Breath freshening confectionery products and methods of making and using same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10085771
APP PUB NO 20160199268A1
SERIAL NO

14858142

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A confectionery product comprises a first side and a second side generally opposite to the first side; the second side comprising an abrasive surface that is suitable for scrubbing the top surface of a tongue within the oral cavity. In preferred embodiments the first side is smooth, and may be domed shaped and generally fit the roof of the mouth. The abrasive surface may be provided by 1) a formed, uneven surface, 2) by including abrasive inclusions in the composition making up the second surface, or 3) a combination of a formed, uneven surface and abrasive inclusions. The confectionery product is preferably a hard confectionery, but may also be a chewing gum product. A preferred confectionery product comprises a second side with a width and a length, the smallest of which is at least 1.6 times the product thickness. Preferred pressed tablets are made from a compressible composition and have at least one abrasive surface suitable for cleaning the surface of a human tongue in an oral cavity and have a hardness of between about 18 Kp and about 35 Kp.

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  • THE WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clark, James C St. Louis, US 14 133
Haas, Michael S Naperville, US 23 95
McGrew, Gordon N Evanston, US 43 688
Mindak, Thomas M Itasca, US 19 169
Perez, Miguel Chicago, US 29 116
Soukup, Philip M Freiburg, DE 7 41
Stawski, Barbara Z Forest Park, US 28 246

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