Wayne J Puglia

4357354, Nov 2, 1982

Nov 25, 1980

6/210200

Gary Kehoe - Greenwich CT
Wayne J. Puglia - Bellerose Village NY
Frank Witzel - Saratoga Springs NY
Dominick R. Friello - Danbury CT
Donald A. M. Mackay - Pleasantville NY

Nabisco Brands, Inc. - New York NY

A23G 330
A23L 1236

426 3

A reduced calorie chewing gum is provided which does not decrease in viscosity upon chewing and contains less than 65% water-solubles, such as sugars and/or sugar alcohols such as sweeteners, and includes gum base containing high levels of inert fillers, such as calcium carbonate or talc in amounts of at least about 40% by weight, softeners, such as lecithin, and optionally synthetic non-caloric sweeteners, such as aspartame, saccharin, or cyclamates. The chewing gum includes at least about 10% air voids entrapped in the gum base matrix which, upon chewing, become filled with moisture causing a dramatic increase in cud volume.

4327076, Apr 27, 1982

Nov 17, 1980

6/207157

Wayne J. Puglia - Bellerose Village NY
Kanit J. Patanasinth - Tarrytown NY
Andrew T. Lombardo - Bronx NY
John E. Beam - Norwalk CT
Donald A. M. Mackay - Pleasantville NY

Life Savers, Inc. - New York NY

A61K 920
A61K 942
A61K 3308
A61K 3310

424 38

An improved compressed soft chewable tablet is provided, which may contain an antacid or other active ingredient, has good flexibility, is breakage resistant and disintegrates immediately upon chewing. The tablet of the invention is formed of particles of antacid and/or other active ingredient which are isolated from other ingredients of the tablet, preferably by admixing particles of active ingredient with particles formed of edible fat or oil absorbed on a fat-absorbing material, such as microcrystalline cellulose and blending such particles with one or more tablet bonders; the tablet also includes additional amounts of tablet bonders, flavors and other conventional tabletting aids to help in making the tablet more palatable. Upon chewing, the tablet is quickly converted to a smooth creamy non-gritty palatable emulsion.

4271142, Jun 2, 1981

Jul 21, 1980

6/170469

Wayne J. Puglia - Bellerose Village NY
Frank Witzel - Spring Valley NY
Donald A. M. Mackay - Pleasantville NY

Life Savers, Inc. - New York NY

A61K 924
A61K 928
A61K 942
A61K 3306

424 14

A portable liquid antacid is provided which is in the form of an antacid tablet including a center portion containing an antacid in the form of a liquid, cream or gel and optionally chocolate flavorant, encased in or surrounded by a fat-containing coating, such as chocolate coating, which is resistant to air and moisture and masks the grittiness of the antacid while imparting good texture and mouth feel.

4252830, Feb 24, 1981

Jun 18, 1979

6/049536

Gary Kehoe - South Salem NY
Wayne J. Puglia - Bellerose Village NY
Frank Witzel - Spring Valley NY
Dominick R. Friello - Danbury CT
Donald A. M. Mackay - Pleasantville NY

Life Savers, Inc. - New York NY

A23G 330

426 5

A chewable chewing gum base is provided which is substantially calorie-free, does not decrease in viscosity upon chewing inasmuch as it is essentially free of water-solubles, and includes gum base containing high levels of inert fillers, such as calcium carbonate or talc in amounts of at least about 50% by weight, softeners, such as lecithin, synthetic non-caloric sweeteners, such as aspartame or cyclamates, and flavors. The chewable gum base includes at least about 10% air voids entrapped in the gum base matrix which, upon chewing, become filled with moisture causing a dramatic increase in cud volume.

4352824, Oct 5, 1982

Aug 24, 1981

6/295334

Wayne J. Puglia - Bellerose Village NY
Gary Kehoe - South Salem NY
Frank Witzel - Spring Valley NY
K. Warren Clark - Brewster NY
Donald A. M. Mackay - Pleasantville NY

Nabisco Brands, Inc. - New York NY

A23G 330

426 5

A chewing gum is provided which contains gum base and a non-aqueous solid fatty or gelatinous sweetener or flavorant, such as butter, marshmallow or caramel, solubilized in the gum base. The subject chewing gum has the appearance and mouth feel of chewing gum as opposed to candy and a delayed but prolonged sweetness or flavor impact. The chewing gum is laminated with a slab of chewing gum which will supply initial sweetness or flavor impact. A method for producing the above chewing gum is also provided.

4187320, Feb 5, 1980

May 1, 1978

5/901371

Edwin R. Koch - Garden City NY
Leonard P. Abbazia - Brooklyn NY
Wayne J. Puglia - Bellerose Village NY

Warner-Lambert Company - Morris Plains NJ

A23G 330

426 3

A two-stage process for the preparation of a chewing gum base utilizing solid elastomer is described wherein the solid elastomer is initially subjected to high intensity mixing under high shear conditions to masticate the solid until a substantially uniform, lump-free mass is obtained; followed by the step-wise addition of an elastomer solvent and an oleaginous plasticizer with continuous high intensity mixing until a substantially molten, uniform mass is obtained. In the second stage of the process, the remaining chewing gum base ingredients are added, step-wise, with continuous high intensity mixing until a uniform blend of ingredients is obtained. The second stage ingredients, which may include a non-toxic vinyl polymer, a hydrophobic plasticizer, additional oleaginous plasticizer and an emulsifier, are added step-wise in a sequence determined by decreasing order of viscosity. In a modification of the process, the hydrophobic plasticizer or emulsifier may be added with the stage one ingredients. Optional ingredients such as antioxidants and fillers may be added during stage one or stage two; and pigments, which are also optional, may be added during the stage two processing.

4156740, May 29, 1979

Feb 2, 1978

5/874717

Michael Glass - Flushing NY
Wayne J. Puglia - Bellrose Village NY

Warner-Lambert Company - Morris Plains NJ

A23G 330

426 3

The disclosure relates to a sugarless center-filled gum wherein the sugarless chewing gum formulation can be extruded to form a hollow-centered rope and wherein the sugarless center-fill is not absorbed into the chewing gum. Both the chewing gum and the liquid fill have incorporated therein a composition comprising a natural or synthetic gum, glycerin humectant and an additional humectant which may be sorbitol solution or a combination of sorbitol solution and propylene glycol. Suitable synthetic or natural gums include carboxymethylcellulose, pectin, propylene glycol alginates, agar and gum tragacanth. The preferred composition which is incorporated into both the sugarless chewing gum formulation and the sugarless liquid fill contains sodium carboxymethylcellulose, glycerin and sorbitol solution.

4327077, Apr 27, 1982

May 29, 1981

6/268314

Wayne J. Puglia - Bellerose Village NY
Kanit J. Patanasinth - Tarrytown NY
Andrew T. Lombardo - Bronx NY
Walter Vink - Purdys Station NY

Life Savers, Inc. - New York NY

A61K 920
A61K 942
A61K 3308
A61K 3310

424 38

An improved compressed soft chewable tablet is provided, which may contain an antacid or other active ingredient, has good flexibility, is breakage resistant and disintegrates immediately upon chewing. The tablet of the invention is formed of particles of a recrystallized fatty material, such as chocolate, a bulking material such as sugar or an active ingredient, such as an antacid, bound up in the particles of recrystallized fatty material, and a direct compaction vehicle which binds the particles of recrystallized fatty material and bulking material, under compression, into a chewable tablet.