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Method of cleaning a surface attached with at least one chewing gum lump

US8137477B2 · kind B2 · utility

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65Claims

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Assignee

GUMLINK A/S · DK

Inventors

Helle Wittorff · Vejle, DK
Jesper Neergaard · Aarhus, DK

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 22, 2005
Grant date	Mar 20, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 30, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC11D3/38654
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of cleaning a surface (1) attached with at least one chewing gum lump (2) whereby said cleaning is at least partly based on an enzymatic degradation of at least one biodegradable polymer in said chewing gum lump (2) and whereby said enzymatic degradation is initiated by the application of at least one enzyme to which said at least one polymer forms substrate and whereby said at least one enzyme is added to said chewing gum lump (2) subsequent to chewing and attachment of said chewing gum lump (2) to said surface (1).

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