Thurman K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sheikh, Humera N.
• Application Number:
  US10/316,700
• Publication Number:
  US 20030103910A1
• Time in Patent Office: 350 Days
• Field of Search: 424/48, 424/439, 424/440, 426/3, 426/655, 426/660, 514/909
• US Class Current: 424/48
• 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 36/77 Sapindaceae (Soapberry family), e.g. lychee or soapberry
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0056 Mouth soluble or dispersible forms; Suckable, eatable, chewable coherent forms; Forms rapidly disintegrating in the mouth; Lozenges; Lollipops; Bite capsules; Baked products; Baits or other oral forms for animals
• 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

Abstract

A gum, lollipop and lozenge having at least two separate components, the first component having desirable taste characteristics and the second component having a diet control composition incorporated therein.

Claims

1. A chewing gum consisting essentially of a first substance comprised of gum 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 first substance has active ingredients consisting essentially of guarana, ginseng and at least one metabolic enhancer that increases a user'"'"'s metabolism in order to achieve a higher caloric burn rate, said active ingredients together present in an amount of up to 5 grams.

2. A chewing gum consisting essentially of a first substance comprised of gum 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 first substance has active ingredients consisting essentially of guarana, ginseng, bee pollen, a vitamin and at least one metabolic enhancer that increases a user'"'"'s metabolism in order to achieve a higher caloric burn rate, in an amount up to 5 grains.

3. A chewing gum consisting essentially of a first substance comprised of gum 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 first substance has active ingredients consisting essentially of guarana, ginseng and bee pollen, said active ingredients together present in an amount up to 5 grams.

4. A chewing gum consisting essentially of a first substance comprised of gum 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 first substance has active ingredients consisting essentially of guarana and green tea in an amount up to 5 grams.

5. A chewing gum consisting essentially of a first substance comprised of gum 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 first substance has active ingredients consisting essentially of guarana, zinc and a vitamin in an amount up to 5 grams.

6. A chewing gum consisting essentially of a first substance comprised of gum 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 first substance has active ingredients consisting essentially of green tea and two ingredients selected from the group consisting of chromium picolinate;

nettles;

bee pollen;

ginger;

mahuang;

zinc, a vitamin, a stimulant;

a metabolic enhancer;

ginseng;

guarana;

lecithin;

gota kola; and

golden seal, in an amount up to 5 grams.

7. The chewing gum as set fort in claim 6, wherein said active ingredients are present in a controlled release formulation.

8. The chewing gum as set forth in claim 6, wherein said active ingredients are micro-encapsulated.

9. A chewing gum consisting essentially of a first substance comprised of gum 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 first substance has active ingredients consisting essentially of:

(1) a metabolic enhancer that increases a user'"'"'s metabolism in order to achieve a higher caloric burn rate; and

(2) a component selected from the group consisting of chromium picolinate;

nettles;

bee pollen;

ginger;

mahuang;

zinc;

a vitamin;

a stimulant;

ginseng;

green tea;

guarana;

lecithin;

gota kola; and

golden seal, said active ingredients together present in an amount up to 5 grams.

10. A chewing gum consisting essentially of a first substance comprised of gum 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 first substance has active ingredients comprising at least a combination of the following:

guanara, ginseng, bee pollen, calcium, at least one vitamin, and a metabolic enhancer that increases a user'"'"'s metabolism in order to achieve a higher caloric burn rate, said active ingredients together present in an amount up to 5 grams.

11. A chewing gum consisting essentially of a first substance comprised of gum 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 first substance has active ingredients comprising at least a combination of the Following:

guanara, ginseng, at least one vitamin, and metabolic enhancers that increases a user'"'"'s metabolism in order to achieve a higher caloric burn rate, in an amount of up to 5 grams.

12. A chewing gum consisting essentially of a first substance comprised of gum 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 first substance has active ingredients comprising at least a combination of the following:

calcium, at least one vitamin, and metabolic enhancers that increases a user'"'"'s metabolism in order to achieve a higher caloric burn rate, in an amount of up to 5 grams.

13. A chewing gum consisting essentially of a first substance comprised of gum 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 first substance has active ingredients consisting essentially of guarana, zinc and at least one metabolic enhancer that increases a user'"'"'s metabolism in order to achieve a higher caloric burn rate, said active ingredients together present in an amount up to 5 grams.