A23G 4/02
Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of chewing gum
A23G4/02 (Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of chewing gum) appears on 384 US grants and 284 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A23G- Granted patents
- 384
- Published applications
- 284
- Assignees
- 93
- Inventors
- 626
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Packaging a comestible without conditioning1 Sep 2026US 12,721,360 B2Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
- Apparatus for making confectionery products21 Jul 2026US 12,685,323 B2Perfetti Van Melle S.P.A.
- System and method for efficient pellet manufacturing12 May 2026US 12,622,444 B2Perfetti Van Melle Benelux B.V.
- Particulate composition containing co-crystal of malic acid and alkali metal hydrogen malate28 Apr 2026US 12,610,965 B2Purac Biochem B. V.
- Control method of coating device24 Feb 2026US 12,558,703 B2Tipton Corp.
- Separator drum with side surfaces defining at least one first peak, system, and method of using system, thereof11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157390 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Process for the preparation of particularly hard chewing gum19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076391 A1
- Nicotine based gum formulation19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076957 A1
- Composition for coating food and/or surfaces of food processing machines26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053160 A1Capol Inc.
- Edible product coating using pregelatinised starches15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013525 A1Sudzucker Aktiengesellschaft
Most cited
By later US patents
- Encapsulated flavorant material, method for its preparation, and food and other compositions incorporating same162US 4,515,769 ABorden, Inc. · 1985
- Process for preparing a time delayed release flavorant and an improved flavored chewing gum composition150US 4,386,106 ABorden, Inc. · 1983
- Gradual release structures for chewing gum139US 4,978,537 AWm. Wrigley Jr. Company · 1990
- Chewing gum including agent containing edible film124US 5,433,960 AWm. Wrigley Jr. Company · 1995
- Multiple encapsulated sweetener delivery system and method of preparation112US 4,981,698 AWarner-Lambert Company · 1991