Over-coated product including consumable center and medicament
AssigneeWm. Wrigley Jr. Company
InventorsRonald Ream, Leonard Matulewicz, William Wokas, Brian Ream
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Abstract
Methods and products for delivering a medicament or agent to an individual are provided as well as methods for producing the product. The product includes one or more coatings having a medicament or agent. The coatings can further comprise one or more fat-based confectioneries to provide a coated product that has an improved aesthetic and taste appeal to a consumer. The medicament or agent is present within a coating that surrounds a consumable center. By chewing the coated product, the medicament or agent is released from the product within the buccal cavity.
Claims42
A method for delivering a medicament to an individual comprising the steps of:
- providing a product that includes a consumable center and a coating that surrounds the consumable center, the coating comprising a medicament and a fat-based confectionery, wherein the coating further comprises at least 50% by weight of the product;
- and
- placing the product in the mouth of the individual and causing the medicament to be released from the product into the buccal cavity of the individual.
A product including a medicament comprising:
- a consumable center;
- and
- a coating comprising a medicament and a fat-based confectionery that surrounds the consumable center, the coating comprising at least 50% by weight of the product.
A product including a medicament comprising:
- a consumable center;
- a first coating comprising a medicament that surrounds the consumable center;
- and
- a second fat-based confectionery coating that surrounds the first coating and consumable center.
A method for delivering a medicament to an individual comprising the steps of:
- providing a product that includes a consumable center and a first coating that surrounds the consumable center, the first coating comprising a medicament;
- providing a second fat-based confectionery coating that surrounds the first coating and the consumable center;
- and
- placing the product in the mouth of the individual and causing the medicament to be released from the product into the buccal cavity of the individual.
A method of manufacturing a product containing an agent comprising the steps of:
- preparing a consumable center by tableting a consumable product to produce a tableted consumable center;
- applying a coating to the tableted consumable center by placing alternating layers of a powder and a syrup on the center to create a coated product, at least one of the powder or syrup layers including at least one agent;
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- applying a fat-based confectionery coating that surrounds the tableted consumable center.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.